Thankful to be a Bruin pic.twitter.com/iph754UL2b
— Josh Rosen (@josh3rosen) January 3, 2018
Draft season is here, and that means anonymous scouts and sources are going to be saying the craziest things. Case in point check out this snippet from The Sporting News.
On the field, Rosen is unquestionably the best quarterback in the 2018 class, and he’s among the most talented and NFL-ready in recent history. His personality might not make him a fit for every NFL decision-maker, though.
It’s not about what Rosen has said about college athletes deserving to be paid, players sitting out bowl games or his statements about preferring to play for a top franchise; it’s the fact he’s always the person questioning the system. There’s a reason most quarterbacks speak in cheesy cliches and never let on too much. It’s a quarterback’s job to be as non-divisive and football-focused as possible.
According to sources who have spoken with people close to Rosen, he has been focused since high school on using football to make money and support the type of lifestyle he wants. He’s OK with challenging the system and being a mouthpiece for divisiveness because he appreciates the attention it draws.
His talent might overrule his non-football concerns, and he’ll likely still be highly valued, but NFL teams will certainly care about this.
This won’t affect Rosen’s draft stock, but don’t be shocked if you hear more of this stuff as we get closer to the draft. In the end, it means nothing; if someone can ball, they will ball, if they can’t they will flame out.
That is the only thing you need to know.