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NFL combine takeaways: Three QBs who could pull off draft-day surprises

A year after quarterbacks went 1-2-3 in the NFL draft, and Bill Belichick took one in the opening round for the first time, an eerie quiet has settled over the position. Yes, there's talk about where veteran quarterbacks could be playing next season — Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy Garoppolo, Deshaun Watson, Derek Carr — but there's precious little buzz about this year's prospects. In a word, the 2022 ...
Desmond Ridder# QB13 of Cincinnati prepares to run the 40 yard dash during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A year after quarterbacks went 1-2-3 in the NFL draft, and Bill Belichick took one in the opening round for the first time, an eerie quiet has settled over the position.

Yes, there's talk about where veteran quarterbacks could be playing next season — Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy Garoppolo, Deshaun Watson, Derek Carr — but there's precious little buzz about this year's prospects.

In a word, the 2022 quarterback class is … meh.

Then again, as we've been reminded time and again, sometimes the best NFL quarterbacks glide

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