By Cian Fahey
If you ask any average football team to identify its most important piece, 95 percent of them will point to their starting quarterback. In a quarterback dominated league, most teams will do almost anything to land a franchise quarterback. It's the reason why the Washington Redskins made that massive trade with the St. Louis Rams this off-season for Robert Griffin III, why the Denver Broncos are investing so heavily in a 35-year-old Peyton Manning and why the Miami Dolphins willingly overdrafted Ryan Tannehill.
For some teams however, defining which part of the 53-man-roster Read more [...]
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TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams
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