The Arizona Cardinals are one of a handful of teams heading into training camp with a young quarterback in the mix that could vie for the starting job in 2018. The front office moved up in the first round of this year's draft to snag former UCLA standout Josh Rosen to be their long-term answer under center.
The question now is when he will take the field, with offseason addition Sam Bradford currently projected to be the starter out of the gate. With that in mind, new head coach Steve Wilks said he doesn't believe it's “long shot” by any means that Rosen will get a chance to start in his rookie campaign, according to Darren Urban of AZCardinals.com.
Is Rosen starting this season at quarterback a long shot? “No,” Wilks said. “It’s not.”
“I talked about it from day one – the best 11 are going to play,” Wilks added. “Sam (Bradford) is the starter, and when he’s healthy, he’s great. But everybody is competing to be out there on the field. Competition is a great thing. It makes us all better.”
Perhaps Bradford's grip hold on the starting job isn't as secure as previously thought. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise given his well-documented injury history, missing almost the entire 2017 season due to a bothersome knee injury related to his past ACL surgery.
There is no certainty that he will fully get past those prior injuries issues or stay on the field for an entire season. This could open the door to Rosen taking the field and possibly earning the starting job out-right.
Regardless of how things unfold with Bradford, it's quite clear that the Cardinals are confident Rosen is their long-term plan under center.
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