Falcons to sign Josh Rosen as former top 10 pick headed to fifth team, report says

Former No.10 selection quarterback Josh Rosen has reportedly found a new home in the NFL. According to Jordan Schultz of ESPN, Rosen signs with the Atlanta Falcons. Backup quarterback AJ McCarron fell with a ripped ACL last weekend, so Arthur Smith and Co. were on the hunt for a flagman.

It will be the fifth team in four years for Rosen, who was recently sidelined by the San Francisco 49ers as they began to downsize. He joined the team late last year after being retired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad, but saw no regular season action. In the 49ers’ opener against the Kansas City Chiefs last week, Rosen led the team in passing – completing 10 of 15 passes for 93 yards – but also threw an interception.

The former UCLA star was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018. During his rookie season, he went 3-10 as a starter while throwing for 2,278 yards, 11 touchdowns and 14. interceptions. Arizona wasn’t exactly the best place to play, as the franchise cut its entire coaching staff after just one season, and the new regime led by Kliff Kingsbury had their eye on Kyler Murray with the No. 1 in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Rosen was then traded to the Miami Dolphins, and he’s been in six games with three starts. In those six games, he threw for 567 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions. After the Dolphins drafted Tua Tagovailoa the following year, he was suspended before the regular season and signed with the Buccaneers – joining their practice squad.

Rosen has had a tough career so far, but the Falcons could mark a legitimate new start for him if he can prove to the coaching staff that he deserves a place in the roster. With McCarron out for the year, Matt Ryan and rookie Feleipe Franks are the only two quarterbacks on the roster. Smith helped Ryan Tannehill jumpstart his career in Tennessee; maybe he can make a difference for Rosen.

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