"All I wanted to do was basically get on a plane right then and go straight to Arizona and start working. It was definitely a surprise when I got that phone call in terms of the emotions I was feeling. But I think everything happens for a reason."
General manager Steve Keim said he did "quite a bit of work" on Rosen, who said his visit with the Cardinals was "just like any other visit." He didn't leave Arizona feeling like the Cardinals would certainly draft him, but he didn't leave sensing they'd pass if given the opportunity.
"Today was an indication of how we felt about Josh Rosen," said Keim, who scouted Rosen twice in person.
Keim believes Rosen is "one of the most mechanically sound quarterbacks to come out in some time" and called him "arguably the most intelligent" player in this year's draft.
New coach Steve Wilks said Rosen did a "great job" with offensive coordinator Mike McCoy at the board during his visit and added the team was impressed with Rosen's "command of the room."
So why did Rosen drop from a potential top-three pick to the bottom of the top 10?
"I don't know and I don't care," Rosen said. "It's behind me. I'm an Arizona Cardinal now and I hope I will be for many, many years."
As of now, Arizona's starter is Bradford, according to Wilks. But Wilks also didn't commit to Bradford in Week 1, instead saying that the best 11 players will be on the field.
"If I'm not (the starter), I'm going to support the team," Rosen said. "I'm not Team Josh Rosen playing on the Arizona Cardinals. I'm part of the Arizona Cardinals and I want to win Super Bowls for the Arizona Cardinals, and I think over time, that'll happen."
"Maybe if I shut up these last three years, I could've been picked higher but I don't want that," he said. "I want to be me. The Arizona Cardinals know what they're getting. They're not going to get a kid that's going to say stupid things and piss people off unnecessarily. They're going to get a kid that everyone knows who they're getting every single day that I walk in the building."
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