When the New York Giants drafted wide receiver Malik Nabers, sighs of relief echoed across NFL team headquarters in Minnesota, Denver and Las Vegas.
Sure, three quarterbacks had flown off the board with the first three picks in Thursday night's NFL Draft. But quarterback-needy teams expected that. They had prepared contingency plans. A deviation from the plan would have been welcome but unexpected.
“So once New York cleared, I’m sure every team we’re talking about felt like, ‘All right,’” Broncos head coach Sean Payton said.