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The quarterback roulette in the NFL truly has been fascinating, an alternate whirlwind of March Madness that underscores why professional football easily is the most popular sport in this country.

The greatest player of all time deciding after a few weeks that retirement wasn’t for him just yet. Multiple signal callers and wide receivers with Hall of Fame résumés shifting teams. A quarterback who sat out all of last season due to still-troubling sexual misconduct accusations landing a deal with the most highest guaranteed money in league history. Another all-time great staying put when it appeared a divorce from his longtime organization was imminent.

The fact that we don’t even have to list any of the names in the above scenarios tells you how prominent NFL news has been since the Rams’ win in Super Bowl LVI.