2019 NFL Mock Draft: Post-Super Bowl 53 edition
By Randy Gurzi
32. New England Patriots: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
At 41 years of age, Tom Brady just won Super Bowl No. 6. That’s more than any other player has won and he’s also been to more Super Bowls than any single player with nine. However, this one looked tougher on him than most. Throughout the season, people doubted the New England Patriots and at times, they looked like an incomplete team.
Against Los Angeles in Super Bowl LIII, that remained true as they struggled for much of the game to really move the football. In fact, they were locked in a 3-3 tie heading into the final quarter. Then, they got it figured out just like they always do.
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Brady and the Patriots scored 10 points in the final quarter to ice the game and receiver Julian Edelman won the MVP with his 141 yards receiving. Now, they move on to the draft and knowing that Brady can’t play forever, they get his understudy — but they do so with a surprising pick of Kyler Murray.
The Heisman winner is just about the most polar opposite player from Brady, but that seems like a curveball Bill Belichick would throw when looking for his next star. He can groom Murray for the next few seasons and allow him to eventually take the place of the best quarterback to play the game. Either that or Belichick will tease everyone with him and trade him for a high draft pick later. Either way, Belichick will win.