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Among the teams Rote cited as most interested in Fitzpatrick were Tennessee, Miami, and San Diego, but Green Bay, Minnesota, Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, and Cincinnati were all possible destinations for Fitzpatrick until the Rams’ made him their second-to-last selection of the weekend...
...Rote cautioned, however, that Fitzpatrick’s status as a seventh-rounder was far from ignoble...
...thing that people often forget is that there used to be 20 rounds,” Rote said. “To be drafted in the seventh round is still a significant honor. The quarterbacks from Florida [State], Miami, the former Heisman trophy winner, the all-time leader in NCAA passing yards—all of them were not drafted...
...Rote said that Fitzpatrick will likely sign a two- to three-year contract, but the deal will likely not be finalized until June. More immediately, Fitzpatrick will attend a mini-camp in St. Louis with the other draft picks this Thursday...
...tell you he’s the only player drafted taking a red-eye flight back,” Rote said. “Hopefully he’ll be awake enough to attend classes. I can tell you that there’s not anybody else that takes school work as seriously as Ryan does...