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Former Patriots executive Michael Lombardi: ‘It’s hard for me to see them drafting Justin Fields or Trey Lance’

With three weeks to go until the NFL’s 2021 draft, the rumor mill is already working overtime. At no position is that more obvious than quarterback. From the San Francisco 49ers’ reported interest in taking Alabama’s Mac Jones third overall, to Ohio State’s Justin Fields possibly falling out of the top-10, plenty of rumors are swirling around these days.

Most information being reported at this point in time should therefore be taken with a grain of salt. That being said, some perspective are certainly more noteworthy than others.

Enter Mike Lombardi, a former NFL executive who spent eight seasons working under Bill Belichick with the Cleveland Browns (1991-95) and New England Patriots (2014-16).