Giants general manager Dave Gettleman speaks to the media on Dec. 31, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
Welcome to the 2021 NFL Drafts.
That’s right. Plural. At least for a while, anyway.
Because as the first round of selections begins on Thursday night it will feel like there are two distinct and parallel processes happening. The first will include the quarterback-hungry franchises that are stacked up near the top, either through their own ineptitude last season or via trades they’ve already finalized. The Jaguars, Jets and 49ers, the first three teams on the clock, all undoubtedly arein that group.