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NFL Coach Defends C.J. Stroud: Every Year 'They Pick One Guy to Drag Through the Mud'

As Thursday's NFL draft quickly approaches, there has been some speculation that the stock of quarterback C.J. Stroud has taken a hit.

Stroud reportedly had a low score on the S2 Cognition Test, which is meant to measure multiple cognitive skills in a signal-caller. While some view that as a detriment to his chances of being successful in the NFL, one quarterback coach told The Athletic's Bruce Feldman that he isn't putting too much reliance on the test when evaluating Stroud:

"I feel like every year now they pick one guy to drag through the mud at the end, and now it's C.