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Ron Rivera/Martin Mayhew Presser: Carson Wentz appreciated the heads up before we drafted Sam Howell

Ron Rivera on Sam Howell: "Once we got Carson as our starter, we got off the QB train for the most part... But to have Sam fall to us, it was something we had to jump on. We had a very good grade on him"

— Pete Hailey (@PeteHaileyNBCS) April 30, 2022

Ron Rivera: "We didn't think he would slide to us. ... Once we got Carson as our starter, we got off the QB train for the most part. ... To have Sam fall to us was something we had to jump on.