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Josh Rosen: 'The greatest of all time haven't always been picked 1, 2, 3'

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Josh Rosen doesn't appear to be concerned about when he'll be selected during the 2018 NFL Draft.

Rosen, widely considered one of the top quarterbacks available in this year's class, is an option for the Cleveland Browns at No. 1 overall, with some believing the top spot is a battle between fellow pivots Josh Allen and Sam Darnold.

But regardless of where he's picked, the 21-year-old Rosen indicated he'll be confident heading into his first NFL season.

"The greatest of all time haven’t always been picked one, two, three," he said via NFL.com's Jeremy Bergman, while adding that winning is the priority.

Rosen may have a point. Tom Brady famously fell to the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Drew Brees was a second-round selection in 2001, and Joe Montana was taken in the third round in 1979.

Of course, many first overall picks have lived up to the hype, including Terry Bradshaw (1970), John Elway (1983), Troy Aikman (1989), and Peyton Manning (1998).

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