The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... Washington needs a quarterback, but Washington won’t be able to sink a lot of money into a quarterback, given the money committed to Alex Smith. With Smith likely to miss 2019 (and possibly never play again) after suffering a badly broken leg last season, Washington’s options are limited. One option would be to trade for Josh Rosen, if the Cardinals indeed plan to take Kyler Murray with the first pick in the draft.

Diehards Line: Tony Pauline of DraftAnalyst.com reports that multiple sources have indicated that Washington is talking openly about trading for Rosen, if Arizona decides to make the move. It’s unclear whether the Cardinals would take the 15th overall pick for Rosen, or whether they would want more -- especially since they’d be handing to a new team a very affordable quarterback contract, with an average of $2.079 million per year through 2021. ... Stay tuned. There's an awful lot of smoke surrounding this situation.