ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Elway gave Joe Flacco what he wanted Thursday night when the Denver Broncos general manager bypassed a quarterback in the first round of the draft and selected Iowa tight end Noah Fant with the 20th pick. Fant and T.J. Hockenson, selected eighth by the Detroit Lions, became the first tight end teammates ever selected in the first round of the draft. “And I would argue that I’m in the best situation for a tight end in this draft,” he said. Fant joins a young offence featuring second-year receiver Courtland Sutton and a tight end corps loaded with Big Ten alumni in Jake Butt, Jeff Heuerman and Troy Fumagalli, all coming off injuries. Last week, Flacco implored Elway to pick a non-QB in the first round, a stance that Elway said he understood completely.

Source: National Post April 26, 2019 02:37 UTC