CJ Carr, 'a wizard' on and off field, impresses NFL scouts while helping Notre Dame teammates
The Fighting Irish starting quarterback was merely throwing to receivers being scouted, but they noticed him, too. And he spoke on his NFL influences.
SOUTH BEND — Having an extra six weeks this offseason gave Notre Dame football quarterback CJ Carr a chance to watch more NFL games than he normally would. Along the way, he gained a greater appreciation for a former Detroit Lions quarterback who has blossomed into a Super Bowl champion and a league MVP out west. “I watched a ton of Matthew Stafford, who was just unbelievable,” Carr said of the Rams’ leader.
“I had never watched him. ” Previously, for Carr, it was all about the retired Tom Brady, Michigan man, and the mercurial Aaron Rodgers. “I was a big Brady guy, a big Rodgers guy last year, and I had in my mind it was Brady/Rogers,” Carr said.
“And someone was like, ‘Go turn on the Rams this year. ’“ Good call. Coach Sean McVay’s Rams rode the sport’s top scoring offense (30.
5 average) to 14 wins and a narrow road loss in the NFC Championship against Seattle. Stafford, at age 37, passed for more than 5,600 yards (including the playoffs) and 52 touchdowns with just nine interceptions. Former Notre Dame running back Kyren Williams enjoyed his third straight 1,000-yard rushing season, and it seemed the receiving combo of Puka Nacua and Davonte Adams (189 combined regular-season receptions) was always open.
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