On the eve of 2017 NFL draft, Mitch Trubisky says teams have let his phone fall silent

Posted Apr 27, 2017
Whether he becomes the first overall pick for his hometown Cleveland Browns or is taken lower in the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft, former North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky knows what his first post-draft purchase will be. “I’m going to get a new phone after the draft,” Trubisky said late Wednesday afternoon during a 15-minute interview from said phone. (Charlotte Observer)

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