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Only one rookie quarterback will be starting Week 1 this season as opposed to three last year.

That's mostly because last year's class was widely regarded as one of the better quarterbacks groups, as six went in the first 12 picks. This year, after Cam Ward went first overall, the next quarterback taken was Jaxson Dart at pick No. 25.

But the debate continues over whether rookies should get thrown right into the fire in Week 1, and four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski believes that they could be if necessary.

"These quarterbacks, I feel like, are ready to go now. Back in the day, 10, 15 years ago, they weren’t really given the knowledge that they are given this day in the college ranks of football," Gronkowski t

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