"We just felt like it was a really good player," Moore said when asked what the selection of Shough means for Carr's future. "Obviously we felt good about Tyler through this process and I don't think there's anything wrong with ever investing in the quarterback room. We feel like there's a lot of depth in there now as we go through this process and let's let it play out."

"In a perfect scenario, I play 10, 12 years and I'm still mid-30s, and I think any team would ask for that," Shough said. "Coming into this situation, I've already seen what can happen in the NFL.

"I've already gone through those challenges in college, so I feel much more prepared now to come in and just play free and have fun and do everything I can to make the team better. ... I think when you're a younger guy at 21, 22, you ... don't know what you don't know, and there's some growing pains, and the support system around me with my wife and my family, I just feel a lot more equipped to come in and handle it."