28-year-old QB who was drafted before Lamar Jackson ditches NFL to become investment banker at J.P. Morgan

Josh Rosen is back in the headlines.

But not for anything to do with football, as it has been revealed that the once highly rated quarterback is now working at renowned multinational banking institution, J.P. Morgan.

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Rosen is putting his economics major from his college, UCLA, to good use after it was recently reported that he has become an investment banker at J.P. Morgan.

It comes after he undertook an internship with the firm this summer, as his LinkedIn shows.

He’s also still currently enrolled at The Wharton School, where he is pursuing an MBA in Business.

It’s a wild career turn from a player, who, at 28, should still be playing in the NFL.

The former UCLA Bruins star enjoyed a stellar career at the collegiate level, receiving Freshman All-American and Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honours.

As a junior, he even set the school’s record for single-season passing yards.

Rosen joined UCLA as a five-star recruit and was ranked the best quarterback in his class.

He spent three years with the Bruins, playing 30 times, 17 of which he passed for more than 300 yards.

Overall, he accumulated 9,341 yards with 59 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.

During his time there, he was nicknamed the “Chosen One.”

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At the end of the 2017 season, Rosen announced his intention to declare for the 2018 NFL draft, where he was unanimously viewed as a top NFL prospect.

Rosen’s athletic success came as little surprise to many after his father was a nationally ranked ice skater while his mother was the captain of the Princeton lacrosse team.

Although his most famous family member is perhaps Joseph Warton, the co-founder of Bethlehem Steel and the Wharton School, which Rosen currently attends.

Rosen is Warton’s maternal great-great-great-grandson.

Rosen’s NFL struggles

Rosen was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 10th overall pick in 2018.

The Cards traded a first, third, and fifth-round pick to move up five spots to select him.

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He was part of a stacked class that included Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, the latter of whom he was drafted ahead of.

Rosen was the fourth of five quarterbacks chosen in the first round, and afterwards he boasted that teams had made “nine mistakes”, referring to the players selected ahead of him.

In May of that year, he was handed a four-year $17.84 million contract with an $11 million signing bonus.

By Week 4, he was the Cardinals’ starting quarterback, but despite a promising debut, endured a difficult rookie season.

Rosen finished the season with 2,278 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions as the Cardinals went 3-10 with him as their starter.

His 66.7 passer rating was the worst among qualified passers in the NFL that season.

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After the Cardinals fired head coach Steve Wilks, incoming boss Kliff Kingsbury backed Rosen to be their starting quarterback.

However, that faith did not last long, as the Cardinals selected quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in 2019.

This resulted in Rosen being traded to the Miami Dolphins for a 2019 second-round pick and a fifth-round pick in the 2020 draft.

Rosen was the backup to Ryan Fitzpatrick in Miami before being named the starter in Week 3.

However, he was benched after the Week 5 bye and appeared in just one other game that season.

Rosen was shown the exit again that offseason, as the Dolphins drafted Tua Tagovalioa with the fifth overall pick, and he was unable to surpass either player on the depth chart during preseason.

This was the beginning of the end for Rosen’s career as he spent his last two seasons as backup for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons, before two brief spells in the practice squads of the Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings, leaving the Vikings in early 2023.

For many, Rosen, who finished his career with $18 million in career earnings, is among the biggest NFL draft busts, but the cause of his struggles is still up for debate.

There’s no doubt his time with the Cardinals and Dolphins came at a time when both franchises lacked capable offensive lines and coaches.

However, others point to Rosen’s lack of athleticism and mobility as a reason for his sharp exit out of the league, two traits that have become more important than ever for the modern NFL quarterback.

At least he won’t need either of those attributes in his new role at J.P. Morgan.

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