Jalen Rose Says 'Tua's a Guy That Can Bring Us a Parade'

Jalen Rose makes the case for the Detroit Lions drafting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa

ESPN analyst and Detroit native Jalen Rose is ready for the Lions to throw a parade in downtown Detroit. 

Who would be featured at the head of the parade?

Not present Lions franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford. But instead former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa -- that is if Detroit decides to draft him with the No. 3 overall pick.

"The most important position in football is quarterback," Rose said. "Why don't we redshirt Tua, let Matthew Stafford pay his last bid to Detroit. Allow him to groom Tua. Trade him, because eventually when we do a big move, it's going to be with the Patriots anyway." 

Rose added, "Our front office is in lockstep with them (Patriots). We are eventually going to do a big deal with them. Imagine -- we redshirt Tua, trade them Matthew Stafford at the end of this year and Tua becomes our quarterback the year after. And we get our parade in downtown Detroit eventually."

Rose's colleague and NFL Draft analyst Louis Riddick rejected that notion, and expressed if the Lions don't win in 2020, the organization's higher-ups will not have a chance to make any deals since they will all be fired at season's end.

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