
<p>Atlanta Falcons quarterback Josh Rosen completed a <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1432169642022162432?s=20">beautiful touchdown</a> pass in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns, two weeks after being cut by the San Francisco 49ers. Throwing off his back foot on third down, Rosen hit wide receiver Juwan Green in the endzone to bring the game within one score.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
<span class="tEO2psRt53WiycnL3QfFIRqKCI9kVSPYaZ5eiyuBqUaU1FH7HgdoAvmE6NXSJLlZgJK"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JOSH ROSEN with a TEARDROP!<a href="https://twitter.com/josh3rosen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@josh3rosen</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/304_wan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@304_wan</a> <br><br>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CLEvsATL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CLEvsATL</a> on NBC<br>📱: <a href="https://t.co/Sd6C5q3J9M">https://t.co/Sd6C5q3J9M</a> <a href="https://t.co/HI1tDVnd7d">pic.twitter.com/HI1tDVnd7d</a></p>— NFL (@NFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1432169642022162432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2021</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></span>
</div></figure>



<h2 id="h-josh-rosen-s-falcons-touchdown">Josh Rosen’s Falcons touchdown</h2>



<p>Down 13-3 with the entire fourth quarter to play, Rosen and the Falcons received the ball on a Browns punt to start the quarter. Rosen led the Falcons 52 yards to the endzone on only seven plays, capped off by an impressive touchdown toss.</p>



<p>With limited time to learn the Falcons offense and little familiarity with his receivers, Rosen’s touchdown was an impressive throw on a play that didn’t go entirely as planned. While working through his progressions, the Browns pass rush was close to grabbing him as he saw Green cutting across the back of the endzone.</p>



<p>Rosen backpedaled to avoid the pass rush and threw a perfectly placed ball to the sideline of the endzone where Green caught it easily. Cutting the Browns lead to only three points following the extra point, Rosen showcased the talent that brought him success at UCLA and made him the 10th overall draft pick in 2018.</p>



<h2 id="h-released-from-49ers">Released from 49ers</h2>



<p>Before he signed with the Falcons just six days later, the 49ers released Josh Rosen earlier in the month on Aug. 18, having chosen to move forward with their new first-round quarterback Trey Lance.</p>



<p>While the reason for the 49ers waiving his contract may have come from the team’s drafting of rookie quarterback Trey Lance, Rosen is potentially frustrated at his lack of opportunities to play in the NFL according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.</p>



<p>“The 49ers are waiving QB Josh Rosen, source says,” reported Garafolo. “Rosen mentioned recently he wasn’t getting enough reps in practice. A chance to latch on elsewhere for the rest of camp now.”</p>



<p>After signing with the 49ers late in the 2020 season, Rosen signed a one-year contract with the team. Just two months later in February, he received a contract extension to keep him with the team through 2021. With the 49ers’ decision to draft Trey Lance with the third-overall pick in 2021, they became the third team to draft a new quarterback with a top-five draft pick while Rosen was on their roster.</p>



<p>Rosen was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals with the 10th-overall pick in 2018 after they traded up to that position. After a disappointing rookie season with a record of 3-10 as a starter, the Cardinals made the decision to take another quarterback the following year with the number one pick and selected Kyler Murray.</p>



<p>The Cardinals then traded Rosen to the Miami Dolphins, where Rosen would start only three games and go winless. The following year the Dolphins went on to select Tua Tagovailoa with the fifth-overall pick, relegating Rosen yet again to backing up a rookie.</p>


watch-josh-rosen-delivers-touchdown-dime-atlanta-falcons

On3 Pros

5GOATs

WATCH: Josh Rosen delivers touchdown dime for Falcons

team image

Pro News

NFL News

NFL Draft News

NASCAR

NBA News

NBA Draft News

Culture

Sports Betting

About

Football

Basketball

Women's Basketball

Softball

Baseball

Alabama

Arizona State

Arizona

Arkansas

Auburn

Baylor

Boston College

California

Removed

Clemson

Colorado

Duke

Florida

Florida State

Georgia

Georgia Tech

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Iowa State

Kansas

Kansas State

Kentucky

Lettermen Row

Lettermen Lounge

Louisville

Maryland

Miami

Michigan State

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi State

Missouri

NC State

Nebraska

North Carolina

Northwestern

Notre Dame

Ohio State

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Ole Miss

The Main Board

Oregon

Oregon State

Penn State

Pittsburgh

Purdue

Rutgers

South Carolina

Stanford

Syracuse

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas Tech

UCLA

Utah

Vanderbilt

Virginia

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Washington

Washington State

West Virginia

Wisconsin

BamaOnLine

BOL Round Table

Inside Texas

IT Members Only

DawgsHQ

Dawg Walk

Scoop Duck

Recruiting & Sports

AuburnSports

The Corner

WeAreSC

GarryP's Trojan Huddle

The Wolverine

The Fort

The Lions Den

The Wolfpacker

The Wolves’ Den

GatorsOnline

Swamp Talk

Alabama A&M

Alabama State

Albany

Alcorn State

Abilene Christian

Appalachian State

Akron

Army

Austin Peay

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Arkansas-Little Rock

Arkansas State

Air Force

Ball State

American

Wofford

Winthrop

Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Wisconsin-Green Bay

Wichita State

Western Carolina

Volleyball

Gymnastics

Men's Lacrosse

Women's Lacrosse

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

Women's Track

Men's Golf

Women's Golf

Men's Hockey

Women's Hockey

Men's Swimming

Women's Swimming

Wrestling

Men's Tennis

Women's Tennis

Annual $1

Annual Premium

Annual $1 

Monthly

Annual

Unlimited Access to This and All Articles.

Article (On3 Plus Rivals)

Forum (On3 Plus Rivals)

Intro

Join

College scoop, experts, and community - all in one.

Winback

Uncertainty as decision looms

Jordan Seaton

New details emerge

Bediako ruling

Expected to stay at 12 teams

College Football Playoff

Texas announces surgery for QB

Arch Manning health

Files emergency motion vs. Duke

Darian Mensah