NFL teams do extensive and exhaustive research on prospects as they lead up to the NFL draft. That was evidenced at Senior Bowl practices.

The Arizona Cardinals, who have the No. 1 pick in the draft, is considering Ohio State pass rusher Nick Bosa, sought some information about him from a former teammate.

Ohio State receiver Terry McLaurin, a team captain for the Buckeyes, revealed the Cardinals spoke to him about Bosa.

“And they asked, ‘Would you take Nick Bosa,'” he said, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco. “And I said, ‘Yes, for the No. 1 overall pick.'”

Bosa is considered by many to be the top player in the draft. He played only three games in 2018 before suffering a core injury. He decided not to return to the team, instead deciding to begin prepping for the draft.

McLaurin said no one is upset about that and he wouldn’t have been 100 percent by the end of the season anyway.

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