It may be time to pump the brakes on the speculation of Josh Rosen being an option to be Tom Brady’s long-term replacement at quarterback.

On Monday, NBC Sports’ Peter King wrote that he’d “eliminated” the New England Patriots as a potential landing spot for the 2018 first-round quarterback, nothing that he just doesn’t sense the interest from the Patriots side of things. Instead, King lists the Washington Redskins, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins as possible trade partners for the Arizona Cardinals.

That runs directly counter a previous report for Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt, who listed the Patriots as one of the three teams who were interested in Rosen.

Speculation over the No. 10 pick of the 2018 draft has exploded in recent months as newly hired Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury has been expected to pursue Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft.

If Arizona is set to take a new franchise quarterback, that leaves the team with a highly touted young quarterback in Rosen on the bench. If the Cardinals do draft Murray No. 1, it would be little surprise to see the them try to trade Rosen to recoup the cost of using a top-10 pick on a quarterback just a year ago.

As things stand, the Patriots do not have a clear succession plan for Brady. The 41-year-old quarterback is fresh of his sixth Super Bowl victory and appears set to remain in form for 2019. However, the physical nature of the NFL could change that reality quickly.