George Paton explains relevance of having a quarterback who is “a winner,” like Russell Wilson

When the Broncos introduced quarterback Russell Wilson in March, G.M. George Paton said of Wilson, among other things, “he’s a winner.” That’s a term that sets some people off, given the lingering debate over whether wins are relevant to the assessment of quarterbacks. Paton visited #PFTPM this week. I asked him to explain his position [more]

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Report: Eagles hiring Charles Walls as director of player personnel

The Eagles’ makeover of their front office continues with the hiring of Charles Walls as their new director of player personnel, Kimberley Martin of ESPN reports. Walls arrives in Philadelphia from Cleveland, where he served as the Browns’ national scout since his hiring in 2020. Walls previously worked for the Packers, joining the scouting department [more]

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Text messages that have Earl Thomas in trouble were sent before he made recent push to return to NFL

On April 22, former NFL safety Earl Thomas persuaded ESPN’s Adam Schefter to blast to his 9+ million followers a tweet letting the football-following world know that Thomas is ready to play again. (The usual approach is for the agent to contact the various teams directly.) As it turns out, Thomas already had fully cooked [more]

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Kenny Pickett quickly takes over as favorite for offensive rookie of the year

With the dust settled on the 2022 draft, the favorites have shifted at the top of the early race for offensive rookie of the year. Down goes receiver Drake London. Up goes quarterback Kenny Pickett. Via PointsBet, the Steelers quarterback has become the 5-1 favorite, with the Falcons receiver’s odds at +600. Titan receiver Treylon [more]

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Nakobe Dean: Fall to third round definitely something that will stick with me

Linebacker Nakobe Dean was widely expected to be a first-round pick last month, but he wound up falling to the third round amid reports that he was dealing with pectoral and knee injuries that created concerns for other teams. After the Eagles ended his slide, Dean said that health concerns were invalid and that he [more]

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John Harbaugh: Chuck Clark’s a big part of the team, plan on him being here

The Ravens weren’t expecting safety Kyle Hamilton to be on the board when they made the 14th overall pick in the draft, but he was there and the Ravens didn’t hesitate before adding him to their roster. Hamilton joins free agent Marcus Williams as significant additions to the safety group and the dual arrivals create [more]

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Pete Carroll on Ken Walker III: “He’s a rocket”

The Seahawks have been looking for consistency in the running game ever since Marshawn Lynch left the team. Most recently, they invested a second-round pick in Ken Walker III in an effort to make that happen. Coach Pete Carroll had a glowing assessment of Walker after Friday’s rookie minicamp practice, held a week to the [more]

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