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Eagles Rookie Could Climb Depth Chart Faster Than Some May Think

Philadelphia Eagles On SI·Ed Kracz·27 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA – Cole Payton was asked at last week’s rookie minicamp about the tush push. “The Brotherly Shove is what I heard it’s called,” said the Eagles’ fifth-round draft pick. “Let’s go, let’s do it.” Good answer, but he might not get to do it for a while, and it’s not because the league veered away from banning it because the Eagles weren’t any good at it last year, leading the league’s owners, GM, coaches, and media mouthpieces put away their torches and pitch forks and shelf the issue for now. It’s because Payton is at the bottom of a four-person depth chart at quarterback. Who knows when he may see the bright lights of an NFL game that counts? “I think it starts with just doing whatever the team needs, whatever that looks like - competing, improving and growing and learning and following their (the other quarterbacks’) lead,” he said. Those other quarterbacks are, of course, Jalen Hurts, No. 2 Tanner McKee, and veteran No. 3 Andy Dalton.…

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