Eagles Draft Cole Payton: A New Quarterback in Town

0:00On April 27, the Philadelphia Eagles dropped jaws by snagging quarterback Cole Payton in the fifth round of the draft, even with Jalen Hertz locked. In his starter, Tanner McKee is back up, and Andy Dalton fresh off a trade into the mix. Payton's got the goods from North Dakota State, where he tossed 16 touchdown passes against just four picks last season, hitting 72. Percent of his throws as a starter. Coach Nick Seriani's hyped, calling him super athletic with sharp decisions and some jaw-dropping plays on tape, plus a wild background as a backup. Runner who racked up 31 rushing scores in college. Seriani's keeping doors open for Payton to carve out snaps in any role right away, while GM Howie Roseman straight up said, you can never stockpile. Too many solid quarterbacks. They'll get him rolling a rookie minicam next weekend to learn the playbook, then figure out his fittest training camp heats up. That wraps NFL News Today, brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story.