The latest news from around the division.
Russell Wilson is Giants’ starting QB as camp begins, Daboll says – Jordan Raanan, ESPN
The Giants QB choice for now.
The New York Giants don’t have any quarterback controversy this summer. Russell Wilson is the clear-cut starting quarterback at they begin training camp, coach Brian Daboll said Wednesday.
“These guys will be out here competing, but Russ is our starter,” Daboll said of the veteran quarterback.
The Giants signed Wilson and fellow quarterback Jameis Winston in free agency and selected Jaxson Dart in the first round of this year’s draft. They also have Tommy DeVito on the roster.
Dart’s development will be a focus throughout the season after the Giants traded back into the first round to take him with the 25th overall pick. When he takes the field in a regular-season game will depend on his progress and Wilson’s performance.
In an ideal world for the Giants, Dart might not see the field much — or at all.
“I think there’s some real benefits from sitting and learning specifically from some of the guys in the room that have the experience that they have,” general manager Joe Schoen said. “But if the coaching staff at some point feels it’s right and he’s ready, then I’ll leave that up to them.”
Eagles bring back Joe Douglas, promote Ryan Myers in flurry of scouting changes – Reuben Frank, NBC Sports Philadelphia
The former Eagles exec returns to Philly after short stint with the Jets.
Joe Douglas, fired as Jets general manager in November, is returning to the Eagles as senior personnel director / adviser to the general manager, the team announced Monday amid a flurry of scouting department changes.
Douglas, who turned 49 on Sunday, spent 2016 through 2019 as the Eagles’ vice president of player personnel and developed a close relationship with GM Howie Roseman. He was hired by the Jets as general manager in 2019 and fired this past November after the Jets lost eight of their first 11 games while extending their streak of seasons without reaching the postseason to 14.
His return to the Eagles is hardly a surprise. He and Roseman have remained close, and he was even seen prior to at least one Eagles game at the Linc last year on the field with Roseman after his dismissal from the Jets.
Douglas becomes the third member of the Eagles’ scouting department with the same title. Former Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell and former Broncos vice president of player personnel Matt Russell also hold the senior personnel director / adviser to the general manager titles.
Douglas spent 2000 through 2014 working under Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome with the Ravens. He joined the Eagles after spending one year as director of college scouting with the Bears.
He’s won three Super Bowl rings – for the Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV win over the Giants in Tampa after the 2000 season, the Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII win over the 49ers after the 2012 season in New Orleans and the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII win over the Patriots after the 2017 season in Minneapolis.
The Eagles also promoted Ryan Myers to director of college scouting. Myers joined the Eagles in 2013 as pro personnel coordinator and has since served as Northeast area scout, pro/college scout, West Coast area scout and since 2022 assistant director of college scouting.
Source: Terry McLaurin Trying to Bring Deal Together, Not Break Commanders Apart – Henry McKenna, FOX Sports
McLaurin wants to keep the team whole, as any team captain should.
Terry McLaurin hasn’t announced whether he’ll attend the Washington Commanders’ training camp if the two sides can’t agree on a contract extension. He also hasn’t decided whether he’ll ask for a trade. McLaurin, an All-Pro receiver and team captain, is most interested in “trying to bring a deal together, not breaking the team apart,” according to a source close to McLaurin.
That’s why all eyes will be on McLaurin when Washington veterans report on Tuesday for the start of camp, particularly after he skipped mandatory minicamp this offseason.
If necessary, McLaurin will explore every option, including a holdout, a hold-in and a trade request, per the source. “Everything will be on the table,” the source told me. But McLaurin is taking things day-by-day in hopes of hearing more from the Commanders, who have not talked to him about his contract in weeks — even after he spoke out about his dissatisfaction.
“I’ve been pretty frustrated, I’m not gonna lie,” McLaurin said. “Everything that has transpired to this point has been pretty disappointing and frustrating.”
McLaurin, who turns 30 in September, is entering the final season of a three-year, $68.4 million contract. He’s set to make roughly $19.7 million in new money this year. With Bengals star Ja’Marr Chase making $40.2 million per year on his new contract, McLaurin must be wondering why he’s not getting paid more. His deal won’t land in the same territory as Chase’s, but it’s easy to imagine that McLaurin would be interested in working out something similar to DK Metcalf’s new deal with the Steelers, which pays him $33 million per year.
