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Why Teams Might Be Smart to Wait to Pay Their Veterans; Jalen Hurts's Competitiveness

Here’s hoping all of veterans are getting through today alright. I’ve learned the last couple years how tough Memorial Day can be on them, and I think the least we can all do is wish them the best today. And with that, we’re on to less important matters …

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• So this was a fun exercise: I was talking to one of Jalen Hurts’s old coaches the other day, and he basically said that what gives Hurts a real shot in the NFL is his competitiveness, which this coach believes will drive him to keep the improvement he experienced in 2019 at Oklahoma going.