In Houston, there is still heavy smoke surrounding DeShawn Watson, speculating that this may cause the 25-year-old superstar quarterback to be included in the commissioner’s exemption list for the foreseeable future, training camp later this month Imminent.

Those constant conjectures can usually reach Philadelphia and the Eagles more than 1,500 miles away. Many people think that this team is In a unique position When it comes to the football business, it’s time to acquire companies that are essentially unicorns.

Even if you bury your head in the sand most of the time, the first reaction will be, “What’s the gain?” The young, tried-and-tested quarterback with the top five skill sets has never entered the NFL’s open market.

The tutorials there include everyone from Jack Easterby to Rusty Hardin to Tony Buzbee, nearly two dozen masseuses, and what Watson himself calls disturbing behavior.

In short, this is a mess, but the equation of talent and tolerance in the NFL is not a paper. The contradictions of fixed science apply.

The more talented you are, the more tolerance you will get in the league. In fact, there may be five people walking on the earth, and they can convincingly argue that they may be in the most important position in all sports. Even better, this will overcome the 22 charges mainly accusing Watson of being a continuous abuser in the so-called “Me Too” era. In this era, rich people often avoid these things but become untouchables in the court of public opinion.

To be fair, Watson-if this is even one thing now-all the charges against him so far are still civil, criminally still zero, and there won’t be any growing sentiment.

And, frankly, Watson will participate in the NFL game again unless the option is cancelled from a legal perspective.

So maybe the only question is who bit public relations and got hit?

When the time is right, there will be no shortage of suitors. Months League executives have talked about the inevitable pursuit of Watson by the Hawks.

It wasn’t until last week when Adam Schefter chipped in with his two cents on 97.5 The Fanatic that this picked up-as usual When appearing on John Kincard’s show.

Schefter did not disclose any news, but former Jets and Dolphins executive Mike Tannenbaum (Mike Tannenbaum) recommended to Joe Banner (Joe Banner) Hawks general manager Howie Roseman (Howie Roseman) , Accidentally helped him start the job of Hawks general manager Howie Roseman (Howie Roseman) in the league. He took the baton and said that Philadelphia’s interest is an open secret of the NFL.

For weeks, multiple sources inside and outside the record have been saying similar things-including Tannenbaum a few weeks ago In my own show -The logic behind it is based on Rothman’s reputation, the Eagles’ 2022 draft capital, and the obvious need for a quarterback, and the unproven Jaylen Hutts will get a very narrow opportunity in 2021 road.

Tannenbaum took the same cat out of the bag with me in early June. About 10 days ago, NFL media analyst Mike Garafolo was more clear. When asked about Watson’s potential to join the Hawks in May if the allegations disappeared, Gallafolo did not hesitate.

“I mean it happens faster than evaporation. There is also liquid,” Garafolo is joking. “Quickly. [Howie Roseman] It must be inside. There is no doubt about it. “

Local reporters can scream on the top of the mountain, however, when Schefty puts a rubber map on anything, it is EF Hutton.

Until the uncertainty disappears, the Eagles weren’t closer to Watson than when the Texans finally decided that they really had to move the quarterback, but it’s interesting to see the factions line up when the idea became real for them. It is a very interesting blessing from Sheft.

A former personnel director of the Eagles claimed that Christina Weiss-Lurie might stop this idea. Some journalists contacted me, hoping to catch the Eagles on the wrong side of the equation of talent and tolerance.

Maybe this is true, but what we know about Jeffrey Lurie is that he is consistent on off-court issues. After being allowed to return to the league, putting Watson on the personal blacklist was actually a hypocritical move for the Eagles boss.

For most people, hypocrisy is second nature. Just like breathing, stretch your fingers in the air to feel the wind before using the comfort of getting along to activate the moral compass. Too many people switch easily between racism, animal rights, anti-Semitism and so-called sexual assault, as if it were a distorted form of currency. However, ethics should not cater to the best lobbying efforts in the activist community.

You either believe in the second chance or you don’t.

Running around at Watson has nothing to do with the offense of Rothman, Nick Ciliani, or the development of Jalen Hertz, but the boss decides whether he wants this Q-class superstar tainted by the scandal.

The names of Riley Cooper, Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson should tell you that Lurie has determined his position.

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John McMullen is a writer for PhillyVoice.com, covering the Eagles and NFL for Sports Illustrated and JAKIB media. He is also the co-host of “Birds 365”, a daily streaming show covering the Eagles and NFL, and the host of “Extending the Play” at AM1490 in South Zeeland.You can contact him [email protected].

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