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

The uncertainty over the league’s salary cap means some players who want to be the league’s highest-paid at their position may have to wait a bit. Plus notes on Jalen Hurts, Russell Wilson and Memorial Day.

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 …

• 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. And as we talked, I mentioned how good I remember