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NGT: Eagles lose scout to Steelers

Eric from BBI : Admin : 5/17/2023 2:24 pm

Colin Dunlap @colin_dunlap

Congrats to Jim Ward. Super football man. Leaving Eagles scouting dept to take job w Steelers scouting dept. Local guy, coached at South Allegheny and McKeesport, played at Steel Valley and Slippery Rock. Ward is tremendously respected in scouting circles. Great get for Steelers.

Neil Stratton @InsideTheLeague

This has been the rumor in scouting circles since before the draft. One of two veteran scouts expected to land with #Steelers this off-season.

Bummer...

Chris in Philly : 5/17/2023 2:29 pm : link

Do the Eagles

Joe Beckwith : 5/17/2023 2:41 pm : link

Get a comp pick for him too?
Scratch that!
Don’t want to give Goodell any ideas on how to help them improve.

Do the Eagles

Joe Beckwith : 5/17/2023 2:42 pm : link

Get a comp pick for him too?
Scratch that!
Don’t want to give Goodell any ideas on how to help them improve.

Hope he takes a dump in his office before he leaves

j_rud : 5/17/2023 3:01 pm : link

RE: Hope he takes a dump in his office before he leaves

JohnG in Albany : 5/17/2023 3:05 pm : link

In comment 16118538 j_rud said:

Quote:

That dump would somehow turn into a high second round pick for the Eagles.

musta been tampering!!

fish3321 : 5/17/2023 3:49 pm : link

eagles will get steelers 1st

You may not

Y28 : 5/17/2023 5:25 pm : link

recognize the name Mark Gorscak, but he is the same person that has been running the players 40 yard times at the Combine for many, many years.

Any football fan that watched the Combine has definitely seen Gorscak each year, as he started each 40 run.

Gorscak was a long time Steelers scout, and he recently announced his retirement.

That created the opening.

The

Y28 : 5/17/2023 5:37 pm : link

Steelers also hired longtime NFL fullback Zach Crockett.

After his NFL playing days, Crockett had been a scout for the Raiders.

Still no Giants news. Still need to fill 2 openings for scouts.