{"id":832196,"date":"2026-07-29T22:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832196\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:56:34","slug":"philadelphia-eagles-rookie-qb-turns-heads-at-first-nfl-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/832196\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles Rookie QB Turns Heads At First NFL Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TEMPE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 09: A detailed view of a Philadelphia Eagles helmet lays on the field in a practice session prior to Super Bowl LVII at Arizona Cardinals Training Center on February 09, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. The Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium. (Photo by Rob Carr\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

When it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u2018 quarterback position, Jalen Hurts typically gets all of the attention for obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

This offseason has called for a lot of Tanner McKee and Andy Dalton talk as well. Meanwhile, the rookie Cole Payton is off to a quietly impressive start.<\/p>\n

After the first day of Eagles training camp in South Philly, Payton received plenty of praise from reporters in attendance for what he put on display.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Eagles Rookie QB Turns Heads At First NFL Training Camp
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GettyINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA \u2013 FEBRUARY 28: Cole Payton of the North Dakota State Bison throws a pass during the 2026 NFL<\/a> Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cCole Payton has been impressive each practice I\u2019ve seen from the offseason to today,\u201d 94WIP\u2019s Eliot Shorr-Parks reported<\/a> on July 29. \u201cJust had a really nice pass to Covey deep.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the same throw, Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation<\/a> wrote: \u201cCole Payton with a downfield TD to Britain Covey to end practice. The Eagles\u2019 rookie QB isn\u2019t afraid to attempt some difficult throws.\u201d<\/p>\n

One more from NJ.com\u2019s Cayden Steele<\/a>: \u201cEagles rookie QB Cole Payton has a live arm. He had a few impressive throws at the end of practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Payton still has a lot to prove, but he was surprisingly one of the most-talked-about players from Wednesday\u2019s practice. For a rookie quarterback, that\u2019s not always a great thing, considering growing pains tend to go on display and become the talk of the complex, but that\u2019s not the case this time around.<\/p>\n

Cole Payton\u2019s NFL Path
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GettyINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA \u2013 FEBRUARY 28: Cole Payton of the North Dakota State Bison throws a pass during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 28, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Payton attended the familiar North Dakota State for his college ball. He spent five seasons at NDSU, winning two FCS National Championships.<\/p>\n

The Eagles selected Payton with the 178th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, making him a fifth-rounder. Payton joined the battle to become Jalen Hurts\u2019 backup.<\/p>\n

With plenty of experience ahead of him, Payton has an uphill battle to win the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. Andy Dalton is a former Pro Bowl quarterback, while Tanner McKee has been with the team for a few seasons, including spending the past season as the primary backup.<\/p>\n

Anything can happen throughout training camp, and Payton seems to be off to a strong start with an impressive day one.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tJustin Grasso<\/a> Justin Grasso is an NBA\/NFL reporter, covering trending league news, transactions, injuries, and player developments. He is a credentialed journalist with nearly a decade of insider access. More about Justin Grasso<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty TEMPE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 09: A detailed view of a Philadelphia Eagles helmet lays on the field…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":832197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-832196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/832197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}