4 former Eagles have been nominated for 2024 College Football Hall of Fame

4 former Philadelphia Eagles have been nominated for 2024 College Football Hall of Fame

Former All-Pro quarterback Michael Vick is among four former Eagles players nominated for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time this year.

Former Philadelphia defensive tackle and Miami Hurricane legend Jerome Brown also made the list.

The National Football Foundation released Monday a list of 78 players and nine coaches from major college football who are on the Hall of Fame ballot. One hundred-one player and 32 coaches from lower divisions of college football are also up for consideration.

Vick, who led Virginia Tech to the BCS championship game against Florida State as a redshirt freshman in 1999, is among the most notable players appearing on the ballot in his first year of eligibility.

  • There were a handful of requirements to make the ballot.
  • You must have been named a First-Team All-American during your playing days.
  • A minimum of 10 years must have passed since your final season of college football. No more than 50 years can have passed since your last college football game.
  • Post-football records and academic record matters.

College coaches can become nominated three years after retirement, but active coaches can be selected if they reach 75.

Votes will be submitted to the NFF’s Honors Courts. They’ll deliberate and decide on the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class, with an announcement slated for early January.

Tim Tebow, Bill Kollar among candidates for 2023 College Football Hall of Fame

Ex-Broncos QB Tim Tebow and assistant coach Bill Kollar are among the candidates for 2023 College Football Hall of Fame class.

The National Football Foundation announced 176 players and 42 coaches who will be on the ballot for the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame.

Included on the ballot are four connections to the Denver Broncos, including former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. After winning two national titles and the Heisman Trophy with the Gators, Tebow went on to spend two seasons with the Broncos to begin his NFL career.

Broncos defensive/special projects coach Bill Kollar also made the ballot in recognition of his standout college career as a defensive end at Montana State. Kollar earned first-team All-American honors in 1973 and then won Senior Bowl MVP recognition in 1974. After college, Kollar spent eight years as a defensive lineman in the NFL before transitioning to coaching in 1984.

Former Broncos executive Matt Russell is also on the ballot. Russell was a star defender at Colorado, winning the Butkus Award, given to the nation’s best linebacker. He went on to spend three years in the NFL before a brief stint as a college coach and then a switch to scouting. He worked in Denver from 2009-2020 and now serves as a senior personnel executive with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Former Illinois linebacker Simeon Rice is also on the ballot, but his tenure with the Broncos was brief. Rice totaled 44.5 sacks with the Illini before going on to play for the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl with the Bucs. He signed with Denver in 2007 but only played in six games and was cut halfway through the season.

The College Football Hall of Fame class will be announced in early 2023 followed by an induction ceremony in December next year.

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Eagles hire Broncos’ assistant director of pro scouting Jordon Dizon as a National Scout

Philadelphia Eagles hire Denver Broncos’ assistant director of pro scouting Jordon Dizon as a National Scout

The Eagles have worked diligently to restructure their scouting departments and front office this spring after several staff departures.

Hours after naming Matt Russell to a senior front office position, the Eagles are hiring Broncos assistant director of pro scouting Jordon Dizon, to the position of National Scout.

Both Russell and Dizon were standout inside linebackers at the University of Colorado, with Russell eventually playing the role of mentor.

Dizon was a second-round draft pick of the Lions in 2008, playing in 28 games over two years before a knee injury prematurely ended his playing career.

Dizon was the Broncos’ pro scout and assistant pro scouting director for seven years, but will now pivot to being a national college scout with his home base in Arizona.

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Eagles hire former Broncos VP of player personnel Matt Russell for senior front office role

Philadelphia Eagles hire former Denver Broncos VP of player personnel Matt Russell for a senior front office role

The Eagles’ front office and scouting staff retool continued on Tuesday with the addition of former Broncos vice president of player personnel Matt Russell, according to The Athletic’s Bo Wulf.

Russell’s title with Philadelphia is unknown at this time, but he is expected to serve in a senior personnel role similar to the senior football adviser position Tom Donahoe recently held with the organization.

Russell, 48, served as a scout for the Eagles from 2006-08 before leaving to join the Broncos as director of college scouting in 2009. The Broncos promoted him to director of player personnel in 2012 and then vice president of player personnel in 2020 before he retired a year later after John Elway stepped down as General Manager.

The Eagles also have hired former Browns national scout Charles Walls, who will serve as the team’s director of player personnel after losing Ian Cunningham, Brandon Brown, and Catherine Raiche to front office jobs with the Bears, the Giants, and Browns.

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Broncos promote 8 members of personnel department

The Broncos promoted eight members of their personnel department.

Denver Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway announced on Friday that eight members of the team’s personnel department have received promotions.

Matt Russell, formerly the director of player personnel, has been promoted to vice president of player personnel. Russell, who has been with the team since 2009, has helped the team land two Pro Bowlers since 2018 (Phillip Lindsay and Courtland Sutton) and three all-rookie selections (Bradley Chubb, Noah Fant and Dalton Risner).

On paper, it looks like Denver had another great draft class this year.

Here’s a quick look at all eight of the Broncos’ promotions:

Name Title
Matt Russell Vice President of Player Personnel
Mark Thewes Vice President of Football Operations and Compliance
Tony Lazzaro Senior Director, Football Technology and Research
Karl Schreiner Director, Football Information Systems
Darren Mougey Assistant Director of College Scouting
Scott Flaska Senior Manager, Football Analytics
Richard Hildebrand Senior Software Engineer
Emily Kuehler Data Scientist

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