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How a pro football personnel director sees college football
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How a pro football personnel director sees college football

The NFL's view of college players, their development, how NIL has (or hasn't) changed the pro football ecosystem, and the future of the college kickoff.
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Richard has a conversation with Eric Galko, the director of football operations and player personnel for the East-West Shrine Bowl. It’s wide-ranging: Eric shares his 2024 NFL Draft hot takes and QB rankings, then talks about how the NFL views college players—and how well their programs are developing them. Eric tells us whether NIL actually ruined the third day of the draft. And having developed the XFL kickoff plan that is now part of the NFL, Eric shares whether college football is ready to implement the same thing.

Production: Anthony Vito.

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