As reported by Joe Person of The Athletic on Wednesday, the Carolina Panthers are planning to hire SumerSports vice president Eric Eager in an analytics role. A new-school addition of sorts, Eager also worked seven seasons at Pro Football Focus—where he served in numerous roles including as a consultant, a senior data analyst and the vice president of research and development.
And according to a number of other experts within the game, the Panthers are getting themselves one heck of a mind . . .