We’re all about giving credit where credit is due, and Howard Eskin scooped all of the national guys on Saturday night by being first to the Kellen Moore news:

Note the time of that tweet. 10 p.m. on the dot.

Now, Howard did not necessarily say that Kellen Moore and the Eagles was a done deal, but as far as I’m concerned, that report is close enough to warrant a tip of the hat to The King. However, when Adam Schefter tweeted 53 minutes later, no credit was given:

Same thing with Rap Sheet, who tweeted one minute after Schefter and did not credit Howard:

The only national guy who gave the King any kind of shout was Albert Breer:


As you know, Howard is a total fraud and a dope, but he deserved the credit for this, and didn’t get it. The big national insiders should have mentioned him in their reporting. Those tweets should have included something like “Howard Eskin was first,” or “confirming Howard Eskin.” It’s standard protocol and common courtesy in the journalism field, but then you remind yourself that these guys aren’t journalists. They’re information traders. Maybe they think the industry standard doesn’t apply to them.

Crossing Broad will stand up for The King when no one else will.

As a quick aside, Howard needed this one badly. He whiffed on the Aaron Nola report, and said he was hearing the Phillies weren’t going to re-sign him. Then Nola signed a seven-year, $172 million contract less than two weeks later. Howard could not risk going 0-2 in the span of three months, so as far as I’m concerned, King is back on track after getting the Kellen Moore scoop. This is now the second or third scoop he’s gotten since the Bill Clinton administration. All hail the King! He goes on the Mount Rushmore of kings with King Diamond, King Crimson, and King Nothing.