PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles enter the NFL draft with two first-round picks, 10 picks overall and plenty of options.Perhaps the most certain prediction is they’ll make another swap.General manager Howie Roseman, one of the most active wheelers and dealers, already shook up the first round by sending Nos.
16 and 19 to New Orleans for No. 18, a third-rounder, a seventh-rounder, a 2023 first and a 2024 second.That trade gave the Eagles more assets next year and more flexibility."I think we were kind of looking at this year, next year, and the amount of picks that we had in this year’s draft, and trying to kind of balance it a little bit for a variety of factors," Roseman said. "When you look at having first-round picks and the fifth-year option, having that many guys on the fifth-year option. ...
We were kind of getting a head start on looking at next year’s draft, too, and seeing that it’s strong as well as this year’s draft.
So, we thought it made sense."The Eagles finished 9-8 last season and earned a wild-card berth under first-year coach Nick Sirianni and second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts.