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The Eagles drafted nine players, made nine trades, and came away with a lot of guys they valued these past three days.
The Eagles added nine draft picks to their roster this weekend, and made just as many trades — the most ever made in a single NFL draft. GM Howie Roseman has been working hard, and he, along with head coach Nick Sirianni, spoke to reporters after finalizing their last pick, and most of their undrafted free agents, to reflect on their three-day haul.
Here’s what they had to say:
Roseman said their process isn’t complicated and for the most part, they take trades and decisions as they come. Coming into Saturday, they did have a goal of trying to get some picks in next year’s draft, knowing they had so many in Day 3 and were what he considered light in 2025. The GM admitted that the number and quality of guys expected in next year’s draft class was also in the back of their minds.
Roseman acknowledged that last season didn’t end the way they wanted it to, and they sat down afterward and talked about what they wanted to create, which was incredible competition at all positions — and DB wasn’t a position they had addressed a lot early in the draft. With some of the veterans they had on the roster already, it wasn’t a position they wanted to address in free agency, they wanted to get young guys through the draft that they could develop.
Roseman was asked how he was able to manage his emotions when wanting to pick Trotter, but the GM explained it’s all about sticking to their board and not reaching for someone just because they like him.
ROSEMAN: “So, I think for us at the end of the day, you have to have a certain skill set to play any position in the National Football League, and so we’re looking for a skill set and we’re drafting players based on a skill set. [...]
[Trotter Jr.’s] got a skill set, that’s why we drafted him. He’s got a mentality, that’s why we drafted him, and we’re looking forward to him being his own person, not having to walk in anyone’s footsteps, but creating his own legacy.”
“SIRIANNI: We’re really excited about Will. He has ability to make guys miss in space, accelerate off of that, and then also be a threat out of the backfield and also being able to lineup. I think he’s very versatile in the things that he can do, not only can you hand him the football, you can throw him the football, he can line up all over the field. So, it’ll be fun working with a player like him.”
The Eagles didn’t draft any offensive...
