Philadelphia Eagles' general manager, Howie Roseman, expressed surprise at not being able to draft an offensive lineman early in the recent NFL draft. Roseman aimed to address the position but the draft board led to selecting defensive backs instead. He highlighted the rarity of acquiring two first-round talents and emphasized the team's focus on drafting and developing players over free agency.
Howie Roseman expected the Eagles to draft an offensive lineman earlier but the draft didn’t fall that way. https://t.co/fU52qCmk4p
Why didn't the Eagles address offensive line early in the draft? Howie Roseman wanted to, but ... https://t.co/qeQRUidCpX
Howie Roseman admitted he thought the #Eagles would have drafted an offensive lineman earlier in a deep draft at a foundational position for the organization. The board fell a different way, however.
"It wasn't a position we were going to address in free agency, we wanted to draft and develop some guys" - Howie Roseman on drafting two defensive backs early in the draft
"He was a 1st round player for us. It is rare for us to get two 1st round guys... We didn't even have 32 players with 1st round grades in this draft." -Howie Roseman on getting DeJean