Eagles tie NFL draft record with eight trades

Eagles tie NFL draft record with eight trades

April 28, 2024 0 By dana2726

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  • Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 10:19 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA– The Philadelphia Eagles connected an NFL record for the majority of sell a seven-round draft with 8. They sign up with the 2023 Houston Texans and 2018 New England Patriots for many draft-day trades considering that 1990.

The wheeling and dealing by basic supervisor Howie Roseman kicked into overdrive Saturday, as Philadelphia carried out 5 various trades on Day 3.

The objective was twofold, per Roseman: “To get as a number of the guys that we targeted on Day 3 as we perhaps can and at the very same time see if we can collect choices for the future.” To that end, the Eagles got 2025 3rd-, 4th- and fifth-round choices through 3 different trades, thinking they were a little light on choices for next year.

And they were still able to land a few of the potential customers they had actually zeroed in on, consisting of a set of Clemson gamers in running back Will Shipley and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

They went into the day with 7 draft choices and left with 6 gamers and 3 future choices.

“We understand what we’re attempting to do here, we understand what sounds excellent and when a trade sounds great,” Roseman stated, when asked how they track all the motion. “We understand what we’re attempting to carry out.”

The remainder of the league had a peaceful year on the trade front.

There were just 28 over the previous 3 days, connected for the least in the previous 8 drafts, according to ESPN Stats & & Information research study. In 2015’s draft set a record with 43 trades.

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