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'Opportunity to be really great': Eagles' boldness starts at the top.

strategy. The Eagles have a pair of first-round picks in the 2023 draft and Jalen Hurts, an MVP-level quarterback on a rookie contract.

"Well, it’s not just going for it," Lurie said after the Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game."We thought we had the opportunity to bring in some outstanding players. And at the same time be aggressive both in the draft, moving up for Jordan , and at the same time procuring an extra number one next year. It’s kind of like you want to maximize the present and at the same time have an eye toward next year’s opportunity, too.

In 2021, the team traded up in the first round of the draft to snag reigning Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith, a former weapon at Alabama of Hurts’. On draft night the next year, they traded for one of Hurts’ closest friends in football, receiver A.J. Brown, and signed him to a four-year, $100 million extension.

“It lets us know that we’re going in the right direction,” Graham said. “They’re being led by great leaders. The owner, first off, by bringing in great people.”Since Lurie bought the team in 1994, the Eagles have won 10 NFC East titles, tied with Dallas, and have advanced to the conference championship game seven times in 17 playoff appearances.

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