Howie Roseman added key parts to the defensive backfield, and that may pay dividends with the NFL undergoing a receiver invasion.
PHILADELPHIA – There have been many things that have stood out during the two open OTA practices the Eagles have had this spring.
Rodgers isn’t the only candidate to potentially win a starter’s job. General manager Howie Roseman did a solid job bringing in depth during the draft by spending his first two picks on cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and versatile defensive back Cooper DeJean, re-signed Avonte Maddox, added free agents C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Tyler Hall, ad signed undrafted free agent Shon Stephens, who had an interception last Thursday.
The GM added Kelee Ringo in last year’s draft, moving up the board to select him early in the fourth round, and brought in undrafted free agent Eli Ricks. Whether cornerbacks become more important than edge rushers could be a stretch, though it’s no secret that the league is drafting receivers at a record clip. Seven of them went in the first round, tying the draft record most ever taken on the first day. In all 35, receivers were taken in the draft, tying for the fourth-most in a seven-round daft.
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