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How an NFL overhaul can work: 10 moves that made the Eagles contenders

Howie Roseman inherited a mess.

When the Philadelphia Eagles vice president of football operations was placed back in charge of personnel in 2016, a year after Chip Kelly's power play pushed him out, Roseman was tasked with revitalizing a roster that had been stripped down and disjointedly pieced back together. Gone were LeSean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin (and DeSean Jackson before them).

In their place were high-priced misfits like DeMarco Murray and cornerback Byron Maxwell. With Sam Bradford set to become a free agent, they didn't have a quarterback under contract.