Eagles Linebackers Too Much Of A Good Thing?
I expected that many did not see the Eagles selection coming. From the moment the announcement was made, I scrolled to my NFL tracker to see what talent remained on the board: offensive linemen, safeties, cornerbacks, even quarterbacks not named Winston, Grayson, or Mariota were still there. So the draft selection for the Eagles in the third round was the versatile linebacker Jordan Hicks.
“He was our highest-rated guy by far,” “We had him late in the second round. He’s got a great skill set, a three-down linebaker.