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Eagles News: Philadelphia turned down a future first round pick in order to draft Fletcher Cox

The trade the Eagles made - and didn't make - in 2012 - Inquirer
"When he got to 12 and we were ready to make the pick, we had agreed on the trade, and then we got a call from another team offering us to move back for a future 1," Roseman said last week. So the Eagles took a minute to consider the offer.Whenever a team can pick up an additional first-round pick, it’s worth consideration. But the Eagles were fond of Cox, who former defensive line coach Jim Washburn said was "made" to play in the scheme the Eagles used.