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Ford: Former Duck could catch on as Eagles LB

The NFL draft is no time for irony, but if it were Howie Roseman used it to perfection when he took Joe Walker with the Eagles eighth and final pick, the 251st of 253 draft selections, on a middle linebacker - from Oregon.

That was a fitting coda to the symphony of ascension Roseman orchestrated with the unseating of Chip Kelly and his return to a pinnacle that includes sitting at the head of the table on the league's most important three days of the year.

So, sure, why not? Oregon.

For his part, Walker knows that being three spots from undrafted is a tenuous enough situation for a rookie without commenting on franchise politics or the odd coincidence that he ducked in the door, you should pardon the expression, just after the previous regime came to an end.