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Joe Douglas, the Eagles' top scout, has climbed the ranks to become one of the NFL's top talent evaluators

Joe Douglas showed up at the University of Richmond’s Pro Day in 1999 hoping to impress scouts enough to earn an NFL job.

Not with his time in the 40-yard dash or his reps in the 225-pound bench press, but with his résumé.

“We had a couple of guys who ended up getting drafted that year, so all the scouts were down there to work them out,” said Douglas, who started 45 games at offensive tackle for the Spiders but wasn’t considered NFL material.

“I was a senior, so I would hop in there with those guys (and work out).