The Eagles have missed badly drafting safeties ever since. Interestingly, the only starter to come out of the NFL draft since 2010 was someone who wasn't even drafted. That was Reed Blankenship, who was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2022. Blankenship started five games as a rookie, then became a full-time starter in 2023.

Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman never played football, and got his start as a front office intern with the team. And he says that makes him look at his job differently. Asked why he's so eager to make trades during the draft, Roseman said it comes from having a different background and different mindset than most NFL executives.

Anyone who has spent any time around Howie Roseman knows that he has a chip the size of a soccer ball on his shoulder. Through two Super Bowl victories and three Super Bowl berths and his rise into the consensus best general manager in the NFL,