Eagles draft: Howie Roseman’s defensive back valuation and other takeaways from the pre-draft presser

Eagles draft: Howie Roseman’s defensive back valuation and other takeaways from the pre-draft presser

Reddick was the Eagles’ most-productive pass rusher in each of the last two seasons, but wanted a contract extension going into the final year of his deal. The Eagles opted to sign free-agent edge rusher Bryce Huff away from the Jets on a three-year deal worth up to $51 million and restructured the final year of Josh Sweat’s contract, making the 29-year-old Camden native the odd man out of the edge-rusher rotation.

When asked what the upside of getting a future draft pick instead of bringing Reddick back on the last year of his contract, Roseman bristled at the question, suggesting further context was necessary.“I think you’re asking a question in a vacuum without all the other factors,” Roseman said.

“You have two options, right?” Roseman said. “You can tell people stories about work ethic and how guys played and how they led, or you can have them watch that.

The team hasn’t used a first-round pick on a cornerback since 2002 and hasn’t taken one higher than the fourth round in the last six years. The Eagles took Sidney Jones and Rasul Douglas in the second- and third-round of the 2017 NFL draft, but haven’t used a Day 2 pick on the position since. “We’ve found different ways, really going back to me being a personnel director, we’ve signed some Pro-Bowl caliber corners or traded for some Pro-Bowl caliber corners,” Roseman said. “We’ve probably done it a different way.”

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