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The Philadelphia Eagles have the top offensive line in the NFL and a huge reason for that success is solid drafting, with accrued depth.
With the Eagles losing Halapoulivaati Vaitai to the Detroit Lions in free agency and Jason Peters still on the open market, the Birds could look to restock the offensive line.
A player of interest for Howie Roseman and the Eagles appears to be Camden, New Jersey native and Michigan center, Cesar Ruiz.
Ruiz has been linked to the Eagles for months now and 6ABC’s Jeff Skversky is reporting that the interest is real.
👀 Eagles have been doing their homework on Michigan center Cesar Ruiz who is rated the #1 center in the NFL Draft
Ruiz has spoken with the Eagles multiple times
The Camden, New Jersey native tells @6abc his mom would very happy if he goes to Philly#NFLDraft #Michigan pic.twitter.com/2PIeHtYRPS
— Jeff Skversky 6abc (@JeffSkversky) April 11, 2020
The number one rated center in the draft, Ruiz can play multiple positions and could be looked at as the eventual replacement for All-Pro center, Jason Kelce.
Kelce has made it known that he’s playing on a year to year basis after battling injuries the past few seasons.
Ruiz could also serve as a significant upgrade to left guard Isaac Seumalo, who is viewed by many as the weak link on the Eagles offensive line.
Ruiz told Jeff Skversky that his mother would be very happy if he became a member of the Eagles, because of the short distance to Camden.
👀 Michigan center & Camden native Cesar Ruiz on Possibly Getting Drafted by Eagles
“If I play for Philly, my mom would loose it… that would be really amazing for my mom… it would mean a lot… growing up in this area and playing 20 minutes from home would be crazy”@6abc https://t.co/TcyZ0WkiaZ pic.twitter.com/1aMlpPYDH2
— Jeff Skversky 6abc (@JeffSkversky) April 12, 2020
At Michigan last season, Ruiz earned second-team all-Big-10 honors and started all 13 games for the Wolverines. Ruiz started 31 games at all five positions for the Wolverines and his versatility could only enhance the Eagles depth on the offensive front.
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