Tag: Howie Roseman

Howie Roseman explains why Eagles haven’t extended Zack Baun, other key free agents

Eagles GM Howie Roseman could be looking to stack up on compensatory picks after he explained why the Eagles didn’t hand out contract extensions to key 2025 free agents like Zack Baun, Josh Sweat and others

The Eagles have 19 pending free agents, and with some big names looking to cash in, the Philadelphia defense could look quite different in 2024.

During his Super Bowl opening-night press conference, the Eagles GM provided insight into his thinking, explaining to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia why he didn’t extend contracts to several key free agents.

“Once you start doing that, it’s almost like, are you picking favorites?” Roseman said. “And the other guys start saying, ‘What about me?’ And they start playing for themselves as opposed to the team.

“Now, we’ve seen that probably costs you money in the long run as you’re doing it. But when you have an opportunity to compete for a championship, it’s worth that sacrifice I think.”

Philadelphia has several critical free agents who probably want to return to the Eagles but could land massive paydays on the open market. Zack Baun, Mekhi Becton, Milton Williams, Josh Sweat, Isaiah Rodgers, and Kenneth Gainwell could land lucrative deals when the new league year begins.

Roseman admitted that he watches Baun and Becton’s price tag grow daily but sacrificed potential long-term deals for a Super Bowl run without distractions.

“I’ll do anything for a championship,” Roseman said. “So if that’s the trade-off and maybe we lose a player, I won’t like that, but I’ll take it.”

The six free agents listed above will all have major suitors on the open market, but if those players depart, the Eagles can land upwards of four compensatory picks.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie declines to discuss Nick Sirianni’s contract during Super Bowl opening night

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie declines to discuss Nick Sirianni’s contract during Super Bowl LIX opening night

Nick Sirianni has reached his second Super Bowl in his first four years as the Eagles’ head coach. Still, his contract is set to expire, and he and Howie Roseman are looking for long-term security.

On Super Bowl LIX’s opening night at the Caesars Superdome, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie declined to discuss Sirianni’s contract before Sunday’s game.

Lurie is one of three individual owners in league history to reach the Super Bowl at least four times with three different head coaches (Nick Sirianni, Doug Pederson, and Andy Reid), joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Pat Bowlen and Al Davis.

According to Elias Sports, Nick Sirianni is the third NFL head coach to advance to multiple Super Bowls in their first four career years, joining Joe Gibbs (1982, ‘83) and Mike Tomlin (2008, ‘10) in that category. Sirianni is the first Super Bowl Era head coach to make the playoffs in their first four career seasons while reaching the Super Bowl multiple times (also Super Bowl LVII). He is also the only Eagles head coach to advance to two Super Bowls and is the second to appear in multiple NFL championship games (Greasy Neale from 1947-49).

Overall, Sirianni is the fifth Super Bowl Era head coach to earn postseason berths in each of their first four career years at the helm, joining John Harbaugh (2008-11 Ravens), Bill Cowher (1992-95 Steelers), John Robinson (1983-86 Rams) and Chuck Knox (1973-76 Rams).

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles holds a 10-0 lead over the Packers

Jalen Hurts fought off rust and an intense Packers pass rush to make plays when needed as the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first half. Vic Fangio’s defense did a good job of confusing Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love, forcing two …

Jalen Hurts fought off rust and an intense Packers pass rush to make plays when needed as the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first half. Vic Fangio’s defense did a good job of confusing Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love, forcing two interceptions.

Philadelphia lost linebacker Nakobe Dean to a knee injury and will look to finish drives and capitalize on Packers turnovers.

With the second half underway, here are seven takeaways from the first half.

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Dallas owner Jerry Jones compares Cowboys roster construction to the Eagles

Dallas owner Jerry Jones compares the Cowboys roster construction to the Philadelphia Eagles roster construction

The Eagles and Cowboys are the standards in the NFC East, but the comparisons stop there because both teams are built on different parallels.

Regarding roster construction, Howie Roseman is diligent about free agency and the NFL draft, ensuring that his decisions yield every ounce of talent and productivity. The Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones prefer to focus on the NFL draft, finding premier talent and then preventing that talent from entering free agency.

The discussions on how the two franchises build their rosters were discussed on Monday by team vice president Stephen Jones, who declared Philadelphia will “soon be in franchise hell.”

On Tuesday, team owner Jerry Jones spoke to 105.3 The Fan about the similarities between the two organizations regarding roster building.

When asked about the difference between the two rosters following a 41-7 loss in Week 17, Stephen Jones mentioned that 50% of their cap space was on injured reserve.

A current look at salary cap space shows the Eagles have $9,856,286 available to roll over to 2025, while the Cowboys have $19,411,873 available.

According to Over The Cap, Philadelphia will start with over $31,102,970 before the cap rises, while Dallas will be at $19 million.

Looking at cap hits for 2025, Dak Prescott has $89,896,666, CeeDee Lamb has $35,450,000, and so on. In Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts has just $21 million against the cap, with A.J. Brown and Lane Johnson having $17 million.

Cowboys pocket-watching VP says Eagles are headed for salary cap hell

Dallas Cowboys VP Stephen Jones says the Philadelphia Eagles are headed for salary cap hell and will have some tough decisions to make

The Cowboys and Eagles are franchises headed in different directions. While Dallas will look to retool, Philadelphia has retooled and looks like a Super Bowl contender.

Howie Roseman is a salary cap wizard, and his dominance over the rest of the NFC East has been glaring for some time. During a recent sitdown with 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys Vice President and son of Owner Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones, attempted to excuse his own incompetence by claiming that the Eagles will soon face salary cap struggles.

When asked about the difference between the two rosters following a 41-7 loss in Week 17, Jones mentioned that 50% of their cap space was on injured reserve.

A current look at salary cap space shows the Eagles have $9,856,286 available to roll over to 2025, while the Cowboys have $19,411,873 available.

According to Over The Cap, Philadelphia will start with over $31,102,970 before the cap rises, while Dallas will be at $19 million.

Looking at cap hits for 2025, Dak Prescott has $89,896,666, CeeDee Lamb has $35,450,000, and so on. In Philadelphia, Jalen Hurts has just $21 million against the cap, with A.J. Brown and Lane Johnson having $17 million.

Roseman is a wizard, and salary cap hell will likely never happen, regardless of the dead cap hits accrued by pushing time back with void years.

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles hold a 24-7 lead over the Cowboys

Sights and sounds from first half as Eagles hold a 24-7 lead over the Cowboys

It was another disastrous first quarter, but the Eagles’ defense found their footing, and Kenny Pickett discovered a connection with DeVonta Smith. Buoyed by two C.J. Gardner-Johnson interceptions, Philadelphia found their rhythm and held a 24-7 lead over the Cowboys in the first half.

An Eagles win Locks up the NFC East and the No. 2 seed in the conference while allowing Jalen Hurts another week to recover from his concussion.

With the second half set to begin, here are ten takeaways from the first half.

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Should the Eagles have an interest in adding Joe Douglas to the front office?

Philadelphia should have an interest in bringing Joe Douglas back to the Eagles front office after he was fired by the New York Jets

The Eagles are always diligent about having a strong front office and player personnel group, and a former architect could be available. Joe Douglas was fired by the New York Jets on Tuesday after amassing a 30-64 record as the team’s general manager.

The move comes several weeks after the team fired head coach Robert Saleh following a 2–3 start. Saleh finished his tenure in New York with a 20–36 (.357) regular season record overall.

The Jets requested permission to interview Douglas and hired him over then-Chicago Bears Assistant Director of Player Personnel Champ Kelly, New Orleans Saints Director of Pro Scouting Terry Fontenot, Minnesota Vikings Assistant General Manager George Paton, and Seattle Seahawks Director of Player Personnel Scott Fitterer.

Before joining the Jets in 2019, Douglas was a longtime scout with the Baltimore Ravens before becoming an executive with the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.

Douglas joined the Eagles franchise in 2016 and was responsible for running the Eagles draft board and scouting department, turning the latter into the best in the NFL.

Douglas quickly developed a reputation around the league as a critical cog in Howie Roseman’s front office while playing a role in constructing the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII-winning team and the deep roster for the 2019 season.

Douglas drafted Derek Barnett and Andre Dillard for the Philadelphia Eagles while he was the team’s general manager from 2017–2019.  Rasul Douglas, Dallas Goedert, Josh Sweat, and Jordan Mailata are just a few of the players that Douglas played a part in the Eagles drafting.

Douglas amassed a dismal 30-64 record since taking over as Jets GM and could return to Philadelphia or Baltimore in the offseason.

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Jets fire GM Joe Douglas

New York Jets fire General Manager Joe Douglas

Adam Schefter reports that the New York Jets are firing their general manager, Joe Douglas, a move that has been expected for weeks.

The Jets requested permission to interview Douglas and hired him over then-Chicago Bears Assistant Director of Player Personnel Champ Kelly, New Orleans Saints Director of Pro Scouting Terry Fontenot, Minnesota Vikings Assistant General Manager George Paton, and Seattle Seahawks Director of Player Personnel Scott Fitterer.

Before joining the Jets in 2019, Douglas was a longtime scout with the Baltimore Ravens before becoming an executive with the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.

Douglas joined the Eagles franchise in 2016 and was responsible for running the Eagles draft board and scouting department, turning the latter into the best in the NFL.

Douglas quickly developed a reputation around the league as a critical cog in Howie Roseman’s front office while playing a role in constructing the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII-winning team and the deep roster for the 2019 season.

Douglas has amassed a dismal 30-64 record since taking over as Jets GM.

Douglas could return to Philadelphia or Baltimore in the offseason.

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Haason Reddick won’ t be returning to the Eagles via a trade

NFL rules state that the New York Jets can’t trade Haason Reddick back to the Philadelphia Eagles within a two year period

There’s been some talk of Haason Reddick being open to a return to Philadelphia to play for the Eagles, and while it sounds good, it won’t happen via a trade.

Reddick has yet to play a down for the Jets, while Philadelphia lacks a closer or dominant pass rusher off the edge. What looks like a simple resolution of Joe Douglas trading Reddick back to Howie Roseman can’t happen.

Per NFL rules, teams can’t trade a player and reacquire him via trade until two years elapse. If Reddick were to return to the Eagles, he’d have to be released or traded to Philadelphia by another team that would have to acquire the pass rusher from the Jets.

Last season, Reddick finished 15th in the league with 11 sacks and made his second straight Pro Bowl.

He recorded double-digit sacks for the fourth consecutive season, leading his team in that category and tying for 15th in the NFL. Outside of the sacks, though, Reddick’s numbers were poor by his standards.

His 38 tackles were the second-lowest mark of his career, and he didn’t force or recover a fumble after forcing five and recovering three last season.

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Where did the Eagles land in a ranking of top ten front offices in the NFL

The Athletic ranked 40 executives from the around the league and the Philadelphia Eagles have the 4th best front office in the NFL

The Eagles are one of the gold-standard franchises in the NFL, and a top-notch front office is a significant reason for their consistency year in and year out.

The Athletic polled 40 league insiders, including 35 high-ranking executives and five coaches, to compile the NFL Front Office Rankings. Respondents, who were granted anonymity for their votes and conversations discussing them in exchange for their honesty, were asked to submit their top five front offices, in rank order, based on each franchise’s football operations side. (Respondents were not allowed to vote for their own team.)

The scoring system: First-place votes were worth 10 points, second-place seven, third-place five, fourth-place three and fifth-place one. (One respondent split his fifth-place vote among two teams.)

After the dust settled, Philadelphia landed at No. 1 on the list.

4. Philadelphia Eagles

Total points: 140 (5 first-place votes, appeared on 23 ballots)
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
General manager: Howie Roseman
Head coach: Nick Sirianni

Voters praised Roseman for his analytical and forward-thinking approach to roster-building, which has helped keep Eagles in the playoff conversation for the majority of his tenure, including a Super Bowl LII victory and another NFC title in 2022.

“Howie is really aggressive,” an executive said. “That really stands out about the way they do things. They go for it. He’s not afraid to take risks on players. I think that’s a really good quality when you get into that role, and he’s quick to move on when something isn’t working. Those are attractive traits in a general manager. They’ve also always had guys in Philly who are good evaluators.”

Among the Eagles’ best attributes: cultivating front-office talent. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, Jets GM Joe Douglas and Browns GM Andrew Berry all worked for Roseman. Ditto for Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham. Current Bucs general manager Jason Licht worked alongside Roseman in Philly from 2003-07. Current Eagles assistant general manager Alec Halaby has interviewed for GM jobs elsewhere.

Baltimore ranked first on the list, ahead of Kansas City (2), San Francisco (3), Philadelphia (4), and Detroit (5).

Only two other teams—the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns—received multiple top-five votes from the panelists. Only one other NFC East team, the Dallas Cowboys, appeared on one ballot and received a first-place vote. Six other teams received a single vote.

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