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,

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,

Roseman has thrived even though the Eagles have had just two top-10 picks in the first round since 2020 − wide receiver DeVonta Smith at No. 10 in 2021 and defensive tackle Jalen Carter at No. 9 in 2023. That means Roseman has found value both towards the end of the first round, and in later rounds.