If the Eagles don’t use their first-round pick on EJ Manuel, they are not going to land him. That’s the feeling of one league source close to the situation, who says a couple teams are showing significant interest in the Florida State signal-caller.
“I think the media is pretty far off as far as where they have EJ right now,” the source said.
A look at how far Geno Smith could potentially fall, Greg Cosell’s mock draft and notes on potential second-round targets for the Eagles.
From Darrelle Revis to EJ Manuel to Matt Scott, here’s the latest Eagles-related draft buzz.
Quarterback EJ Manuel is doing a weekly diary here on Birds 24/7 as we count down to the draft. In this installment he writes about his visit to Philadelphia, and his emotions with the draft less than a week away.
EJ Manuel says the Eagles are one of the teams showing him the most love. Plus, Jon Gruden on Tavon Austin and two more pre-draft visits to catch you up on.
Plus, Ron Jaworski ranks the quarterback class, and Jon Gruden says one QB might just be the sleeper of the draft.
Earlier this week, we discussed the possibility of the Eagles trading down out of the No. 4 pick.
And while many believe teams at the top of the first round will have a tough time drawing significant offers, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. thinks the Eagles will get some calls.
“You’re going to get offers because it’s not costly to be up there,” Kiper said. ‘It’s a case where there’s going to be some hot players, and the hot players are going to be those left tackles. Everybody seems to want to go up and get those guys. After [Luke] Joeckel goes, if he goes one, that’s going to make Eric Fisher and Lane Johnson two possibilities for teams that are going to look to move up.”
From trade scenarios to Ron Jaworski’s thoughts on the quarterback class, here is the latest draft buzz.
Quarterback EJ Manuel is doing a weekly diary here on Birds 24/7 as we count down to the draft. In this installment, he talks about his upcoming visit to the NovaCare Complex, and watching Eagles games in person as a kid.
Quarterback EJ Manuel is doing a weekly diary here on Birds 24/7 as we count down to the draft. In this installment, he details his private workout with the Eagles on Thursday.
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Sheil Kapadia has been writing about the Eagles since 2008. His previous Philly.com blog, Moving the Chains, was named one of the best in the state by the Associated Press. Sheil's main joys in life are family, football and finding good parking spots.
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