The NFL recovery is the moment when the teams can replenish, build their players base with cheaper and younger talents in the hope of finding construction blocks that will support the franchise for years to come.
Howie Roseman did a great job by doing this during the last half-receiver, and with a large number of these choices, such as Center Cam Jurgens on Monday, locked them in long-term and long-term agreements after producing a huge value on their beginner contracts. This effort will continue on Thursday evening as the Eagles hold the last choice in the first round of the NFL draft this weekend.
Their position this year is interesting. With the final choice on each first round, there could be a team that needs QB who would like to go to 32 and write a quarter for whom they could offer a 5th year recruit contract in a few years. There are also teams in front of the Eagles who have an unnecessary number of choice which could be interested in negotiating to recover additional draft capital.
As part of these commercial discussions, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that birds could seek to add a veteran player to strengthen their list too. Before you start to salivate on names like Micah Parsons or Trey Hendrickson, remember the situation of ceiling already confronted with the team. If there is a job for a veteran, there will be no need that will need a contract extension or which already has a high price.
With this warning, here are 10 veterinarians who, I believe, could interest Roseman and the front office this week at the draft.
Michael Mayer – Tight end
A business for a tight ending only makes sense if the Eagles pass from the Dallas Goedert holder, a movement I wrote that they should not do. Mayer, 24 years old, was the choice of the second round of the raiders during the recovery from 2023 to n ° 35 in total, and organized a promising recruit season with 27 captures for 304 yards in 12 departures. However, like the QB situation of Las Vegas and the global environment deteriorated a season ago, Mayer’s performances also did it, with only 21 captures for 156 yards and without touched. Brock Bowers will be the main tight end of raiders, Thus, a job of Mayer makes sense to them. He is a better blocker than the internal candidate Grant Calcaterra, so if the Eagles exchange Goedert, they could seek to replace him with a combination of Calcaterra and Mayer.
Kayvon Thibodeaux – Bord
During the last year of his recruit contract, the 25 -year -old could be in motion if the giants select Abdul Carter with the overall choice n ° 3, rather than paying the two players. There are two seasons, Thibodeaux recorded 11.5 bags for the giants in 17 departures, but missed five games a season with injury, and his 5.5 bags were certainly not what New York was expecting as a follow -up. The big question is whether the giants would trade with the Eagles, still losing the loss of Saquon Barkley a season out of season ago. It is difficult to see New York being ready to help the stronger Eagles, unless they resigned from what seems to be a two -year reconstruction.
Tyree Wilson – Edge
It would not be surprising to see the head coach of the new raiders, Pete Carroll, redo his list in the coming months, and Wilson is a player whose time in Vegas could be short as part of these reconstruction efforts. He has two years left on his recruit contract, but did not do much in his time with the Raiders to justify. It is music to the ears of a team short of ceiling like the Eagles, who like to take risks on the old recourse choices of the first underperforming round. Wilson has only eight bags through 33 career games and has only made four departures since he was selected n ° 7 two years ago.
Denico Autry – Edge
Others is also in the last year of his agreement, and unlike most of the other players listed here, is at the end of a long career rather than at the beginning. Upon entering his 35 -year season, Autry accumulated 11.5 bags as recently as two seasons, but after spending the Texans last year, he started only two games, played in 10 and accumulated only three bags with a pressure rate of 8.1%. He also served a suspension of six games for violating the league policy against drugs improving performance. If the Eagles believe that there is something left in the tank that can be accessible without the help of illegal medicines, he would be a veteran of the purchase which would probably not need more than one day 3 to acquire.
Andrew Billings – Tackle defensive
If the Eagles seek to add depth to their defensive rotation of the tackle (and it would be assumed that this is not the case), a business with Chicago for Billings could do the trick if they are not able to win someone they like in the draft this week. Billings has just been injured in the torn pec which cost him half of his season a year ago and will enter this year at 30. It is unlikely that he is a high impact player, but with a ceiling stroke of only $ 3.3 million, he is relatively inexpensive and could provide inside insurance, provided that the Eagles think that he was completely recovered from his injury.
Kam Curl – Security
Another player who comes out of a decreased year, Curl is in the second year of a $ 9 million contract he signed as a free agent with the RAMs before the 2000 season, so he is relatively inexpensive. He experienced difficulties in protecting passes last year but, before that, was a solid security with Washington. He is only 26 years old, and perhaps playing in the defense of Vic Fangio and competing with Sydney Brown could draw more, and he would cost no more than a choice of 5th or 6th round if Los Angeles decided to go from him.
Tyrann Mathieu – Security
There are not many high -level players on this list, and the Honey Badger is more name than the player at this stage, but the 33 -year -old player could always bring value to the defense of Fangio, playing with a younger core. The saints are in rebuilt mode, so even if it costs only $ 4 million in guaranteed money, they could decide to move it to a team like Philadelphia, which could use a veteran presence in secondary at a cheap price. He still chose three bullets a season ago and had an escaped recovery to start.
Spencer Burford – Guard
Would the 49ers swing a job with the Eagles? It is difficult to see an NFC competitor ready to help Eagles, but the capital project is always a great motivator. With Tyler Steen and the Kenyon Green project at the top of the depth board at the moment, a player like Burford, who made 29 departures for San Francisco in 2022 and 23, would make sense. He was exceptional in the protection against passes during his recruit year, but fought a lot in his last season as a starter in 23, finally supplanted by 2024, the Dominick punished recruitment. He is also in the last year of his recruit contract, and seems to be a main candidate to attend Stoutland U in the fall.
Trey Pipkins – Guard
The charges have just acquired Mekhi Becton to be their starter at the right guard, which makes Pipkins potentially available as well. It has started 46 games in the past three years and has a positional versatility, capable of playing both on guard and tackle. He is only 29 years old and could start with custody or become an important swing man for Stoutland to use.
Rachaad White – Running Back
Like many players listed above, White is in the last year of his recruit contract, making him attractive from a financial point of view. Roseman has already added a potential replacement of Kenny Gainwell to Aj Dillon, but Dillon does not offer much from the rear field as a receiver. Will Shipley also showed promise in his limited playing time, but the Eagles could hang White to add a return to rotation. In 40 departures for Tampa during its first three seasons, White transported 165 from the 185 targets for 1,232 yards and 11 affected. Last season, he captured 51 balls for 393 yards and six affected, with 64 receptions and 549 yards in 2023.
