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Eagles mailbag: What are the Eagles going to do at linebacker? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles are back at practice on Thursday after a long bye week layoff. The second half of the season is about to begin.
But before that, let’s finish off the mailbag.
Part 1.
Part 2.
And here’s Part 3:
Love the podcast. I know it’s probably to soon to talk about next year but seeing how Nakobe has played this year do you think the eagles take a shot at a linebacker in the mid to late rounds of the draft?
— My Info (@RedHatRICAN_YT) November 13, 2023
Even when he has been on the field this season, Nakobe Dean has been a bit of a disappointment. And now he’s hurt again. The Eagles used a third-round pick on Dean a couple years ago and, from their perspective, that’s a relatively big investment in a linebacker. We know they’re not going to spend high draft picks or big money on the position. It’s worth pointing out that both Zach Cunningham and Nicholas Morrow are set to be free agents after this season but it’s possible one or both could be back for another inexpensive contract.
As far as drafting a linebacker in a middle or late round? Yeah, that’s definitely in play. We know that Dean will be back next season but he hasn’t really shown enough to make the Eagles think he’s definitely the answer at the MIKE spot. The Eagles (under Howie Roseman) are never going to use a ton of resources on linebacker but they’ll probably need to add some this coming offseason, at least by way of Day 3 draft picks and low-risk, high-reward contracts.
Can Nolan Smith play some LB, talking packages where he could line up, maybe something of a monster position. Rush or drop into coverage not sure if he ever did that in Ga.
— Jack (@jackkidd8) November 13, 2023
I got a few questions just like this one and I understand why. The Eagles just lost Dean again and you desperately want to see Nolan Smith on the field. I get all that. But this isn’t really a…
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Publish date : 2023-11-16 12:00:00
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