The Eagles had to make a major change on their coaching staff this offseason when offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland stepped down after 13 seasons with the team.
That term saw the Eagles draft and develop a number of star offensive linemen, which led to a question for General Manager Howie Roseman about how the team will be evaluating offensive linemen in this year’s draft. Roseman said that there would not be a significant shift in that process under new offensive line coach Chris Kuper.
“I probably would want to hold our cards close to the vest here so close to the draft, but I would say we have a system evaluating players that really fits and transcends scheme,” Roseman said at a Tuesday press conference. “The criteria and qualities that we’re looking for in offensive lineman — they fit not only this staff and our last staff, but the way that we’re thinking. Certainly there’s tweaks when you have a new scheme and new coaches come in, but I think that we got a good system that fits the players and the people that we’ve brought in and excited about continuing that.”
Right tackle Lane Johnson and left guard Landon Dickerson both took some time before committing to return for the 2026 season, but their consideration of retirement likely means the Eagles have considered a future without them and addressing that could be part of Roseman’s approach to this year’s draft.
Most of the questions at Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman’s Tuesday press conference were about next week’s draft, but one of the ones that veered away from that topic concerned quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Hurts was the topic of a recent ESPN.com story that was critical of his role in last season’s offensive struggles, discussion of issues with his leadership style and his willingness to make changes that could change the outlook on both fronts. On Tuesday, Roseman was asked about Hurts’s standing with the team and his answer included a reference to those who might have thought that the team had a hand in using the media to make a point to the quarterback.
“If we have any issue with any of our players, we talk to them directly,” Roseman said. “So, from my perspective, from [head coach Nick Sirianni’s] perspective, from [Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie’s] perspective, we’re not hiding behind anything. We talk to our players directly. I think that it’s unfair. It’s unfair to have these articles written, but I understand it’s also what sells at this point. Yeah, I think it’s unfortunate.”
The ESPN.com article included a team source saying that Hurts is “as open as he’s ever been” to making changes and other reporting about the quarterback included similar sentiments about his acceptance of the overarching message. Whether that’s true and whether the grievances are fair or not, questions will linger around Hurts until the Eagles are on the field in the fall and able to show that they’ve taken steps to improve the offensive production from where it was in 2025.
Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman appears to be getting tired of giving the same answers to the same questions about whether he is preparing to trade wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Asked by a reporter today about the possibility that Brown will be traded, Roseman mocked the question as one that every reporter should know the answer to by now.
“What do you think the odds are that I’m answering this question any different than I answered anywhere else? Like, really? Do you think it’s like 50 percent? Do you think it’s 75 percent? AJ Brown is an Eagle,” Roseman said.
Roseman has consistently answered questions that way, noting that Brown “is” an Eagle — present tense — but not saying whether Brown will be an Eagle when the season starts.
There’s been widespread speculation that Brown will be traded after June 1, when the salary cap accounting changes and the Eagles can more easily make the trade while staying under the cap. That could still happen. But it’s not something Roseman is going to talk about now.
Patriots Executive Vice President of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf knows the questions about trading for Eagles receiver A.J. Brown are not going away, but he’s doing his best not to confirm or deny anything.
Asked today whether he’s keeping the door open to trading for Brown, Wolf said he is — but he’s also keeping the door open to adding any other player.
“As far as players on other teams, gonna keep the door open to anything that we think may improve our roster, whether that’s with the player you mentioned or other players,” Wolf said.
Speculation has swirled for months that the Eagles are looking to trade Brown, and that the Patriots are among the teams with interest in making a deal. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel previously coached Brown in Tennessee for three seasons, and that strengthens the connection between the player and the team.
A trade likely wouldn’t happen until after June 1, when a deal becomes easier for the Eagles to navigate under the salary cap. Wolf will hear the questions about Brown at least until then.
Ole Miss wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling has had a busy itinerary.
He has top-30 visits scheduled with the Vikings, Buccaneers, Bears and Eagles, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.
Stribling played for three college programs in five seasons.
He played two seasons at Washington State and two seasons at Oklahoma State before moving to Oxford for his final college season. Stribling made 55 catches for 811 yards and six touchdowns last season after 50-catch seasons at each of his first two stops as well.
He ran a 4.36-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine.
