How Lane Johnson’s Retirement Will Affect the Eagles and More Questions for Week 5

PelisseroThe AJ Brown trade being another one, as opposed to giving up the assets right now, even though you're getting a player who, you know, who knows what role, if any, they have on your team in a couple of years. Yeah.

KapadiaIt feels like it's those two factors at play. One is that anyone in the NFL who you'll listen to who knows the draft. It's like the 2027 draft. They just want this season to be over so that they can get to the 2027 draft because they're so excited about the talent pool in 2027.

KapadiaSo I think teams are reluctant to give up those 2027 picks. But then I think it comes down to franchise stability.

KapadiaHowie Roseman knows he is going to be running the Eagles in 2028. You want to trade me a 2028 first rounder, second rounder over a 2027 third rounder? Yeah, that sounds better to me because I'm going to be here. I'm going to be making those picks. I think sometimes they have other GMs who they're like, I'm kind of coaching for my job here.

KapadiaI need the pick right away so that I can make the pick and show the owner that I'm upgrading the roster and so that we can win games so that I still have this job. So I actually think it's an edge that the teams with more stability with their decision makers have had for a long time.

KapadiaAnd maybe they're just leaning into it a little bit more now.

PelisseroHowie Roseman talking with, I think, the beat reporters right now in Philadelphia setting, quote, according to Zach Berman, we weren't looking to move Cam.