The Philadelphia Eagles must address two positions ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline, which comes on Nov. 4.
Those two positions are cornerback and edge rusher. Philly needed more help at the latter even before Za'Darius Smith's shocking retirement, and the Eagles need a much better solution than the players they currently have opposite Quinyon Mitchell.
ESPN's Adam Schefter was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday and made it clear that nothing is likely to change with general manager Howie Roseman's usual approach to trying to get deals done to improve the roster.
"You've got the Chargers looking for a running back, the Steelers looking for a receiver. The Eagles are always looking for help," Schefter said.
Not only do the Eagles need an addition along the edge, they need a significant one. Through six games, the Eagles have just nine sacks and only six teams in the NFL have fewer than that.
While acquiring an elite edge rusher will be difficult, Roseman has to take the biggest swing possible and that would come in the form of trading for Cincinnati Bengals star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, although it remains to be seen if he'll be made available. There is a chance, though, given how bad Cincy is right now.
At cornerback, Mitchell is dealing with an injury that forced his early exit from the Week 6 contest, which only adds to the Eagles' concerns. We already know Kelee Ringo and Adoree' Jackson aren't it, and Philly's trade for Jakorian Bennett hasn't panned out this far and he's currently on injured reserve.
With Mitchell and Cooper DeJean in the mix, the Eagles don't need a blockbuster trade to address the need, they just need someone more competent than Ringo and Jackson. It'll be far easier to fill that kind of need than the one along the edge.
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