So naturally, one would assume that if the Eagles were to execute a trade involving a linebacker, it would involve bringing one in, right? Even if the team’s playoff chances aren’t particularly high, they could still benefit from landing a young, ascending linebacker with multiple years left on his contract who maybe wasn’t the best fit on his former team following a scheme change, right? ![]() ![]() The Eagles’ linebacking corps has actually been one of the team’s weaknesses through the first six weeks of the season, with no player really rising above average. *sigh* Oh well, at least fans can take solace in that the team kept seven linebackers because all of them are good enough to risk subjecting them to waivers… wait, that’s not true. On paper, that seems like a lot for a 4-3 team, right? I mean, with only three starting linebacker spots and the team running nickel defense roughly two-thirds of the time, did the team really need more than one backup at each position, especially when neither Davion Taylor or Eric Wilson are really fixtures of Michael Clay’s special teams unit? ![]() ![]() The Philadelphia Eagles started out the 2021 NFL season with seven linebackers on their 53 man roster.
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