It’s April, which means it’s the time of year when reports about NFL teams and their draft desires become public in an effort to unsettle other GMs and personnel evaluators across the league. Today, the Eagles and quarterback Carson Wentz are in the limelight.
Speaking on 97.5 the Fanatic in Philadelphia, NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein says that the Eagles covet North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz so much that they may even trade up to select him, and a lot of that has to do with their new coach Doug Pederson.
“Make no mistake about it, I still think the Eagles first and foremost are trying to find a way to get Carson Wentz,” Zierlein said. “I know Doug Pederson loves him. I know that from people behind the scenes, in the know. That’s who he wants and that’s who he likes. It’s just going to be tough.”
The Eagles currently own the eight overall pick, the pick they acquired from the Dolphins in the massive trade that sent Chip Kelly cast-offs Kiko Alonso and Byron Maxwell to South Beach. The Eagles haven’t selected a QB in the first round of the Draft since they took Donovan McNabb in 1999.
Pederson, offensive coordinator Frank Reich, and personnel czar Howie Roseman all met with Wentz at the Senior Bowl in January. Then, after his pro day, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was with team brass as they worked the QB out and also took him to dinner.
Wentz has been projected to go anywhere from second to eighth overall in recent mock drafts, with the real thing still a few weeks away.
[NJ.com]
