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NFL Draft Grades: Eagles earn high marks for DeVonta Smith pick As expected. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles traded up to select Alabama wide receiver and Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith (!) with the No. 10 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Now it’s time to see what the so-called “experts” are saying about the selection. Instant draft grades are hardly the ultimate determination of whether a pick is actually good or not but they’re still fun to talk about. Eagles fans grade (A) Let’s get things started by looking at how Eagles fa...

"Ideally, you don't pick a wide receiver in the first round in consecutive years, but Smith is too good to pass up at No. 12. He gives the Eagles the true No. 1 WR they're lacking." "Of course the Eagles would also like a top WR, but CB Darius Slay needs a counterpart on the other side, and Surtain is terrific." "The Eagles desperately need a No. 1 receiver to anchor the passing game. The silky-smooth Smith is an exceptional route runner with vertical playmaking ability." "The Eagles need some help in the secondary opposite Darius Slay, and with Horn available here, Philly gets one of the eli...

There should've been just five picks between that moment and the Eagles being placed on the clock, but a somewhat surprising trade back now has Philly picking 12th overall, a spot that could change at a moment's notice with the Birds always being a team rumored to be eyeing trades in every direction but sideways (but only because that makes no sense — if you could make a lateral trade, Howie Roseman would figure out a way to be linked to that as well). With there expected to be an early run on quarterbacks in Thursday night's first round, the Eagles should still have several options when th...

NFL free agency rumors tracker: News, trades, updates, signings, and more All the information you crave in one place. Check back often for the latest reports! Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Happy New League Year, Philadelphia Eagles fans: your 2021 NFL free agency tracker is officially here. We’ll be keeping tabs on all the rumors, reports, trades, news, signings, etc. that are relevant to the Eagles over the next few weeks in this space here at Bleeding Green Nation. The action unofficially kicks off on Monday, March 15 at 12:00 PM Eastern (noon) when the “legal tampering” period begi...

And every year, the start of the new league year — and in turn free agency — brings a ton of excitement to the football world, especially for Eagles fans who know they have a front office that isn't afraid to go out and make big moves. That even applies in 2021, when the Birds will have little to spend and will likely be making moves on the margins rather than any major splashes like they've made in past offseasons.  Still, hope springs eternal, and some Eagles fans will talk themselves into believing the moves their team makes in the coming days and weeks will turn them from one of the ...