More specifically, the organisation intends to acquire competent veteran Oren Burks for a one-year contract in order to bolster Devin White’s previous No. 5 overall pick in the draft, according to an NFL source.
Dianna Russini of The Athletic broke the initial story on Burks’ move on Saturday night.
The two are the anticipated starters in the mid-March photo, taking the place of veterans Zach Cunningham, a free agency, and Nicholas Morrow, who signed a one-year contract with Buffalo after leading the weak Philadelphia defence in linebacker play the previous season.
Due to Nakobe Dean’s injury-plagued season, both of those players were used more than anticipated; he will once more be relied upon to lead the
According to a team source, the Eagles still have faith in Dean’s abilities and playmaking potential if the former Georgia star can resolve serious foot issues that are at least partly related to his difficulty to adjust to his new shoes.
From then on, White’s splash-play ability will be the Eagles’ main weapon, albeit his consistency in Tampa Bay has somewhat limited it. Burks, 28, who has been a reliable player and strong special team member as a backup linebacker in both Green Bay and San Francisco, is a possible grounder up the middle.
The cost of replacing Cunningman and Morrow with White and Burks might reach $10 million, with a one-year investment of $7.5 million.
As far as individual projections, it’s much more likely that the Eagles did indeed slap a solid single in Burks, a player who should slot in nicely as the top backup at the position.
Assuming White turns into the home run of a player he once was expected to be coming out of LSU in 2019 seems specious after his five-year sample size with the Buccaneers.
The reality is that neither move prohibits Eagles GM Howie Roseman from continuing to look for upgrades at a position he’s long short-shifted so use pencil when projecting both White and Burks as significant parts of Vic Fangio’s defensive plan, especially is an option with real upside is there on Day 2 of the upcoming draft.
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