With Day 3 and the NFL Draft concluded, which picks garnered an overreaction? Which is truly an overreaction vs. reality? The Eagles didn't address linebacker high in this draft, waiting until the fifth round to trade up and land Trotter at No.
Jeremiah Trotter played linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles for eight seasons during his NFL career. Now, his son is following in his footsteps. The
While the most pressing needs for the Eagles are cornerback, linebacker, safety and an additional edge rusher on defense, the Eagles could search for more depth at wide receiver, pick a long-term replacement for Lane Johnson at right tackle,
On Saturday, the Eagles drafted linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. The son of linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, a member of the Eagles Hall of Fame. As G.M. Howie Roseman tells it, the Eagles didn't ignore their priorities to justify taking Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. sat in his dad’s truck outside of the locker room at West Virginia, where his brother, Josiah, had just competed in his spring game, and pulled up the draft broadcast on his cellphone.
Or the rationale about making an unprecedented eight trades during the course of the seven-round draft, an NFL record for trades since 1990. That included acquiring three more picks for the 2025 draft.
On the other end were the Eagles, who took Trotter Jr., also a linebacker, off the board in the fifth round of a busy third and final day of the NFL draft. “I was watching the draft on my phone,” Trotter Jr.
Former St. Joseph’s Prep and Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is bound for the Eagles. Trotter, 21, was selected in the fifth round, No. 155 overall on the final day of the draft on Saturday. He follows in the footsteps of his father,
The Eagles traded a fifth-round pick (164th overall) and a sixth-round pick (201st overall) to the Indianapolis Colts for the 155th overall selection to take Trotter Jr, the son of former Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Trotter literally gets to follow in his father's footsteps and play linebacker for the Eagles. Trotter Jr. played his college ball at Clemson after becoming a big-time recruit out of high school. He lived up to the billing in college with All-ACC accolades and 180 combined tackles in his last two seasons.
What you should know The Philadelphia Eagles made eight trades and drafted nine players in the 2024 NFL Draft.On Day 3, the Eagles selected Clemson running back Will Shipley in the fourth round. In the fifth round,
There’s a small room with yellow walls hidden behind double doors in the basement of the Trotter household in Hainesport, N.J. It once served as the toy room for Jeremiah Trotter Jr., his older sister,
The Eagles' trade up and selection of Jeremiah Trotter Jr., the son of the former longtime Philadelphia linebacker, led to an emotional phone call with owner Jeffrey Lurie at the 2024 NFL draft.
This after the Eagles made three trades Friday night to add two extra fourth-round picks, giving them three at Nos. 120, 123 and 132. But the Eagles began Saturday with two more trades. They sent No.
The Philadelphia Eagles traded up to select Jeremiah Tortter Jr. with the No. 155 pick, the son of former Eagles third-round Pro Bowler Jeremiah Trotter Sr.
After selecting linebacker Jeremiah Trotter in 1998, the Philadelphia Eagles draft his son 26 years later. Every year, there is usually a cool story in the NFL Draft. This year, there are multiple legacy prospects.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s long NFL draft wait has come to an end. The Eagles selected him in the 5th round with the No. 155 overall pick. It came much later than many expected, but Trotter is home in Philly where his father became an NFL legend.
This after the Eagles made three trades Friday night to add two extra fourth-round picks, giving them three at Nos. 120, 123 and 132. But the Eagles began Saturday with three more trades. They sent No.