Philadelphia’s strength is in the trenches. Obviously, there are playmakers on the outside on both sides of the football, but we have all seen just how impactful it is when the Eagles dominate up front, and that is exactly the intention here once again.
The Eagles kept 11 offensive linemen to work with Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach Jeff Stoutland, and he has a star-studded group starting and some veteran depth inside and outside. The defensive line is stacked, starting with Jalen Carter (“a special player,” Roseman said of Carter), Jordan Davis, and Moro Ojomo (“they look primed for a big year and they’re physically dominant as well,” Roseman said of both players) inside – and the Eagles are really excited about how Gabe Hall and Byron Young emerged in the spring and summer – and Roseman said he believes the interior of the defensive line “could be a real strength for this team.”
The edge is led by Nolan Smith Jr. and Jalyx Hunt, with veterans Joshua Uche and Azeez Ojulari backing up and Ogbo Okoronkwo, who made a strong push in the summer to earn a spot on the initial 53-man roster.
There are 11 players on the offensive line and 11 players on the defensive line/edge on this current roster. That tells you so much about how the Eagles value trench play, the resources they put into the line of scrimmage, and, frankly, why the team wins so much.
Will it change? Very much so. The Eagles don’t have a designated long snapper on the current roster, but that will obviously change. The team has a plan. It is very, very difficult, as the Super Bowl Champion, to win any waiver-wire claims given the fact that 31 other teams have first crack at all players on the wire.
But Roseman has resources and he has doggedness and he has a vision and so this part of the roster-building season begins.
Along with that, as we all amp up with anticipation, is the September 4 season opener with Dallas at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles are on the practice field on Wednesday with the focus on the Cowboys.
Roseman, as he always does, will work his daily, weekly, monthly, yearly juggling act: Making the Eagles as strong as they can be for the 2025 season and keeping an eye on the future for continued success.