The most anticipated parts of the NFL\u2019s annual league meeting in relation to the Philadelphia Eagles have very little to do with the rules owners will review. The franchise is on the proverbial bend at the top of a mountain hike. Much has been invested. Steep falls are possible. A return to the peak is still in sight. Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and coach Nick Sirianni are scheduled to speak after the first wave of free agency. Owner Jeffrey Lurie will speak with reporters on Tuesday at the conclusion. Below are five of the most pressing questions when Eagles officials head to Phoenix.<\/p>\n
1. No Tush Push battle<\/p>\n
No team submitted a proposal to ban the Tush Push. This underlines the overt hypocrisy contained within the disingenuous efforts<\/a> to destroy the play last year. The Green Bay Packers submitted that failed proposal while citing injury concerns. An NFL official deflated that claim by saying the league\u2019s study into potential increased injury risk due to the Tush Push found \u201cnothing notable.\u201d Beneath the guise of health and safety, a collection of teams \u2014 including the Packers, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams \u2014 simply wanted to kill a play the Eagles were specifically good at. They called it ugly and unsafe and said it did not belong in the sport.<\/p>\n No one is saying that now \u2014 at least not in any proposal. What is there for those teams to complain about? The Brotherly Shove is no longer as threatening in the Eagles\u2019 playbook. According to TushPush.fyi, a website that tracks the play, the Eagles\u2019 conversion rate dropped significantly from 2024 (79.6) to 2025 (63.6). So did their Tush Push touchdowns: 15 in 2024, five in 2025. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and former offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo adapted, and the Eagles still led the NFL by converting 70.5 of their red-zone trips into touchdowns. Dallas Goedert, a red-zone target, set the team record for single-season touchdown catches by a tight end (11).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, teams that voted to ban the play continued to use it themselves. Former Bills coach Sean McDermott authorized its usage more than anyone other than the Eagles. McDermott spoke against the play last year and was immediately challenged by reporters who pointed out how often the Bills ran it. McDermott acknowledged the Bills ran \u201ca form of it\u201d and subsequently ran it 27 times in 2025 with a league-high 89 percent conversion rate and nine touchdowns. McDermott, who was fired in January, will not have to answer for his continued usage. But his successor, Joe Brady, who called plays as OC, almost certainly will.<\/p>\n 2. A.J. Brown update<\/p>\n Roseman will certainly be asked for an update on A.J. Brown. The Eagles were poised to trade the three-time All-Pro wide receiver just before the start of the free agency period, but did not finalize terms with any teams. The New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams discussed trading for Brown, according to Dianna Russini<\/a>.<\/p>\n Roseman\u2019s asking price for Brown is steep. It\u2019s worth considering the wide receiver market. It cost the Denver Broncos a first-round pick, third-round pick and a fourth-round pick to acquire Jaylen Waddle and a fourth-round pick from the Miami Dolphins. Waddle, 27, is only a year younger than Brown and has not been selected to a Pro Bowl team or an All-Pro team during his five-year career. The three-year, $84.7 million contract Waddle signed in 2024 was not a deterrent. The Broncos made room for it on their payroll, and the Dolphins accepted that they will absorb a $23.2 million dead money hit in 2026.<\/p>\n But the Eagles\u2019 accounting strategy is not like that of the Dolphins \u2014 a team bound for a rebuild with a league-leading $179.2 million in dead money after blowing up its roster. Roseman signed Brown to a three-year, $96 million extension in 2024 with the intention of solidifying a Super Bowl-caliber roster and elongating the franchise\u2019s golden era. The Eagles would have to absorb a $43.4 million dead money hit if they trade Brown before June 1, according to Over the Cap. The dead money hit reduces to $16.3 million if the Eagles trade Brown after June 1, and they\u2019d have the added benefit of receiving $7 million in cap savings for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n June 1, therefore, serves as an unofficial departure date for a wide receiver who was not happy playing for the Eagles. Will Roseman confirm that is the case? Or is there still a pathway for Brown to remain in Philadelphia? There are multiple ways to interpret Roseman\u2019s wide receiver additions of Hollywood Brown and Elijah Moore in free agency \u2014 especially Moore, Brown\u2019s teammate and roommate at Ole Miss. Are the Eagles building a wide receiver room that would further support Brown? Or are they preparing for his exit?<\/p>\n 3. A new contract for Jalen Hurts?<\/p>\n The Eagles are entering a period in which they must consider the future of their franchise quarterback. Jalen Hurts is entering the third season of the five-year, $255 million extension he signed in April 2023. Strictly financially speaking, it becomes feasible for the Eagles to offload Hurts\u2019 contract after the 2026 season. The Eagles would also gain $11.2 million in cap savings if they traded Hurts at any point during the upcoming season, according to Over the Cap. There is, therefore, less contractual protection for the team\u2019s highest-profile player, who naturally receives the most scrutiny. It would be dishonest to outright ignore the Eagles\u2019 ability to part with Hurts if they chose to enter the season without a new deal.<\/p>\n Will the Eagles shut that door by further committing to Hurts with a new contract? Lurie has, in the past, been outspoken in his support of Hurts. In 2023, the Eagles held a news conference after extending Hurts, and Lurie described Hurts as a person \u201creally maximizing every ounce of their talent today and in the future.\u201d In 2024, at league meetings, Lurie called Hurts \u201ca major star,\u201d and a \u201cmature young man who has every skill set that you\u2019d want.\u201d After Hurts won Super Bowl LIX, Lurie said Hurts \u201chas the clutch gene.\u201d What will Lurie say regarding the organization\u2019s commitment to Hurts after a rocky 2025 season?<\/p>\n Criticism of Hurts leaked from inside the team\u2019s facility<\/a> as the Eagles\u2019 offense regressed significantly under Patullo. Sirianni, who overhauled his offensive staff, projected confidence once again in Hurts before the NFL scouting combine by saying he believes Hurts will be a good fit in the new system the Eagles are building with new OC Sean Mannion. Hurts\u2019 future will be a major topic when Sirianni and Roseman speak in Phoenix, too. But Lurie\u2019s authority will make his answers on this matter most telling.<\/p>\n 4. Sirianni\u2019s job security<\/p>\n A year ago, Lurie authorized a multi-year extension for Sirianni after the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX. In a statement at the time<\/a>, Lurie said Sirianni \u201chas embodied everything we were looking for in a head coach since we hired him four years ago.\u201d It will be notable to hear Lurie\u2019s assessment of Sirianni after the Eagles fell short of expectations while experiencing offensive setbacks in 2025 under another first-time playcaller whom Sirianni internally promoted.<\/p>\n