Roseman on Phillips: “All these guys, the process starts with college. We spent a lot of time with him coming out of college, knowing the person. It’s real easy to scout the player. He’s got freak ability, he can rush, he can set the edge, he can play in space. He’s got a non-stop motor. I think one of the most fun things to do is put on his tape and watch his effort.
“When you have the athleticism and the physical ability he has with the effort he has and then just going and seeing that he was the (Dolphins’) Walter Payton Man of the Year (nominee) in Miami, the things he does in the community. He comes from an unbelievable family. Obviously, Vic (Fangio, defensive coordinator) was with him (in Miami, 2023 season) … it wasn’t a hard trade to make.”
Roseman on Carter: “Michael is another guy that we knew really well coming out of college and then just like Vic with Jaelan, Joe Douglas (Senior Personnel Director/Advisor to the General Manager) is here and he had a lot of experience with the person (Joe Douglas was the Jets’ General Manager who drafted Carter in 2021). The guy has played at an elite level inside, so that gives you flexibility there. He’s an incredibly sharp guy. Joe Kasper (safeties coach) coached him at Duke. He can play safety, which is really important. We’ve always had that piece of a guy who can play nickel and then come into the game and play safety.”
Roseman on Alexander: “I remember when he signed in June with Baltimore what a great signing by them. Obviously, it didn’t work out the way that he wanted or they wanted or he wouldn’t have been available to us. The relationship we have with Baltimore and being able to have honest conversations and understanding what he went through a little bit in Training Camp and getting back to health – he obviously missed a lot of time last year (with Green Bay) – and then doing a deep dive on him and how successful he’s been and what we thought of him last year … sometimes in this league you acquire information and you watch everything and you feel the risk is worth the reward here. I think when you talk about a still-young guy, knowing where his health is at now, feeling healthy, feeling good, we felt the risk was worth the reward with him.”
What all of this means for the 2025 Philadelphia Eagles is to be seen, but as he’s done in past seasons with great success, Roseman used assets he has to make the team better and still keep the Eagles in a healthy position for the future.
That’s his job. And he’s the best at it in the NFL. Days like Tuesday, Roseman has seen in the past, reverberate through the locker room and the walls of the NovaCare Complex. The impact is felt everywhere as the Eagles do the things to put themselves in a better position to make another championship run.
“I feel a responsibility to our players to do whatever I can to help them,” Roseman said. “The players work so hard and make so many sacrifices and to not do everything I can to help us would be a disservice to them, to everyone. We have a chance here and I’m excited we were able to get some things done that I think, we all think, will make us a better football team.”