How will the Philadelphia Eagles bounce back in 2024?
Despite a disappointing 2023 season, the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster is locked and loaded for a bounce-back 2024 campaign.
In ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.‘s latest NFL mock draft, Eagles general manager, Howie Roseman could be eyeing a major upgrade along the club’s front seven in the form of UCLA pass rusher, Laiatu Latu.
“This week is huge for Latu, who medically retired from football due to a neck injury when he was at Washington in 2021. Will NFL teams be satisfied with his medical reports? It’s not exactly unheard of — Jaelan Phillips, a Round 1 pick in 2021, medically retired when he was at UCLA before transferring to Miami — but it’s why these pre-combine mock drafts are tough. Because for everything Latu did on the field for the Bruins — he had 112 pressures and 23.5 sacks the past two seasons — it won’t matter if teams flag his medicals and take him off their board. Based on what I saw on tape from 2022 on, however, Latu is a first-rounder.
As for the Eagles, you watched the end of their season, right? Their pass rush really struggled. They got just one sack and 10 total tackles from 2023 first-round pick Nolan Smith. I still believe in Smith’s talent, and adding Latu would give their front seven another toolsy edge rusher.”
Philadelphia Eagles’ Lackluster 2023 Season
Following a season where they were a questionable pass interference call away from potentially winning Super Bowl 57, the Philadelphia Eagles were locked and loaded heading into 2023. A 10-1 start to their bounce-back campaign had everyone in ‘The City of Brotherly Love’ booking their Super Bowl 58 tickets…however, a 1-5 end to their regular season saw Nick Siranni and co. lose not just all of their momentum, but the NFC East divisional title. The Eagles downward spiral would continue in the NFC Wild Card Round as the team was dominated from start-to-finish to the .500 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the tune of a 32-9 score.
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