Philadelphia Eagless: A Case Study

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The legal tampering period began earlier today, where teams across the league can begin talking with free agent players and their agents. With that being known, there have been numerous reports flying around about many players and certain teams' interest.

One team, who is expected to be a player when free agency kicks off on Thursday at 4:00 pm ET is the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles have two pressing needs on their roster to fill this offseason: cornerback and wide receiver.

While they have been connected to many free agent wide receivers, there has not been a lot of noise when it comes to cornerbacks until today.

According to Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com, the Eagles are interested in Houston Texans cornerback A.J. Bouye. Shorr-Parks also
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According to Brandon Krisztal of KOA News Radio, the Eagles along with the Miami Dolphins are interested in Denver Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster. Krisztal mentioned that the Broncos will likely lose their special teams captain as he wants more snaps at defensive back.

Webster, who is only 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds, could be a cheap option for the Eagles and give them much-needed depth. Right now, there is not a lot of depth at the cornerback position as they released Leodis McKelvin earlier this offseason and Nolan Carroll is a free agent.

Remember when the Eagles signed safety Chris Maragos a few years ago as a free agent? It was not a flashy signing by any means, but he has been a special teams ace for the Eagles.

If the Eagles sign Webster, he would provide the same thing plus get snaps at cornerback because you would have to think that there will be an open competition to see who will be starting.

The potential signing of Webster makes much more sense than Bouye, especially from a financial and position standpoint.

The Eagles have been burned twice in free agency by spending big bucks on a cornerback. They do not want to go down that road

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