Eagles Mailbag: What Is Howie Roseman Going To Do at the Trade Deadline?

Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman brought back an old friend earlier this week, as the Eagles re-signed edge rusher Brandon Graham. Yet the Eagles still have plenty of work to do ahead of the trade deadline.

Philadelphia will host the New York Giants in Week 8 as the Eagles seek revenge for their embarrassing loss just two weeks ago. Can the Eagles win their second game in a row or will Roseman have to make more moves? I’ll discuss that and more in my latest Eagles mailbag.

I’ve maintained a stance that the Eagles are likely higher on their cornerback room than those of us on the outside. I have personally been higher on Adoree’ Jackson than most, but he has dealt with several injuries in 2025.

It seems like Jakorian Bennett could start in Week 8, which will allow the Eagles to try a third different cornerback opposite of Quinyon Mitchell in nickel packages. My guess is that the current group of Jackson, Bennett and Kelee Ringo is enough to survive at cornerback.

Despite the return of Graham, I believe the Eagles are more likely to make an addition at edge rusher. It’s an easier position to utilize and rotate multiple players in at as well.

Plus many of the reported trades candidates at edge rusher have ties to Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, which would make the midseason transition easier. I’d keep an eye on the Miami Dolphins duo of Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb or Tennessee Titans edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones.

It still blows my mind that the Eagles don’t have a single tight end under contract for next season. Plus the team can use an upgrade at backup tight end behind Dallas Goedert, given Grant Calcaterra’s blocking struggles and injury this season.

While Las Vegas Raiders tight end Michael Mayer and Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave are two intriguing, young players, I’m not sure if they’ll be available. The Eagles could target a proven veteran with at least one year remaining on their current contract.

Los Angeles Chargers tight end Will Dissly was the team’s starter last season but has fallen down the depth chart and could be available. Dissly would provide an upgrade at TE2 this season while giving the Eagles a tight end with starting experience under contract in 2026.

Roseman has never been afraid to make a deal, which was clearly evident in August. My guess is that the Eagles will make two deals ahead of the trade deadline in 2025:

Trade #1:

• Eagles receive: EDGE Dre’Mont Jones

• Titans receive: 2026 fourth-round pick

The Titans are 1-6 and have already fired their head coach. They signed Jones to a one-year deal and it’s clear that the team is in the middle of a rebuild. Jones has experience playing for Fangio and could play all along Philadelphia’s defensive front.

Trade #2:

• Eagles receive: CB Cam Taylor-Britt, 2026 seventh-round pick

• Bengals receive: S Sydney Brown, 2026 sixth-round pick

It’s clear that Drew Mukuba is the future at safety in Philadelphia, as Sydney Brown has quickly fallen down the depth chart. Cam Taylor-Britt is a former starter for the Bengals that was a healthy inactive last week. He could benefit from a change of scenery.

This feels like an ideal swap of underachieving young players that deserve a chance with another team. It would always reunite Sydney Brown with his twin brother and Bengals starting running back, Chase Brown.

In my hypothetical trade deadline above, I have the Eagles trading for Titans edge rusher Dre’Mont Jones and Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. Jones currently wears #45 and Taylor-Britt currently wears #29.

Therefore, Philadelphia’s trade deadline haul would equate to 74. I guess that I’ll have to take the under in that scenario.

But it’s worth noting that other common trade targets for the Eagles also wear low jersey numbers. Jaelan Phillips wears #15, Bradley Chubb wears #2, Jermaine Johnson II wears #11, etc.

I mentioned it above but I’d lean towards them being more aggressive for help at edge rusher, but wouldn’t completely rule out a move at cornerback either. It honestly just comes down to how confident they are in the players returning from injury like Nolan Smith and Jakorian Bennett.

In regards to the sack issues, I don’t think it has anything to do with Fangio’s play-calling. If anything, Fangio has helped the pass rush by calling a few more blitzes than he normally would to improve the pass rush.

It feels like the Eagles are getting close and racking up pressures, yet those haven’t led to sacks just yet. Once Graham and Smith return, the pass rush should take a step forward.

Philadelphia’s offensive line has struggled all season long and it’s hard to blame one specific area for those issues. Players like Landon Dickerson and Cam Jurgens are clearly banged up and attempting to play through injuries.

Even reliable players like Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata have struggled or dealt with injuries at times. Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland has even made confusing in-game decisions at times. Such as replacing Johnson with Matt Pryor at right tackle, instead of Fred Johnson.

Then the inconsistent play-calling and issues with penalties haven’t made things any easier either. It’s simply been an odd, uncharacteristic season for Philadelphia’s usually dominant offensive line.

The Eagles took a step forward on the ground in Week 7 against the Vikings. They just needed starting center Cam Jurgens to stay in the game. Prior to Jurgens leaving the game, Saquon Barkley had six carries for 29 rushing yards (4.8 yards per carry).

Once Jurgens left the game, Barkley had 12 carries for just 14 yards (1.2 yards per carry). It seemed like the Eagles found their grove with utilizing more under-center looks. Yet Jurgens’ early departure clearly hurt on the ground.

The Eagles pivoted to a more pass-first approach against the Vikings and Jalen Hurts was clearly able to deliver. Yet Philadelphia’s coaching staff and players have already stated that they would prefer a balanced offense.

The Eagles were punched in the face by the Giants in Week 6. It simply felt like New York wanted to win more than Philadelphia and that cannot happen. If the Eagles can’t get up for this rematch on Sunday, that’s a problem.

Physicality will be the key to success against the Giants in Week 8. It’ll start with the running game on both sides of the ball. The Eagles need to be physical yet disciplined with everything that they do against the Giants.