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Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is familiar with a young quarterback finding success immediately. There were plenty of skeptics when Seattle selected Russell Wilson in the third round (No.75 overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.

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Carson Wentz has a new weapon that will play a major role in the success of the Philadelphia Eagles on offense. The Philadelphia Eagles feel that Alshon Jeffery will give them the lead receiver they lacked last season.

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Jeffery has accumulated 304 receptions for 4,549 yards and 26 touchdowns in five seasons with the…

David Hennessey takes a look back at how the Eagles traded up to select Fletcher Cox in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Now that the 2017 NFL Draft is about a month away, let’s take a look at a draft trade that paid off for the Philadelphia Eagles five years ago.

The Eagles may select a defensive lineman early in the draft this year. In 2012, they traded up to draft defensive tackle Fletcher Cox.

Related:Throwback Thursday: Eagles trade with Dolphins to move up in the draft

Philadelphia had a deal in place…

Quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Carson Wentz will face each other on Sunday in Seattle for a critical NFC matchup.

Wilson was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Wentz was taken in the first round of last year’s draft. Both quarterbacks started right out of college, and both played well right away.

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There was once a point when signing Fletcher Cox seemed like it was going to be an insurmountable feat. It was almost like the Philadelphia Eagles, and Cox was destined to go the franchise tag route.

Eagles GM Howie Roseman recognized how the involving the franchise tag could make the deal harder to negotiate.

“As you get closer to your ability to be tagged, it would make it harder and harder for…

Cowboys Draft Analysis: Is QB The Riskiest Position To Draft?

Is there such a thing as a can’t miss prospect? Is there really less risk drafting positions outside of quarterback?

When you are picking fourth overall, you should be getting yourself a great player. This type of opportunity hopefully will not come again for a long time. You can use that as the argument for taking a quarterback, or you can think to yourself that there may be someone there that…

What the Top 10 Picks Would Like If the 2012 Draft was Done Over

Now looking back on what could have, here’s what I think the 2012 NFL Draft would look like if the top 10 was done over:

  Thoughts? Comments? Am I crazy? Love to hear what you guys think.

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