PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles drafting Jihaad Campbell was celebrated as Howie Roseman and the defending Super Bowl champions doing it again. Campbell, the high-upside, All-SEC linebacker out of Alabama, somehow fell to Philadelphia at the No. 31 overall pick in April.
There was an injury concern with Campbell. But the “top-10 talent” was too great for Roseman to ignore — and how the Eagles could use the New Jersey native was too tantalizing.
“For us, this was a really easy pick,” Roseman said on draft night. “Really explosive player. He can play inside. He can be an edge rusher. Feel really fortunate to bring him back to Philly.”
At this point, the Eagles have to feel really fortunate to have the 6-foot-3, 235-pound rookie in the building. Because the Eagles have a problem at edge ru