Why Eagles should spend 1st-round pick on injured player

The Eagles only added three players during the first few weeks of free agency, leaving the impression they did little to address their needs.

At linebacker, they signed Kyzir White to a one-year deal on Saturday, adding a full-time starter who had 144 tackles last season with the Chargers.

That doesn’t necessarily decrease their likelihood of drafting a linebacker in the first round for the first time since 1979. White only signed a one-year deal.

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The Eagles also signed pass rusher Haason Reddick, who has 23.5 sacks over the last two seasons, on March 16, again giving the impression that they won’t be as likely to add a defensive end with one of their three first-round picks.

That’s not necessarily the case, either.

It’s certainly not the case at wide receiver, where the Eagles signed Zach Pascal instead of spending for an elite receiver such as Allen Robinson or JuJu Smith-Schuster, or trading for someone like Davante Adams or Tyreek Hill.

The Eagles believe they addressed their other issues by re-signing some of their own free agents, like defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, who was released, then re-signed to lower his salary cap hit.