eagles linebackers

The Philadelphia Eagles today announced that they have signed LB Adrian Moten to the active roster and G Julian Vandervelde to the practice squad, and have released LB Brian Rolle and LS Kyle Nelson.

Last year, Jamar Chaney and Brian Rolle were perhaps the steadiest presence in the Eagles linebacker unit. This year, the two are battling for the starting job on the weak side. “It’s not really a surprise, we know that every year they’re going to bring in competition,” said Rolle...

The Eagles aggressively addressed the linebacker position in the offseason, trading a fourth-round pick to acquire two-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans from the Texans in March. Ryans might singlehandedly take the Eagles linebackers from well below average to being a more than capable unit...

The Eagles are in an ideal position heading into this week’s NFL Draft, with no positions of glaring need.  As general manager Howie Roseman pointed out, the Eagles are striving to take the best player available when they pick. With that in mind, the Eagles do still have positions of less immediate need...