Howie Roseman Talks About Eagles' Offseason Moves So Far

Pat Gallen reports.

IT LOOKS LIKE BRYCE'S RED TOYPLAY SOME BASEBALL.NO SPORTS ALL EYES IN FILLHAVE BEEN ON THE EAGLES OFFSEASON MOVES.TODAY OUR PAT GALLEN GOT ACHANCE TO TALK WITH TEAMGENERAL MANAGER HOWIE ROSEMANABOUT WHAT THE EAGLES HAVEDONE SO FAR.THANKS, UKEE.WHILE REST OF THE SPORTS WORLDHAS BASICALLY BEEN SHUT DOWNLAST FEW WEEKS THE NFLCONTINUES TO MAKE HEADLINESDURING FREE AGENCY.EAGLES GM HOWIE ROSEMAN SPOKEABOUT SOME OF THE MOVES THEEAGLES MADE, BUT HE SAYSFOOTBALL RIGHT NOW ISSECONDARY.MOST IMPORTANTLY WE'RE SOAPPRECIATIVE OF THE PEOPLEWORKING HARD, SACRIFICING FOROUR COMMUNITIES RIGHT NOW.HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THROUGHTHIS TOGETHER BY BEING SMARTBY SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.THAT IS MESS IMPORTANT THING.REPORTER: DISCUSSINGCOMPOSITION OF THE TEAM ROSEMAP'S HAPPY WITH THE HALL OVERLAST WEEK ESPECIALLY ON ONESIDE OF THE BALL.WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE REALLYIMPROVED THE QUALITY OF THETEAM CERTAINLY ON DEFENSIVESIDE OF THE BALL WHERE OUREMPHASIS WAS DURING FREEAGENCY AND WHILE GUYS HAVETHAT GREAT MENTALITY TO THEFOOTBALL TEAM.REPORTER: SPECIFICALLYEAGLES GM DISCUSSED PHILLYNATIVE WILL PARKS AND DARIUSSLAY AS NEW FACES, REPLACINGMALCOLM JENKINS.WILL PARKS, ANOTHER YOUNGGUY, 25 YEARS OLD, A GUY WESAW HIM DO THE THINGS THATWE'RE LOOKING FOR A GUY THISTHAT ROLE TO DO BEING ABLE TOPLAY IN THE BOX, BEING ABLE TOCOVER TIGHT-ENDS.BIG MOVE WAS DARIUS SLAYTRADE, AN EXTENSION, THIS ISANOTHER GUY THAT WE FEEL LIKEWE REALLY KNOW WELL.HE CAN GET THE GUY THE BALLBACK FOR OUR OFFENSE.HE HAS BEEN IN THE SITUATIONWHERE HE HAS BEEN LEFT ON AISLAND, 29 YEARS OLD, GETTINGTHE CONTRACT EXTENSION DONEWAS IMPORTANT TO US AS WELL.REPORTER: COMING UP AT 6:00 WE WILL HEAR MORE FROMROSEMAN ON THE DECISION NOT TORESIGN MALCOLM JENKINS AND HESPOKE VERY CANDIDLY ABOUT WIDERECEIVER ALSHON JEFFERY.