Mike Trout has NFL draft message for Eagles general manager
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has a message for Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman: “Defense wins championships.”
With that mentality in mind, Trout, a diehard Eagles fan, told ESPN’s Buster Olney on the “Baseball Tonight” podcast Wednesday that he wants the Eagles to shore up that side of the ball in Round 1 that begins Thursday night.
“I think a young corner,” Trout said. “You always go back to defense and you know defense wins championships, obviously. … I think bringing in a young stud (would help).”
A recent report from NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah indicated that Roseman was considering a cornerback at No. 22, but that the stance may have changed. It dovetails into Trout’s other suggestion.
“Maybe trade up to get a tackle to boost that line,” Trout said. “I know Howie’s big on juicing that offensive and defensive line, but who knows what he’s going to do.”
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The Eagles’ defense gave up 356.1 yards per game, the seventh-most in the NFL last season. That paled in comparison to how the secondary was gashed: the 252.7 passing yards per game allowed was the second most.
The NFL draft begins at 8 p.m. ET.
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