The Eagles have their sights set on this year's deep, deep, deep wide receiver draft class.
But could they also make a move around draft day that brings them a veteran wideout?
After Houston added Brandin Cooks in a trade with the Rams last week, Texans beat writer Aaron Reiss of The Athletic wrote this week he thinks Bill O'Brien could be looking to move one of the team's numerous wideout options - not that such a move will definitely happen, mind you, but that it could.
The name that surfaced from Reiss this week? Kenny Stills, a player who has years of NFL experience under his belt, is a regular deep threat, and has been tied to the Eagles in the past.
Here's what The Athletic's Sheil Kapadia had to say about the likelihood of the Eagles making a play for Stills:
If they weren’t going to spend $6M on Breshad Perriman in free agency, I don’t know why they’d pay more and give up a pick for Stills. Having said that, the Eagles are desperate, and he’s a deep threat, so maybe. The Eagles could wait to see what they get in the draft and then call to offer a 2021 pick if they don’t like what they ended up with.
With DeSean Jackson's health a mild concern, and no guarantee of drafting a guy like Justin Jefferson at No. 21, the Eagles desperately need to explore all deep threat options. Stills checks that box.
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Stills, who turns 28 the day before the draft, has seen his production decline a bit since his solid two-season run in 2016 and 2017, when he caught 110 passes for 1,573 yards and 15 touchdowns. His upside isn't what it was in the 2017 offseason.
To be fair, though, Stills spent that time toiling away on very bad Dolphins teams, and then had to fight through nagging injuries last fall in Houston, so it's possible a full offseason could have the vet back to his game-breaking ways.
The idea of giving up much in the way of picks for Stills, who has one year and $7 million left on his contract, wouldn't make much sense.
Perhaps one of their two fourth-round compensatory picks in this year's draft could move the needle for both sides? I can't imagine any scenario in which Roseman gives up a third-round pick for just one guaranteed year of a 28-year-old receiver who has never hit the 1,000-yard mark in a season, especially when the 2020 draft is loaded at wideout. The Eagles also have a fifth-round pick in 2021 they might be willing to part with.
It's possible those offerings wouldn't interest O'Brien too much, although considering the paltry return Houston got in the DeAndre Hopkins deal, Roseman should at least start that conversation and see where it goes.
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