The Truth Finally Drops — Howie Roseman Exposes What Everyone Got Wrong About Jaelan Phillips.QQ
Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman’s prized trade of the season was acquiring Miami Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, but that move still came with some lingering questions.
The Eagles had to give up a 2026 third-round pick to get Phillips, but the defender fills a massive hole off the edge. 4.5 sacks by Philly’s edge rushers this season were a big reason something had to change there.
One question being raised is Phillips’ injury history, and concerns are being expressed about offering him a contract extension due to it. Roseman made sure to make his stance clear on the deal and his lack of concern with his injury.
“Obviously, there’s no insurance on any of these deals. We gave up a third-round pick, which is a lot of compensation. We really went back, and whenever we make these moves for all three of these players, [we’re] really doing a deep dive on these guys and not just watching this year, but going back and watching through their career. [I’m] going back and reminding myself what we thought of them coming out and watching some of them in college, and watching those injuries. The Achilles happened on a Black Friday game, I think two years ago, at MetLife Stadium. The ACL was, I think, a teammate kind of went into his leg. So, it wasn’t one of those non-contact injuries.”
Phillips’ injury history wouldn’t stop the Eagles from getting him
The Achilles injury Roseman is talking about is Phillips missing the back half of the 2023 season and the beginning part of the 2024 season. In total, Phillips lost 23 games in those two seasons combined.
To start the 2025 season, Phillips has so far shut down talk of durability issues, as he has appeared in all nine games for the Dolphins. He’s racked up 25 tackles, seven quarterback hits, three tackles for loss, three sacks, and one fumble recovery.
Roseman assured the media of his confidence that Phillips is going to come in and be an instant contributor to the Eagles.
“Just knowing the person and what kind of worker he is, the freak show of an athlete that he is, and seeing the effect that he had on the game this year. Watching him and just seeing the difference that he makes, and really, he’s made every time he’s been on the field since they drafted him. For us, it’s so hard to find difference makers as players and as people that– you don’t want to live with regret in this job. I think when we came down to it and had the conversations, the regret would be not doing everything we can to try to maximize the ability of this team to win as many games as we possibly can and give ourselves an opportunity in January and, hopefully, February.”
Eagles fans hope to see Phillips on the field for their first game back from the bye week against the Green Bay Packers.
