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Philadelphia Eagles GM details why having so many Georgia football players ‘gives you a head start’

Nakobe Dean Georgia inside linebacker Nakobe Dean (17) during the Bulldogs' game with Tennessee in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (Photo by Tony Walsh)

Philadelphia Eagles executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman clearly likes what he sees from the Georgia football program.

Over the course of the last two NFL drafts, he’s added six players who played for Kirby Smart. The most recent haul includes Jalen Carter, Kelee Ringo and Nolan Smith. The NFC champions also traded for running back D’Andre Swift on Saturday.

There’s a method to Roseman’s ways, as the Eagles decision-maker shared during Saturday’s NFL draft coverage on ESPN.

“We’ve been fortunate here to have chemistry here on this football team,” Roseman said. “When we’re talking about chemistry, when you have guys that are new and coming in to a new city, a new environment, a new football team, now they know people. They’re not uncertain. They can go to each other and say, ‘Tell me how this works. Tell me about the city. Where should I live, where should I go?’

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