In 2002, the Eagles invested two of their first three draft picks on cornerbacks who started together for five seasons. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie mentioned that draft on the second night of the draft this year, when the Eagles used their second- and third-round picks on cornerbacks.
Sidney Jones and Rasul Douglas aren't necessarily expected to turn into a version of the Lito Sheppard-Sheldon Brown combination, but the Eagles would be fortunate if the 2017 draft is remembered similarly to the one 15 years earlier.
And when Jones and Douglas were together at rookie camp last week, they fostered a relationship that the Eagles hope will help solve the franchise's revolving door at cornerback.