To the shock of the masses, Howie Roseman’s first and strongest move during “free agency” — which hasn’t actually started yet, of course — was acquiring a pass-rusher.
The front four is the unit Philadelphia values above all others. But 2018 was a bit of a down year — injury exposed a lack of depth, and marquee players like Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham saw their snap count go up and efficacy decrease.
Philadelphia was already projected to have third highest cap hit on DL (DT + EDGE) in 2019 -- though with Jernigan leaving and Graham staying, they only go up a couple million.