As veterans reported to the NovaCare Complex for training camp Wednesday, the Eagles bid adieu to two of them. De facto general manager Howie Roseman initially left the door open for one of the vets to return, if that player couldn’t land a better gig. Then the Denver Broncos stepped up and offered a conditional draft pick for the guy, so he ended up getting traded, not released.
The player the Eagles would’ve welcomed back as a reserve, and for whom they were able to salvage at least a 2019 conditional seventh-round pick? It wasn’t 2014 first-round selection Marcus Smith.