Howie Roseman sat in his office on a difficult Tuesday. The Eagles logo might have gleamed on his polo. But something heavy rode shotgun in his chest.
The Philadelphia Eagles general manager faced the grim task of roster cutdowns. It’s the NFL’s version of a brutal seventh-game playoff elimination, repeated thirty-seven times in a single day. For a team builder, it’s pure agony.
Then, Roseman decided to change the script. He turned to Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and suggested they deliver some good news. "It's not a great day for us. And I turned to Nick, and I said, 'let's give someone good news for a change,'" Howie said.