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Howie Roseman explains Philadelphia Eagles decision to draft Jalen Hurts

Many Philadelphia Eagles fans woke up on the day that would serve as the NFL Draft’s third with the same feeling. We could have saved Round 2 to our cloud DVRs. We could have known what was about to happen before watching, and we still would have been shocked by the news. With a need at wide receiver and with Denzel Mims available, Howie Roseman and the “Birds” selected Jalen Hurts with the 53rd-overall selection.

It’s called “The 24-hour rule”, though it’s been interpreted in two very different ways.