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Philly.com · Apr 6, 2017

The Eagles' long history of NFL draft busts

The Eagles drafted Jay Berwanger with their first pick in the first ever NFL Draft in 1936, but never signed him.Updated with a minor correction.

If you think Marcus Smith and Danny Watkins have been the Eagles' biggest draft busts you've ever seen, this story is either going to make you feel relieved or even angrier.

There's no real easy way to put this, so let's just say it bluntly: The Eagles have a long history of awful draft picks.

And not just in what you might think of as the "modern" era of the National Football League. The Eagles' very first selection in the very first ever NFL Draft, held in 1936 in Philadelphia, was the very first NFL Draft bust.

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