The Trait That Defines The Free Agency Class

Never underestimate the power of hard work.In the NFL, the "top college players" get drafted first and are rewarded with the larger rookie contracts. But so often in the league, it’s subsequent contracts that more accurately defines a player’s value. Two of the Eagles’ recent acquisitions - quarterback Chase Daniel and safety Rodney McLeod - began their NFL careers as undrafted free agents, but both elected to push themselves to their limits rather than sulk after going undrafted and now have multi-year contracts with the Eagles as a result.

While Daniel and McLeod went undrafted, two other names from the Eagles’ list of 2016 free agent acquisitions also came into the league with a chip on…