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As much as the Philadelphia Eagles hate to admit it, linebackers are important.
It’s been said so much at this point that the phrase toes a line between comical, worn-out, and annoying. The Philadelphia Eagles haven’t taken a linebacker in the first round of any NFL Draft since they took Jerry Robinson out of UCLA in 1979.
What else can be said at this point that hasn’t already been said at least thirty times? No, Andy Reid didn’t really value the position that much but lucked into Jeremiah Trotter and a few other guys.