How Eagles GM Howie Roseman built Philadelphia into an NFL juggernaut

Shrewd decisions by Eagles GM Howie Roseman has Philadelphia in its second Super Bowl in three years.

Sometimes a promotion isn’t really a promotion. At least not in the case of Howie Roseman, who oversaw the Philadelphia Eagles’ free agency and draft strategy from 2010 to 2014, only to have those duties stripped and given to then-head coach Chip Kelly. 

Kelly proceeded to run the team while Roseman managed salary and off-the-field staff. But when Kelly was fired five days before the final game of the 2015 regular season, the franchise gave Roseman another crack at being general manager.

He hasn’t looked back. 

“As it turned out, it was probably the best thing that ever happened to me,” Roseman said on NBC’s “ProFootballTalk” in 2018. “Did I ever think I would be back in a significant position in Philadelphia? No. I don’t think that I did. But I was just determined that I was going to try to do the right thing every day and get better and learn more.”

Since having been reinstated in that role, Roseman has led the Eagles to three Super Bowl appearances — a win in 2017, the first in franchise history — and four NFC East titles. Philadelphia faces the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday for another league championship. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/eagles-howie-roseman-nfl-super-bowl-rcna189713

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