Philadelphia Eagles remain ‘front-runners’ for Jalen Ramsey

The Philadelphia Eagles desperately need secondary help, and they are still trying to find it with Jaguars’ star, Jalen Ramsey.

We’re a little less than a week away from the Philadelphia Eagles next game against the New York Jets. And at this point, they still only have three healthy cornerbacks who are guaranteed to play next Sunday in Rasul Douglas, Orlando Scandrick, and Craig James.

The Eagles’ latest move was signing Scandrick, who played with the team over the summer. However, the veteran wasn’t impressive enough to hold onto as the Eagles cut the roster down to 53 men before the first week of the season.

At this point though, the Eagles had no choice but to bring Scandrick back as he’s seasoned and knows the system. Looking at the current state of the position though, another move has to be on the horizon. Even if the Eagles can get a hobbled Sidney Jones back into the mix or not — they need help, and they need it quickly.

Could the Eagles finalize a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars to acquire showstopping cornerback, Jalen Ramsey? Apparently, that’s what they’ve been trying to do — but so far, no luck. As multiple teams are serious contenders for acquiring Ramsey, one NFL insider believes the Eagles are the front-runners for Ramsey, despite getting a trade turned down already.

Howie Roseman is still wheeling and dealing

The Eagles reportedly offered the Jaguars a first and a second-round pick for Ramsey. Clearly, the deal didn’t go through as the cornerback remains in Jacksonville as of Tuesday. Although the Eagles got turned down, it doesn’t sound like Howie Roseman is backing down.

“The Philadelphia Eagles and other teams are still highly, highly interested,” says ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. The insider even doubled-down on that claim by stating that “it’s easy to call the Eagles the front-runner.” As other Super Bowl contending teams such as the Ravens and the Chiefs remain in the mix, no other team is actually this desperate for a cornerback.

The Chiefs and the Ravens aren’t perfect, but their defenses aren’t depleted quite the Eagles’. Secondary issues aside, the Eagles also have been struggling to get to the opposing quarterbacks through the first four weeks as well, making it even more difficult for a thinning secondary.

Will Jalen Ramsey solve all of the Eagles problems? Not exactly. But the addition will definitely help the Eagles out in a big way. There’s not just one missing piece to the puzzle that could help perfect the Eagles — but Jalen Ramsey could help them get close.