The Eagles have a good chance of trading up, but moving up to the top 10 is highly unlikely. I have a friend who's also a huge Eagles fan, and all he does is bash Mark Simoneau; so I'm assuming the mutual feeling in Philly is that linebacker is a need position. I think Kevin Burnett out of Tennessee is a major possibility, or Channing Crowder if they want to move up about 10-13 picks. If the Eagles don't trade up, then Darryl Blackstock from Virginia and Odell Thurman from Georgia should be available. Either way, the end of the first round is rich with linebacker talent, so I agree that's the direction the Eagles will likely go.
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