Howie Roseman explains Eagles’ aggressive trade up for Makai Lemon

First came the surprise : the Philadelphia Eagles ' coup in grabbing Makai Lemon. Then came the video that eventually surfaced of his phone call with the Pittsburgh Steelers , a conversation that the Birds hilariously interrupted . The 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner clicked over, and as the old saying goes, the rest is some recent history.

Who are we kidding? That's going to live forever. Expect to see that replayed for years to some whenever the NFL draft rolls around, and clips and highlights of past selection meetings are replayed.

Head coach Nick Sirianni and general manager Howie Roseman spoke with the media following each night of the three-day event. Roseman shared what you'd expect. There was reason to be aggressive.

A top-ten to 15 talent fell to 20, and the Eagles didn't want to sit on their hands. #Eagles GM Howie Roseman on trading up to draft USC WR Makai Lemon at No. 20 overall (right in front of the Steelers): “We didn’t want to sit on our hands.