Adrian Fedkiw
Eric Rowe fell on the Philadelphia Eagles’ depth chart from the jump in defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz’s new 4-3 scheme and has been dangled as a potential trade chip, according to NJ.com.
According to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity, the Eagles are shopping cornerback Eric Rowe.
Rowe was a 2015 second-round pick, but that was when former head coach Chip Kelly was drafting, not Howie Roseman, who is now running the personnel department.
A personnel member from another organization in the NFC, speaking on condition of anonymity, told NJ Advance Media that the Eagles have been trying to trade Rowe for most of training camp.
It is unclear at this point if the Eagles would release Rowe if they are unable to find a trade partner.
Rowe is a physical corner whose strengths are playing press coverage. He has good recovery speed on the deep ball, but as evidenced last night on his pass interference penalty, he doesn’t always turn his head around. As for me, I’d keep Rowe around, I think there’s potential here. He struggled last year in the summer as well. The Jets made mincemeat of him during that fourth and final preseason game last year, but when injuries forced Rowe into the starting lineup during the season, he held his own.
Rowe is currently behind Leodis McKelvin, Nolan Carroll, Ron Brooks and seventh-round rookie Jalen Mills on the depth chart.
If Rowe is shipped away, that could potentially be great news for undrafted rookie C.J. Smith, who has impressed in the preseason.
The Eagles have until 4 p.m. Saturday to cut the roster down to 53 players.