Eagles Beef Up Pass Rush, Draft Edge Rusher Keyshawn James-Newby

0:00On April 28th, the Philadelphia Eagles just beefed up their pass rush in a big way over the last day. They traded for veteran Jonathan Greenard, who's got double digit sacks twice, and then snag 23-year-old edge rusher Keeshan James Newby. With their final pick at 250 second overall, James Newby stands 6 foot 2 and weighs 238 pounds. He's compact but stacked with production, notching 33.5 sacks across three college stops at Montana Tech, Idaho, and New Mexico. This pick keeps the Eagles streak alive, drafting at least one pass rusher for 11 stray years. Their GM highlighted how the kid explodes off the line, bends the edge, and shows real quarterback hunting traits, perfect for late round upside. Now James Newby slides into a loaded edge group with Greenard, Nolan Smith, Jaelix Hunt, Arnold Evaketty, and Joe Trian Shoyinka. The team's position coach has a track record of building these young guys through practice squads and strength programs.

1:00In today's league, pressuring quarterbacks is everything, and Philly stacking that currency deep, betting one of these rusher's breaks out big by, 2027. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to NFL News Today, AI-powered football coverage.