The Eagles have made significant roster moves for 2026, including acquiring Pro Bowl edge rusher Jonathan Greenard and drafting wide receiver Makai Lemon. However, concerns remain about three key moves that have yet to be addressed.
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Over the last three months, the Eagles have made several moves to improve their 2026 roster, including recently acquiring Pro Bowl edge rusher Jonathan Greenard.
For the most part, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has addressed Philadelphiaâs biggest needs.
Roseman had to replace star wide receiver A.J. Brown, who is expected to get traded to the Patriots on or after June 1. He accomplished that by drafting USC wide receiver Makai Lemon in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft and trading for Packers wideout Dontayvion Wicks in April. He also drafted tight end Eli Stowers in the second round to help Philadelphiaâs passing game.
On defense, Roseman added Greenard and former Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen to make a strong unit even more dangerous. He is always aggressive with improving and reshaping Philadelphiaâs roster.
Yet there are a few moves that the Eagles havenât made that could potentially become concerns. With the NFL season not beginning until September, these could be addressed over the next few months.
But for now, these three movesâ or lack thereofâ are surprising:
The article discusses three specific roster moves that the Eagles have not yet executed, which are causing growing concerns among fans and analysts.
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The Eagles will enter the 2026 season with major concerns on their interior offensive line. Left guard Landon Dickerson played hurt for the entire 2025 season, and during the offseason, he reportedly considered retirement before deciding to return for the 2026 season.
Center Cam Jurgens played hurt all year, too. He had offseason back surgery in 2025, and the effects of that injury limited his movement and power.
Dickerson and Jurgens both received stem cell treatment in Columbia during the offseason. The Eagles are hoping the extra treatment and rest will help them get healthy. But if that doesnât happen, Philadelphia could be in trouble at guard and center.
The Eagles are going into the spring with sixth-round pick Micah Morris and second-year players Drew Kendall and Willie Lampkin as their top backups on the interior. Kendall (guard/center) has started one game, while Lampkin (center) and Morris (guard) havenât taken an NFL snap.
An injury to Dickerson or Jurgens could force one of these young guys into the starting lineup. In that case, Philadelphiaâs offensive line could struggle more than it did last season â and that was the biggest cause for the 2025 teamâs downfall.
To address this potential problem, the Eagles could have signed a veteran backup with starting experience or used an earlier pick on a guard/center who is ready to play in the NFL as a rookie. By the time training camp rolls around, the Eagles should add a few more backups to this unit â not doing so might be a mistake.
From a financial perspective, it made sense for the Eagles to bring back Elliott next season and give him the first opportunity to win the kicking job. Releasing Elliott would have cost Philadelphia a dead cap hit of $ 6.5 million this offseason â a hefty price. But what the Eagles did instead was also risky: in March, they guaranteed Elliottâs contract ($5 million) for this upcoming season, essentially securing his spot on the roster.
In all likelihood, Elliott would have beaten an undrafted free agent or another veteran in a kicker competition, but there was no downside to bringing in another kicker to push Elliott. Best case scenario, he would respond well to the pressure and start kicking with more consistency. Worse case scenario, he would continue to struggle during training camp, and the Eagles would have another kicker on the roster to replace him.
Elliott has missed 15 kicks in the last two years. To hold onto his job for the entire 2026 season, he will need to be more accurate.
âJake has been a tremendous kicker for us since we got him off (the) practice squad in Cincinnati in 2017,â Roseman said at the NFL Combine. âTremendously clutch. Have a lot of confidence in him as a player, as a kicker, as a person, a captain on our team and continue to believe in him as our place kicker.â
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Beginning the season with Marcus Epps and Michael Carter II as the top options at safety is not an ideal outcome. It would be like last season when the Eagles had Adoreeâ Jackson and Kelee Ringo as the top options at the other outside starting cornerback spot. Jackson was steady in a few games, but he was also rough at times. Ringo never played well.
The Eagles would get mixed results out of Epps and Carter, too. Epps provides a low ceiling. And this would be Carterâs first time starting at safety since his college days at Duke.
Despite safety being the teamâs biggest weak spot, it ranks No. 3 on this list because the expectation is the Eagles will eventually add a starter there. It just hasnât happened yet.
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