Howie Roseman’s bye week ended up in the middle of the NFL rumor machine, and all it took was a brief sideline conversation.
Roseman was at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday for Miami’s game against Duke, and video of him speaking with Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah before kickoff quickly made the rounds. WPLG’s Kacy Hintz posted the clip, and NFL insider Jordan Schultz shared it, giving fans plenty to run with.
That was enough to send Eagles speculation into overdrive, especially with Philadelphia projected to hold a top-five pick in the 2027 draft and Jalen Hurts set to miss the rest of the 2026 season after testing found blood clots in both lungs.
The reaction online came fast.
“They about to make a big trade if Hurts can’t come back,” one fan wrote on X.
“Confirms Hurts is gone!!!” another commented.
A third posted, “CJ Carr is way better,”
Others weren’t buying the hype.
“Mensah is not that good man.”
“Noooo we want CJ Carr,” one wrote.
Another added: “Jalen’s done guy. Sooner you accept that, the better.”
There was also a simple explanation for Roseman being there that had nothing to do with the draft board. Zach Berman of The Athletic reported that Roseman’s oldest son, Jake, attends Duke and has worked with the Blue Devils’ football program, which means the trip may not have been a scouting mission at all.
Still, Mensah’s profile is going to draw attention. The redshirt junior left Duke on the final day of the transfer portal window and is finishing his first season at Miami with 2,694 passing yards, 28 touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 76.8 percent of his passes.
He has also added 137 rushing yards and two touchdowns. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has him seventh overall and the third-best quarterback in the class.
Roseman also got another phone call this week, and this one had nothing to do with quarterbacks.
Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin personally reached out after the Bengals backed out of a deal that would have sent a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Eagles for Arnold Ebiketie, according to Tom Pelissero. The Bengals’ own call to the league office revealed that Ebiketie, who signed a one-year, $4.3 million contract with the Eagles in March, would have counted as a free agent gain and likely cost Cincinnati the third-round compensatory pick tied to Trey Hendrickson’s move to the Baltimore Ravens.
“He’s really apologetic about it and wants to make clear Philly was a great trade partner. It was on our end,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said of Tobin.
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