The Eagles have fired director of scouting operations Casey Weidl, according to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The move comes just days after the draft, which was widely regarded as a success for the Eagles.
Weidl spent the last two years as the Eagles’ director of scouting operations, but he’s been with the front office for several years. He’s also the brother of Eagles vice president of player personnel Andy Weidl and McLane hears that his future is also in question. No matter what, Andy may be moving on anyway — he’s among the candidates to take over for Kevin Colbert as the Steelers’ general manager.
The Eagles have yet to respond to McLane’s report, but it sounds like a scouting shakeup is imminent. Meanwhile, the rest of the front office will spend the coming weeks signing its incoming draft picks:
- Round 1: No. 13 (from Browns through Texans) Jordan Davis, DT (Georgia)
- Round 2: No. 51 Cam Jurgens, C (Nebraska)
- Round 3: No. 83 Nakobe Dean, LB (Georgia)
- Round 6: No. 181 (from Lions): Kyron Johnson, LB (Kansas)
- Round 6: No. 198 (from Steelers through Jaguars): TE Grant Calcaterra, TE (SMU)
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