Grading Howie Roseman's Previous Trade Deadline Deals

OCOTBER 30, 2018

The deal: Acquired receiver Golden Tate from the Lions for a third-round pick in 2019.

Result: His fourth-and-goal touchdown catch with a minute to play gave the Eagles a 16-15 lead in their wildcard playoff win in Chicago, though it only stood up because Bears kicker Cody Parkey hit the famous (or infamous, if you’re a Chicago fan) double-doink 43-yard field goal that would’ve own the game.

Tate’s TD came despite running the wrong route, but the trade wasn't bad, though the Eagles had trouble integrating him into the offense. Still, he ended his short stint in Philly with 30 catches for 278 yards.

Grade: B. He did help them win a playoff game, so there’s that.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The deal: Acquired linebacker Duke Riley and a sixth-round pick from the Falcons for safety Jonathan Cyprien and seventh-round pick.

Result: Riley was a special team standout after joining the Eagles. The following season, he started eight games on defense and played 64 percent of the snaps. He made 55 tackles and a half-sack in the 2020 season.

Grade: B. Fifty-five tackles ain’t nothing.

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The deal: Acquired defensive lineman Genard Avery from the Browns for a fourth-round 2021 pick.

Result: Undersized at 6-0, 250 pounds, Avery spent three years with the Eagles but amassed just three sacks in 35 games.

Grade: D. He played just 10 games total for two teams after leaving Philly.

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The deal: Acquired cornerback Tay Gowan for tight end Zach Ertz.

Result: The Eagles had to make room for Dallas Goedert so they did Ertz a favor and sent him packing. The return was bad. Gowan played just two games in Philly and six in a career that lasted just three years.

Grade: F.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The deal: Acquired cornerback Kary Vincent from the Broncos for a 2022 sixth-round pick.

Result: Vincent played two games and was gone.

Grade: F.

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The deal: Acquired defensive end Robert Quinn from the Bears for a 2023 fourth-round pick.

Result: Quinn arrived with 102 career sacks, played six games with the Eagles, and left with the same 102 career sacks he brought with him.

Grade: F.

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The deal: Acquired safety Kevin Byard from the Titans for Terrell Edmunds and a pair of Day 3 picks in 2024.

Result: This was a season going up in smoke with the turmoil of firing Sean Desai as the DC and hiring matt Patricia on the horizon, and Byard never adjusted. He’s resurrected his career with the Bears over the past two years.

Grade: D. His play wasn’t entirely his fault given the environment.