Jason Kelce the latest Eagle to try and recruit Ezekiel Elliott

First, Lane Johnson reacted to Ezekiel Elliott’s reported interest in joining the Philadelphia Eagles. He seemed on board. Then, Darius Slay added his two cents by hyping up the best offensive line in football.

Philly-born rapper Meek Mill even got in on the fun. But Elliott remains unsigned in free agency after getting released by the Dallas Cowboys on March 15. The two-time NFL rushing champion is going to find a new home at some point. It’s just a matter of when, where, and how much. The Eagles were listed as one of three teams on Elliott’s wish list, and a certain Mummers-wearing legend wouldn’t mind seeing him in midnight green.

I kno u want to run behind the best Oline @EzekielElliott https://t.co/Tk6BfGDNLx
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 23, 2023

Eagles legend Jason Kelce made a formal plea, perhaps poking fun at the process while doing it, for the team to ink Elliott on his “New Heights” podcast. He and his brother Travis joked that “tampering” rules couldn’t stop them.

“We’re tampering all over social media,” Jason Kelce said. “I’m for all the really good players coming to the Eagles for sure, and Zeke’s a really good player. I am not partaking in the recruiting but I guess I will now, ‘Zeke! Come to the Eagles!”

Jason and Travis also took a moment to share their appreciation for Lane Johnson, the four-time Pro Bowler who just received a $33.445 million contract extension. He is the best in the business at what he does.

“Worth every penny,” Travis said. “Worth every freakin’ penny.”

Eagles are giving All-Pro RT Lane Johnson a one-year, $33.445 million contract extension, including $30 million guaranteed, per source. He’s now under contract through 2026. Johnson hasn’t surrendered a sack the past two seasons, even playing last postseason with a torn adductor.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 24, 2023

“He is. He’s the best right tackle in the league, arguably the best tackle all around in the league,” Jason Kelce said. “He also said he wanted to retire an Eagle. Lane and I have played together for over a decade so certainly happy he’s being compensated for the player that he is, and excited to go out there and play another year with him.”

Howie Roseman Guarantees to Never Trade Jason Kelce

The much-anticipated interview featuring Eagles general manager Howie Roseman finally aired on the “New Heights” podcast on March 29. It was so good that they turned into a two-parter, nearly an hour-long conversation between Jason and the guy who just handed him a $14.25 contract extension.

Roseman touched on a number of interesting topics, but let’s focus on the most important thing. He vowed to never trade Jason Kelce, joking that if he did half of Philly would chase him down with torches and pitchforks: “If I did that, would I be able to walk back into the City of Philadelphia ever again? No, no.”

Later in the interview, Roseman delivered a guarantee: “You’re not going to play anywhere else.”

Howie Roseman saying he can't do Jedi mindtricks is exactly what a Jedi would say … ??

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— New Heights (@newheightshow) March 29, 2023

Roseman also provided perspective on how contract talks went down between him and Kelce following the 2021 season. The Eagles were eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs that year: one and done. The Cincinnati product had been considering retirement before announcing he was coming back in 2022, via a beer keg announcement . Jason Kelce came back because he saw the potential. He believed in Roseman’s long-term vision.

“Who wants anything other than winning a championship? I said this to you after the Super Bowl last year. You trusted [me]. You weren’t coming back to go 9-8 and lose in the first round again. And, at the time you made that commitment, you didn’t know.

“You didn’t know how it was going to look. We talked about it and, at the end of the day, that trust with our players, from our staff, from our coaches, from Jeffrey [Lurie], that, to me, that’s it to me. That’s my responsbility. I have to make this player feel the way I’m feeling for him the way he’s feeling for me.”