Chip Kelly has repeatedly said this offseason he won't mortgage the Eagles' future to acquire Marcus Mariota.
Former Eagles QB and current Philadelphia Soul owner Ron Jaworski thinks he should.
“You have to mortgage your future,” Jaworski said Friday on Philly Sports Talk. “I know he (Kelly) says he’s not going to, but what mortgage means is you get something now and you pay later.”
“If I’m Chip Kelly,” Jaworski added later, “then I would try everything I can (to move up) because that’s the guy you love and believe in.”
The Eagles have the 20th pick in this year's draft, and it would be a shock if Mariota dropped anywhere near that neighborhood. NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock recently moved Mariota into the top quarterback spot in his positional rankings, ahead of former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston.
The Eagles have several needs, including wide receiver, safety and pass-rusher. In his first Eagles mock draft of 2015, Comcast SportsNet’s Ron Burke had the Birds staying put at No. 20 and selecting UCLA rush linebacker Owamagbe Odighizuwa. Geoff Mosher has the Eagles taking Bruins QB Brett Hundley.
But Hundley is anything but a sure thing. Kelly thinks Mariota is.
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“I’ve talked to a couple or three people who have talked to Chip Kelly,” Jaworski said, “and Chip Kelly said Marcus Mariota will win multiple Super Bowls in the National Football League.
“Let me say it again: Will win multiple Super Bowls.”
The draft begins with the first round on Thursday, April 30. For more of Jaworski’s thoughts on Mariota, watch the video above.
