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    Bowen: All mockery aside, it’s time for the Eagles' draft

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    Les Bowen
    April 24, 2024
    Sep 10, 2022; Austin, TX, USA; Alabama defensive back Terrion Arnold (3) jumps to intercept a pass over Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy (8) during the game at Royal Memorial Stadium on Sep. 10, 2022. Mandatory Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman-USA TODAY NETWORK

    The draft is finally at hand, and I have great news: You do not have to read my mock draft, because I did not create one!

    For many years at the Daily News and then the Inquirer, I had to pretend I had some idea of what the Los Angeles Chargers or the Cleveland Browns were going to do on draft day. I had no idea. I looked at draft experts’ mocks, and then if I was feeling really industrious I maybe called a beat writer for one of those teams and got his or her thoughts.

    But my mocks, like most, lacked credibility. I had no idea what trades might occur. And I was drafting the way most teams claim never to draft -- “The Browns had bad X last year, so I’m gonna give them an X.” As Eagles ...

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