Eagles sniped Makai Lemon from the Steelers in the first round

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - AUGUST 12: General manager Howie Roseman talks on the phone prior to the preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field on August 12, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images

The Eagles traded up to No. 20 in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night to take wide receiver Makai Lemon, but it turns out that Howie Roseman wasn’t the first call to the receiver from a Pennsylvania phone number. Reports after the draft revealed that the Steelers were so excited to get Lemon, they pre-emptively called him to tell him they were taking him at No. 21, and the Eagles weren’t able to get the WR on the phone after trading up as a result.

From the NFL Draft: A wild story, as the #Eagles trade up for Makai Lemon… while he was on the phone with the #Steelers. pic.twitter.com/r1R6pQnFgi

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 24, 2026

Howie Roseman knows former Eagles executive and current Steelers assistant general manager Andy Weidl well, and must’ve known that he’d be looking to snag one of the top wideouts in this year’s draft class. That Lemon was still available at No. 20 was already more than the Eagles could’ve hoped for, and by finding a way to work with Dallas, were able to snipe the incoming rookie from an in-state enemy.

Oh no, sounds like there needs to be more illumination on what happened with the #Steelers losing Makai Lemon to the #Eagles, per league source……..

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 24, 2026

This isn’t the first time that Howie and Co. have fleeced another team during the draft, and it certainly won’t be the last.

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