By Harvey Hoffman
The NFL trade deadline is right days from today, November 2, and here’s a tidbit from NFL insider Ian Rapoport:
Eagles offensive tackle Andre Dillard was drafted to be the left tackle of the future, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that.
Instead, that title has gone to seventh-round find Jordan Mailata.
Dillard hasn’t been in the starting lineup, and recently, he has been taking reps at guard in practice.
So, teams have been calling with trade interest. He did impress while playing left tackle against the Panthers, and that improved his stock.
The Eagles won’t give him away, and there are scenarios where he’s a part of their future, anyway. But teams believe a quality second-day pick would be enough to pry Dillard away.
