Howie Roseman not only knows how to evaluate talent – he also knows how to evaluate personalities.
Of course, Roseman built the Super Bowl Lix-winning Philadelphia Eagles and is now largely regarded as one of the best general leaders in the National Football League.
And while winning is the most important facet of a football team, Roseman has endeavored to make sure the winning team is full of “really good people.”
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Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman against Kansas City Chiefs under the Super Bowl Lix at Ceasars Superdome. (Mark J. Revilas-prescribed images)
In March, Roseman revealed one of his “dealbreakers” when it comes to evaluating players and bringing them to Philly.
“There are just objective things that I can’t override … violence against women. It’s just not for us. I didn’t even want to see them; I don’t even want to talk about it. It’s just a deal breaker for us,” Roseman told Todd McShay last month. “So I can’t go.” Oh, but he’s really good and he did it 10 years ago and he learned from it. “It just doesn’t work for us.”
Roseman reflected on this evaluation process during his availability before media media this week.
General Manager Howie Roseman from Eagles Waves on the Miami Dolphins game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 22, 2023 in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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“We have a process, we have an objective process that we use. We live in a country where you are innocent until you are guilty of guilty, and so we try to comply with the legal process. But I believe to get into the details of what we do is part of our internal dynamics that I probably do not want to enter,” Roseman said via outkick.
“But we certainly do not try to make it subjective is basically what I would say, [so we don’t] come in a situation where we really like a player [and] Make excuses for this player. So we try to have objective criteria when it comes to the problems you ask me, but it’s important to us, the people we bring in this building and that we know we can win with really good people.
“We also know that young people make mistakes in other areas, but it was someone who was on my heart when I talked about it and something we believe in as an organization.”
Of course, that is not to say that Roseman does not bring players in with troubled passport – Jalen Carter was the ninth overall choice for Philly (they acted up to get him) despite being involved in a street race that resulted in the death of his former Georgia teammate and university manager.
Carter was charged with reckless driving and claimed no competition.
General Manager Howie Roseman before a game against Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 30, 2022. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
But domestic violence is out of bounds, and despite some of the game’s best players who have previous problems, it does not appear that it affects Roseman a bit.
