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Drafting changed everything for ‘s , but the third-year quarterback very nearly wound up throwing pa ses for the .NFL Media’s Daniel Jeremiah weaved a tale of intrigue on his , revealing that Wilson was on Philly’s radar long before Seattle grabbed him in the third round of the .Jeremiah, who at the time worked as West Coast scout for the , told listeners that Wilson “was a guy we really, really liked” in the lead-up to the annual selection proce s.”I can tell you a bunch of stories about my communication with him during that proce s,” Jeremiah said. “For example, I interviewed him at the . At the end of the interview, you always ask for players’ numbers so you can get in touch with them — he asked for my number. And then I would get text me sages from him periodically saying, ‘If the draft me, I will lead the to championships.’ You know he would send me these text me sages.”… So leading up, even the day of the draft, the first day of the draft: ‘If the draft me I will lead them to championships.’ He was sending me these text me sages,” Jeremiah said. “Well, we really liked him, and I thought there was a very real chance he was going to end up being a Philadelphia Eagle there. And then of course, Seattle ends up taking him.”That pick by general manager John Schneider greatly altered the course of the NFC, but we can’t help but wonder what Wilson would have become in a pairing with Philly’s .There’s more to this story, but we won’t steal Jeremiah’s Francisco Liriano Jersey fire. Do yourself a favor and .In the latest “” Daniel Jeremiah chats with his former bo s and GM Howie Roseman about ‘s innovate methods, and more.
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