Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie carried himself with calm confidence on Sunday night after winning his second Super Bowl in eight seasons, like someone who has been here before and intends to be back again.
Lurie was proud of this championship. He also shared that the Eagles were “still angry about two years ago” when Super Bowl LVII was “sort of taken away from us” on the infamous James Bradberry holding call.
In other words, this could have easily been three Super Bowls in eight years and two in the last three.
And Lurie made sure reporters took note that the Eagles now have knocked off four of the best of all time to win their two titles: first Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, now Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes.
What became clear listening to Lurie was that he was thrilled to have won, but if anything could be better in his eyes, it would be to win again.
And again. And that’s his expectation and belief, not his hope.
Not that it’s news that Lurie and Eagles GM Howie Roseman have been consistently and philosophically aggressive in their pursuit to maximize the roster and their window.
It is an important reminder, however, that they must be considered a serious threat to send shockwaves through the NFL again by trading for disgruntled Cleveland Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett once they get done parading down Broad Street and enjoying the moment.
Roseman fleeced the Tennessee Titans in 2022 for A.J. Brown for first and third-round picks. The Eagles went to the Super Bowl the very next season and came up just short.
Roseman paid top dollar in free agency to Saquon Barkley last spring. The Eagles promptly won the Super Bowl less than 11 months later.
Garrett, 29, would be expensive in both trade compensation (including two first-rounders maybe?) and in requiring a contract extension compensatory with the current market.
But imagine adding him to this Eagles defensive line with Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, Jordan Davis, Milton Williams, Moro Ojomo and Jalyx Hunt, even if Brandon Graham retires and Josh Sweat leaves in free agency.
Philadelphia’s dominance of the line of scrimmage would increase even compared to Sunday’s Super Bowl obliteration of the Chiefs’ O-line with a four-man pass rush.
Garrett and Carter on the same line would terrorize the NFL starting with the NFC East. There is not a single line in the division that would be able to block them.
Garrett’s trade request last week ended, of course, with his insistence that his “goal” always has been “to compete for and win a Super Bowl.”
And it is no secret that the list of teams that actually can win the Super Bowl any given season, including in 2025, is very short.
It would be generous to throw 10 teams in the mix with the Eagles, Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Lions, 49ers, Commanders, Bengals, Packers and Texans.
From that group, maybe six or seven could realistically decide two first-round picks and a mega-contract might land the missing piece to a Super Bowl run.
The Eagles’ complete control of the trenches, though, jumped off the turf at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on Sunday. And it makes them the most tantalizing potential destination for the one of the best defensive players of his generation.
Garrett seemed intrigued about Philly as a possible landing spot on The Zach Gelb Show during a Radio Row interview last week.
“I’m not gonna stay too attached to any one team at this point,” Garrett said. “I know my fate isn’t really in my hands. But it would be a hell of a destination.”
Lurie and Roseman are exactly the kind of relentless, aggressive and savvy duo to pursue him and pull it off.
Their addition of Barkley also brought a like-minded winner into the fold who isn’t just satisfied with doing this once.
The Eagles smell blood in the water, and it shouldn’t be a shock if they chase the ultimate quarterback predator to try to run this Super Bowl journey back.
In fact, based on their earned confidence, it should be expected.