PHOENIX — Arms crossed, leaning on a cloth-upholstered barstool, Howie Roseman was enjoying his moment of validation.
He wore a blue shirt, cuffs unbuttoned and rolled up to the middle of his crossed forearms. Every few minutes, a spontaneous “E-A-G-L-E-S” cheer broke out behind him. He stood there on the floor of the Footprint Center, defiant.
Roseman had rebuilt the Eagles from ashes in two seasons. The centerpiece of the rebuild, Jalen Hurts, sat about 50 feet away, an MVP candidate on a Super Bowl team in just his third season, relating such wisdoms as a 24-year-old can relate.
