Overview
- Lemon, who signed Thursday, agreed to a four-year fully guaranteed contract worth just over $20.8 million with about $11.5 million as a signing bonus, becoming the first first-rounder in this class to finalize a deal.
- He will wear No. 9 with Nick Foles’ blessing, making him the first Eagle to don the Super Bowl LII MVP’s number since Foles left the team in 2018.
- Philadelphia moved from No. 23 to No. 20 by sending picks 23, 114, and 137 to the Cowboys for the slot and a 2027 seventh-rounder, jumping the Steelers, who were reportedly on the phone telling Lemon he was their pick at No. 21.
- The NFL said it is reviewing draft operations after reports of pre-pick calls, and league and team executives noted clubs are expected to wait until they are on the clock before phoning prospects.
- Viewed as a polished route-runner and the 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner, Lemon joins DeVonta Smith in a reworked receiver room, with multiple outlets reporting A.J. Brown could be traded after June 1 underlining Lemon’s path to early snaps.