Hello and happy Friday. The Eagles are at the podium with a presser after making their

moves in day one of the NFL draft and it's locked, loaded and ready for you. I am your

host, Rachel Prevet. Today is Friday, April 30th in this podcast is brought to you by

SP Nation and Bleeding Green Nation. We're diving right in. Day one of the 2021 NFL

draft has come to an end and it's official. The Eagles have landed their guy. Well done,

Howie Roseman. DeVontay Smith is going to Philly. Let's go! The first round draft pick

and the front office spoke to the Philly media shortly after the Eagles traded up for him

and there was a good amount covered in the pressers. Before the break, you'll hear from DeVontay

Smith. He touched on a bunch of different topics including his size being reunited with Jalen

Hurts and he even admitted that he was shocked that the Eagles had traded up for him. And after

the break, you'll hear from Howie Roseman, Nick Seriani and Andy Widal on why they decided to

make their move, Smith's potential and so much more. So here's what the newest eagle in the front

office had to say. Hey DeVontay, what can you tell us about your interactions with the Eagles

throughout the process? How much did you know that they were interested in you and what did you

make of the people that you talked to, especially Nick Seriani? Well, I always felt they were

kind of interested in me. I mean, the people that will talk a lot of football, just seeing the way

I learned things like that and then just talk about myself, try to figure out type of person I am,

and then just get a feel for the culture style. Go ahead, Rob and then Ed Krauts.

DeVontay, welcome to Philly. Before the draft throughout the whole process, there was a lot that

was made about your weight and your size. How much do you weigh and what was going through your

mind when that was being discussed and what, how can you overcome any of those negative

perceptions? Yeah, I don't too much care about what people say about my weight. I mean,

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