Howie Roseman’s journey to becoming one of the top executives in professional sports began as an unpaid summer intern with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2000. He rose to become the youngest general manager in the NFL at age 34 in 2010,

Howie Roseman returned from his son’s basketball game one day last week, disappeared into his home office and popped in tape of the Senior Bowl a

Since having been reinstated in that role, Roseman has led the Eagles to three Super Bowl appearances — a win in 2017, the first in franchise history — and four NFC East titles. Philadelphia faces the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday for another league championship.

There was a time before everything was automated, when general managers still mapped out their models and moves using physical materials, when Howie Roseman arranged the personnel of the NFL’s top-four teams inside his office in an obsessive collage.

That spring, Roseman drafted defensive tackle Jordan Davis in the first round, center Cam Jurgens in the second and linebacker Nakobe Dean in the third. That same weekend, Roseman traded for wide receiver A.J. Brown, to be followed in August with a trade for safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson.

There was Barkley's pricey addition, some low-cost, high-reward signings that hit, and a bonanza from recent drafts. It all added up to a return to the Super Bowl for Roseman and the Eagles.

Howie Roseman delivered — the signings in free agency, coupled with additions via the draft, fortified the roster and turned weaknesses into strengths — and the Eagles prospered.