The Eagles are not exactly hiding the issue here: the guard depth behind Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen is still the biggest unknown on the roster. That is not the sort of problem a team with real ambitions wants to be carrying this deep into the summer, but it is the reality. If Dickerson is the anchor and Steen is the other starter, then everything behind them still feels a little too unsettled for comfort.
That is why the idea of adding one veteran option makes sense. It is not glamorous, and it is not the kind of move that changes the mood of a fan base, but football seasons are often shaped by exactly this sort of unremarkable insurance policy. Another experienced body in the room would not solve everything, yet it would at least give the Eagles a proper fallback if the interior line starts to wobble.
After minicamp, Michael Jordan signed with the Eagles, which at least shows the team is not standing still. But the broader picture remains the same: Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen are the starters, and the rest of the depth chart still needs work. The Eagles are developing several interior offensive linemen, but development is not the same thing as readiness. There is a reason the conversation keeps circling back to whether the team needs one veteran more.
Why the Eagles keep circling back to veteran depth
That need becomes even more obvious when you look at the options around the two starters. Micah Morris, Drew Kendall, Willie Lampin, Hollin Pierce and Myles Hinton are all part of the larger build, but the article’s point is simple: the room is still being sorted out. The Eagles can talk about upside all they want, but behind Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen, they still need more certainty.
And that is really the story here. Landon Dickerson is one of the key names in the interior line picture, and the team clearly wants to keep that spot protected. Tyler Steen may hold the other starting job, but the moment injuries or inconsistency enter the conversation, the lack of a settled veteran backup becomes impossible to ignore. Another experienced guard would not hurt. In fact, it would probably help more than the Eagles would care to admit.
So, yes, the Eagles are still looking at the line through a long-term lens. But right now, the short-term reality is more pressing: they have starters in place, they have youth in development, and they still have a hole that feels too important to leave to hope alone.
