April 28, 2016
As expected, the Eagles selected Carson Wentz with the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft, which we kind of knew would be the case for over a week. So the Twitter reaction was a bit subdued, but here are some live reactions to Howie Roseman getting his guy:
Loud 'we want wentz' chants at the draft party thinking these kids love fallout boy
— Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) April 29, 2016
So who's it gonna be- Wentz, or Hackenberg?
— FakeWIPCaller (@FakeWIPCaller) April 29, 2016
Fans at Eagles draft party. I love these people. pic.twitter.com/Xm3PhlRXRi
— Glen Macnow (@RealGlenMacnow) April 29, 2016
These next ten minutes will be the highlight of Carson Wentz's Eagles career.
— Justin (@JustinF_LB) April 29, 2016
Jeez, dude. It's not that bad. https://t.co/VL0xttULv1
— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) April 29, 2016
Jared Goff was the top pick and he picked the top song among the first round walkup music choices. #oldschool pic.twitter.com/MTzbB9MxSA
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) April 29, 2016
Carson Wentz played quarterback for Chip Kelly at Oregon. Few people know that.
— BleedingGreenNation (@BleedingGreen) April 29, 2016
Eagles highlights are being played at the draft. They just showed Bradford-to-Matthews in the Cowboys game.
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) April 29, 2016
LET'S ALL GET A PHILLY CHEESESTEAK SANDWICH AND WIN SOME FOOTBALL GAMES YOU GUYS!! pic.twitter.com/wgBu20pox3
— Fantasource (@fantasource) April 29, 2016
Meet Carson Wentz's girlfriend...she's about to become NFL Draft famous https://t.co/qOWv2TIgoZ pic.twitter.com/7et2NRh3kO
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) April 29, 2016
The #Eagles pick is in. It's #NDSU QB Carson Wentz No. 2 overall.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2016
Hearing that Carson Wentz got the suit from the JC Penney at Castor and Cottman in NE Philly 20 years ago when it was Clover.
— Pat Gallen (@PatGallenCBS3) April 29, 2016
Impressive that the theater could add a Sam Bradford memorial so fast. pic.twitter.com/qIGZu4XUj8
— The Ringer (@ringer) April 29, 2016
The Carson Wentz era has begun in Philadelphia. Looking forward to the @Eagles future.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) April 29, 2016
This is my favorite Eagles QB drafted #2 overall ever
— FakeWIPCaller (@FakeWIPCaller) April 29, 2016
OMG I'm SHOCKED!!! 😂🙈
— Jillian Mele (@jmeleTCN) April 29, 2016
We go live to Sam Bradford. pic.twitter.com/ghGmGxoeic
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) April 29, 2016
Carson Wentz looks like a guy who makes top 4 on Bachelorette then gets cut when the girl realizes she doesn't want to move to his hometown
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) April 29, 2016
Worst kept secret!!
— Brian Westbrook (@36westbrook) April 29, 2016
Clapping and celebration at a bar for something that was known for two weeks!
— Jeff Neiburg (@Jeff_Neiburg) April 29, 2016
Really hope the Eagles do trust falls at the company quarterback retreat this year pic.twitter.com/ManE44KfrY
— John Gonzalez (@gonzoCSN) April 29, 2016
Carson Wentz to Birds. (He brought his momma as his date 😪👏🏼)
— Kacie McDonnell (@KacieMcDonnell) April 29, 2016
Philly, let's do this! Can't wait to compete in Eagles Green for the best fans in football, @TideNFL #OurColors #ad pic.twitter.com/GblFYZiSQW
— Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) April 29, 2016
Eagles pick had me like #NFLDraft2016 pic.twitter.com/1SC7vMZ1pW
— Dan McQuade (@dhm) April 29, 2016
#Eagles first-round pick Carson Wentz is 1st QB selected from North Dakota State in Common Draft Era (since 1967).
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) April 29, 2016
Let's get to work @cj_wentz !
— Jordan Matthews (@jmattjmattjmatt) April 29, 2016
Welcome to Philly, @cj_wentz! Hope to see you at @Wawa very soon!
— Wawa (@Wawa) April 29, 2016
Carson Wentz is gonna love Wawa
— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughTimes) April 29, 2016
Hey @cj_wentz. You saw what Philly did to hitchBOT, right? Be good.
— Brian P. Hickey (@BrianPHickey) April 29, 2016
Welcome to the squad @cj_wentz! #EaglesNation
— Lane Johnson (@Lanejohnson65) April 29, 2016
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) April 29, 2016
Wonder how the North Dakota football media compares to the Eagles press corps..
— Kevin Kinkead (@KevinKCBS3) April 29, 2016
Carson Wentz arguing with Deion Sanders already cements him as someone I am ready to love.
— Noah Becker (@Noah_Becker) April 29, 2016
Feeling real good about this Wentz pick now. https://t.co/5Sc5PXFR6E
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) April 29, 2016
Eagles fans as Carson Wentz is picked. They are excited. pic.twitter.com/WbFUndIGUP
— Glen Macnow (@RealGlenMacnow) April 29, 2016
Other first-round non-FBS quarterbacks: Joe Flacco, Steve McNair, Phil Simms, Doug Williams.
— Adam Hermann (@adamwhermann) April 29, 2016
4.5 out of 5 so far: https://t.co/yZwXMQ2sPB
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) April 29, 2016
Going from Fargo to Philly. pic.twitter.com/GKgd94zX32
— Brendan F. Quinn (@BFQuinn) April 29, 2016
Doug Pederson +staff are well-equipped to develop a young QB. I know some Philly fans were upset with trade-up. They won't be in a few years
— Todd McShay (@McShay13) April 29, 2016
Irvin asks Wentz if he's ready for Eagles fans. Wentz says he's a passionate player, himself
— Les Bowen (@LesBowen) April 29, 2016
Fans from Philly to Fargo celebrate the Eagles drafting Wentz.
— Comcast SportsNet (@CSNPhilly) April 29, 2016
Welcome to Philly, @cj_wentz! #EaglesTalk pic.twitter.com/6S3ykDCiom
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