Howie Roseman has justified the Philadelphia Eagles' offseason spending spree to recapture the stability the franchise had during the main part of the Andy Reid era.

The Eagles are stripping away many of the moves made by Chip Kelly.

“When we sat down and looked at our roster, we felt like there were a bunch of players we wanted to keep here,” Roseman said. “And for us to have a run of sustained success like we were fortunate to have from 1999 to 2008, where we went to five championship games, that we needed some continuity.

“There’s been a lot of change. I take responsibility for a lot of change that has been made, but going forward, we’re hoping to not have that change. And the longer that we wait on contracts for players, the closer they get to free agency, the more it’s going to cost us. It’s just the nature of the game. . . . That requires doing some things early. That requires some risk on our part.”