Reggie White was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 1984 NFLSupplemental Draft.
No, Madden was a 21st round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958. The NFL's first season was 1920.
The first person to be drafted in the inaugural NFL college draft in 1936 was halfback Jay Berwanger by the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles traded the rights to Berwanger to the Chicago Bears, but he never signed with the team, and never played a down in the NFL. Berwanger was also the first recipient of the Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, which was renamed a year later as the Heisman Trophy.
Philadelphia Eagles
The first NFL draft was held in 1936. The first player chosen was Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago by the Philadelphia Eagles. Berwanger was the Heisman Trophy winner in 1935. He wound up choosing not to play pro ball and never played a down in the NFL.
Bert Bell was the original coach for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1933. He played football himself at the University of Philadelphia as the quarterback.
Prior to the 2008 NFL draft, the Panthers traded their first round choice in the 2009 draft along with a 2nd and 4th round choice in the 2008 draft to the Eagles for the Eagles first round choice in the 2008 draft, the 19th overall choice. The Panthers used the selection to choose offensive tackle Jeff Otah from the University of Pittsburgh.
Andrew Toney
Ralph Goldston
not Lesean McCoy
Reggie White was a first round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1984 but was not the first player chosen in that draft. That distinction went to Irving Fryar who was selected by the New England Patriots. Actually Reggie White was selected in 1984 out of the USFL in the Supplemental draft. Irving Fryar was chosen in the regular draft. White was the 4th pick after Steve Young, Mike Rozier and Gary Zimmerman.
O.J. Simpson was the 1969 first pick in the draft