![]() The Eagles struggled last year when Maddox was out. He’s just a very tough, very physical, very active guy and at 5-9, 185, and that style of play, it hasn’t been easy to keep him on the field. He’s missed 22 games with injuries in his first five seasons, including nine last year. Evans is the oldest in the group at 27 and there are a lot of question marks and a lot of reps up for grabs.īackup nickel: Backup nickel is an intriguing position, mainly because although Avonte Maddox is one of the best slots in the league, he does tend to miss time. There’s also K’Von Wallace and Justin Evans, who have both started games in the NFL.Įxpect to see a lot of combinations with both the 1st- and 2nd-team this summer as Desai tries to figure out what combinations work. So it’s not just who has the best camp but which pieces fit the best. And Brown was exclusively a box safety at Illinois but showed some skill as a post safety at the Senior Bowl, which was critical to the Eagles’ decision to draft him. Edmunds has played both in the box and the post. So even though he goes into camp as the starter nothing is etched in stone.īlankenship is ideally best as a box safety, although he surprised in coverage last year. He’s very smart and tough but limited athletically, which is why he went undrafted last year. last year, but can he play at that level over a full season? The jury is still out on Blankenship. There’s also this: Blankenship was very impressive in 4 ½ games in place of injured C.J.G.J. Edmunds is a solid pro – he’s started 75 games and he’s only 26 – but at some point Brown will be a starter, it’s just a matter of when. ![]() Edmunds is here on a one-year contract with minimal guarantees ($600,000), so the Eagles have no commitment to him as opposed to Sydney Brown, who just turned 23 and is the first d-back the Eagles have drafted in the third round or earlier since 2017.ĭepending how quickly Brown picks up the defense, it would make sense for the Eagles to give him reps with the first defense. Reed Blankenship and Terrell Edmunds were with the first offense at OTAs, but who’s starting in June doesn’t mean a lot. Starting safeties: Whatever happens, the Eagles will have two new starting safeties for the second year in a row ( Rodney McLeod and Anthony Harris in 2021, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps last year). Here’s a look at some of the key competitions we expect to see once training camp begins in six weeks. We’re pretty sure we know one starting linebacker.īeyond that? It’s going to be a free-for-all. We think we know the starting defensive linemen. Sirianni and Desai will be thrilled because there should be intense competition across the board on defense this summer. “That process of the competition is ongoing, and we're going to continue to nurture that feeling throughout the defense and really the organization because that's what we believe in.” Regardless of whatever we all may think of the depth and all that stuff, it's about daily competition, and that starts right now. “I think one of coach (Sirianni’s) central themes – and I believe this is one of the places we connected – is 'compete,'” Desai said.
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