Bleeding Green Nation
Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/10/25.
Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ...
2025 NFL MVP dark horses: Ja’Marr Chase, Travis Hunter, Baker Mayfield among potential candidates - NFL.com
SAQUON BARKLEY: After Barkley’s extraordinary effort in 2024, it’s hard to imagine what more the 28-year-old back could do to bolster his candidacy in 2025. But something close to a repeat performance would at least reinforce how unique he is, even among the NFL’s best players, and how invaluable he is to one of the league’s elite teams. What other definition of Most Valuable Player is there? [...] JALEN HURTS: The reigning Super Bowl MVP, Hurts was uneven last season but finished second in MVP voting in 2022. He has plenty of weapons in the passing game — A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert — but with so much of the offense running through Barkley, Hurts might not be able to amass the type of statistics that draw the attention of MVP voters, despite leading one of the NFL’s best teams.
Jeffrey Lurie continues to support the Autism community with $50 million donation - BGN
Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie is putting his money where his mouth is in regards to his commitment to Autism research and the community. Lurie is donating $50 million to launch the Lurie Autism Institute in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine.
Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland - PhillyVoice
This is going to be an unpopular comp, but watching Powell-Ryland’s highlight reel reminded me of when I cut up Bryce Huff’s 2023 sacks with the Jets. Watch both and tell me they don’t look like the same guy. Obviously, Eagles fans didn’t see much of that in 2024, but Huff was an effective situational pass rusher with the Jets — for one season, anyway — despite his lack of size. One big difference is that Powell-Ryland plays hard, while Huff seemed disinterested for most of the 2024 season.
Can the Eagles defense run it back? - ESPN
The odds of Philadelphia’s defense maintaining such a high level of play after losing so much talent aren’t great. But the presence of Fangio gives them a shot. The Eagles’ defensive fortunes did a 180 when Fangio was hired to replace Sean Desai and Matt Patricia last offseason. His demanding, old school approach and deep well of knowledge built up over 40 years in coaching was exactly what the doctor ordered to get things back on track. His cred has only gone up since overseeing a top-ranked defense that made Mahomes look ordinary in a 40-22 thrashing of the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. “I don’t think Coach Vic knows but, man, he coached some of my favorite guys in the world,” said Smith. “Watching Von Miller in his defense made me want to be the person that I am today. Just relentless, like ‘Who is that guy? What does he do during the offseason? Why is he always at the ball?’...
