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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 7/31/25.
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Ranking NFL team talent under 25: Texans, Seahawks lead list - ESPN
14. Philadelphia Eagles. The Super Bowl champion Eagles had the No. 1 defense in the league by DVOA last season, and much of the improvement on that side of the ball was driven by young talent. That starts with the two then-rookie cornerbacks. Mitchell is now 24 and Cooper DeJean is only 22. Mitchell had 46 tackles and 12 passes defensed. DeJean had 51 tackles, 6 passes defensed and 1 forced fumble. Second-team All-Pro Carter, linebacker Nakobe Dean and edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. are all 24. The Eagles’ defense will again depend on a series of younger players in 2025 after a slew of players departed in free agency. Jalyx Hunt, 24, was the big sleeper in my 2024 SackSEER edge rusher projections and now takes over for Josh Sweat. Defensive lineman Moro Ojomo, who takes over for the departed Milton Williams, will turn 24 on Aug. 15. Cornerback Kelee Ringo is 23 years old and might take over for Darius Slay. The defense will also be counting on two highly drafted rookies: first-round linebacker Jihaad Campbell (21) and second-round safety Andrew Mukuba (22). The Eagles would rank even higher if they had any significant young talent on the offensive side of the ball, but we’re just talking about depth receivers (Ainias Smith and Johnny Wilson are 24) and a third-string running back (23-year-old Will Shipley). [BLG Note: The Eagles are only 14th somehow while the Washington Commanders, who have THE OLDEST ROSTER IN THE NFL, are third. Yeah, sure.]
Eagles training camp: 13 winners, 9 losers, and 9 IDKs from the first week - BGN
QUINYON MITCHELL: Q is the only Eagles cornerback who’s been able to have success defending A.J. Brown, who’s otherwise pretty unstoppable. Coming off a very strong rookie season, Mitchell looks poised to take another step forward in Year 2. The Eagles having him rep at both starting outside cornerback positions suggests Vic Fangio could have him shadow top-notch receivers in 2025.
Eagles DC Vic Fangio’s thoughts on a bunch of his players on defense - PhillyVoice
#JimmySays: Lol, wow, Fangio went way out of his way to distance himself from the addition of Jackson, going as far as to say that he had nothing to do with the signing, didn’t even watch tape of him, and noting that his two former teams didn’t make efforts to retain him after his contracts expired. In my opinion, Jackson hasn’t been bad so far in camp, so these comments were a bit surprising to me.
What’s different about Steen in third attempt to win Eagles’ right guard spot? - NBCSP
“He played a lot of football last year,” Jeff Stoutland. “You gotta realize he played like 450-something plays. So I think that helps a player develop confidence and he’s acting that way right now. We’ve identified some things (for...
