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All-Under-25 Team: Jayden Daniels, Jared Verse among NFL’s top young stars entering 2025 season - NFL.com
JALEN CARTER: When you turn on Carter’s tape, it’s impossible to not notice his blend of power, speed and pure force, especially when he’s rushing the passer. Carter is incredibly gifted in this department and served as a key part of an Eagles defense that overwhelmed opponents en route to a Super Bowl LIX triumph. There is room for him to improve against the run, but he has the tools. With a Pro Bowl to his name and a small portion of Defensive Player of the Year votes in 2024, Carter has already landed on the national radar. Expect him to stay there. NAKOBE DEAN: After serving as a rotational player for two seasons, Dean stepped into a full-time role in 2024 and flourished, racking up 128 tackles, three sacks, four passes defensed and one interception. His jump in production was remarkable enough to earn him a few Comeback Player of the Year votes, and while he could still improve in coverage, Dean proved the ball-chasing instincts that he displayed at Georgia were still in him last season. As a defender with three pro campaigns under his belt before his 25th birthday, Dean might be seen as a bit of a late bloomer, but better late than never. [BLG Note: No Quinyon Mitchell or Cooper DeJean here with Derek Stingley and Trent McDuffie making the team.]
My top 10 Eagles of the last quarter century - BGN
1. Jalen Hurts. I’ve seen all the other lists. I’ve seen what others are saying about Jalen Hurts. I know all the ways in which he doesn’t measure up to his contemporaries and I know he has his deficiencies. The problem is that people allow their nitpicking of those issues to cloud reality. Simply put, Jalen Hurts is the greatest winner the Eagles have ever had under center. He is the fulfillment of what was promised with Randall Cunningham and Donovan McNabb. He plays his best games in the biggest moments, as evidenced by his two other-worldly efforts in his two Super Bowls. Has he benefitted from outstanding rosters in his two Super Bowl seasons? Absolutely. He’s not the only one. Joe Montana had Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Roger Craig and Bill Walsh. Troy Aikman had Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and Jimmy Johnson. John Elway had Terrell Davis, some great receivers and Mike Shanahan. How many Hall of Famers did Terry Bradshaw play with? Every great QB had great talent around them when they won a Super Bowl.
In Roob’s Eagles Observations: A Howie Roseman strength we don’t talk about enough - NCBSP
1. It’s an annual rite of summer that star players demand new contracts or hold out from camp or ask for trades or threaten to retire. You see it all over the league this time of year. Even though...
