Eagles Stay or Go 2024: How many safeties will be back?

Eagles Stay or Go 2024: How many safeties will be back? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro bring back Stay or Go in 2024, trying to figure out the futures of every Eagles player on the roster.

We already looked at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, interior offensive line, offensive tackle, specialists, defensive tackle, edge rusher, linebacker and cornerback.

Up last: Safety.

Reed Blankenship

Roob: He’s not going anywhere, but the same as just about everybody else we’ve written about in this series, he’s got to play better than he did the second half of last season. I’ve seen Blankenship playing at a high enough level – for 4 ½ games last year when Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was hurt last year and through about the Chiefs game this past season – to know what kind of player he can be. I do expect Blankenship to go into 2024 as one of the starters, and I also expect the changes on the coaching staff and on the defense to benefit him. And if the Eagles can have a more settled secondary in general that will help him as well. But he’s got to be better than he was the second half of the season.

Verdict: Stays

Dave: After coming on strong at the tail end of his rookie season, Blankenship was a full-time starter in Year 2 and definitely saw some ups and downs. He ended up starting 15 games and had 113 tackles, 2 TFLs and 4 interceptions. It seems likely that Blankenship will enter Year 3 of his career as a starter but the Eagles will need to find the right player to start next to him. It’s a bit unclear of what Blankenship’s ceiling will be in the NFL but he definitely belongs in the league.

Verdict: Stays

Sydney Brown

Roob: Just when you felt comfortable tentatively slotting Brown into the second safety spot opposite Blankenship, he suffered a torn ACL in the regular-season finale against the Giants. While there’s no timetable for his return, it’s hard to imagine he won’t miss multiple regular-season…

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Publish date : 2024-02-23 12:00:00

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