PHILADELPHIA — Organized team activities are in full swing for the Philadelphia Eagles as the team conducted their second of six OTA practices, but the first open to the media. The one hour and 12 minute practice mostly conducted of 7-on-7 drills as the Eagles are in the midst of preparing for the 2024 season.
There are still four more OTA practices on the docket: May 23, May 28, and May 30-31. Mandatory minicamp is scheduled from June 4-6.
Here are some observations from the open practice:
Who wasn’t here?
This is a voluntary OTA session, so players aren’t required to be at practice. James Bradberry, whose future with the Eagles may be in flux, wasn’t present for the voluntary session. Sydney Brown was watching the safeties behind them in the 7-on-7 drills, as he’s still recovering from a torn ACL.
Kelee Ringo wasn’t at practice either. Nakobe Dean was there, but not participating in 7-on-7s. Ditto with Ainias Smith (stress fracture). The Ringo absence is noticeable given he likely would have received first-team reps with Bradberry not present.
No Lane Johnson or Jake Elliott either.
Depth chart observations
During the 7-on-7 portion of the OTAs, we got a first look at the revamped secondary. Keep in mind Bradberry and Ringo were not present for the open Wednesday session.
Darius Slay and Isaiah Rodgers lined up at cornerback on the first team. C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Reed Blankenship were at safety, with Avonte Maddox mixing in between slot cornerback and safety. It appears Vic Fangio wants to give Maddox a long look at safety this summer.
At linebacker, Devin White and Zack Baun were on the first team with Dean not there. Fangio revealing he views Baun as an inside linebacker is being tested in camp.
Rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean were on the second team at cornerback. DeJean was also getting some looks in the slot with the first team. Josh Jobe…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-05-22 22:29:53
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