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James Bradberry explains why he asked Eagles to switch to safety originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
After a disappointing season in 2023, James Bradberry gave some thought to his future and went to the Eagles with an idea: He wanted to learn to play safety.
Why?
“Why not?” Bradberry said.
The real answer is that the soon-to-be 31-year-old cornerback saw the writing on the wall.
“So after the season,” Bradberry said, “Of course, I didn’t have the best season. Going into my ninth year, I know they signed Isaiah Rodgers as well. Of course, he wasn’t able to participate at the time when I requested that but I knew eventually, he was probably going to end up being on the team. We had a lot of young guys at corner in the room anyways, feel like it was lighter at safety.”
This is an awkward situation that Bradberry is handling with class.
After a very good season in 2022, when he was named a second-team All-Pro, Bradberry’s game fell off a cliff last season to the point where the Eagles used a rotation for their playoff game against the Buccaneers. Bradberry gave up an opposing passer rating of 114.3 last year, by far the worst of the Eagles’ full-time starters.
There was no way the Eagles could run it back with him in 2024 and he knew it.
There was a lot of speculation this offseason about Bradberry’s future but for the first three days of Eagles training camp, he’s been lining up as a second-team safety.
“A lot of that is out of my control,” he said about that speculation. “As far as right now, I’m still under contract for two years. I’ve got one year guaranteed. So I try not to put too much thought into it. I tried to enjoy my time with my family. Of course, I was up here for OTAs for a little minute, just trying to do my part as far as whatever the coaches ask me to do. And that was it. I tried not to put too much thought into it honestly.”
After the 2023 season wrapped up, Bradberry already knew that the talented Rodgers was…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-07-28 11:00:00
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