Did the James Bradberry-to-safety experiment hit setback? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There were going to be some bumps in the road for James Bradberry as he transitions to a new position.
We saw one on Thursday night.
The veteran defensive back didn’t hate everything about his performance in the Eagles’ 14-13 win over the Patriots at Gillette Stadium. But his game ended on a sour note.
“I did all right,” Bradberry said. “I had some good drives. My last drive, I didn’t really like.”
Bradberry’s last drive was the Patriots’ only touchdown drive of the game. On the same series, he missed a tackle and then was caught in no man’s land on a QB touchdown run.
The missed tackle came when rookie Ja’Lynn Polk put a juke move on Bradberry and then on rookie Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Both moves had the Eagles’ defenders flying by the rookie. Bradberry actually brought up the missed tackle when he was asked about the touchdown.
“Starting off, I had a missed tackle in the open field,” Bradberry said. “I gotta come to balance, get my feet up under me, make sure I secure the tackle.”
What happened on the Drake Maye touchdown run?
“In the red zone, we was in a zero,” Bradberry said. “I had pushed the D-end over to another gap. His responsibility was contain on the quarterback so I got him out of his responsibility and I didn’t realize that was going to now be my responsibility because I was in his gap.”
Maye scampered into the end zone for a touchdown.
Bradberry, 31, has been a cornerback in the NFL for the first eight years of his career so playing safety is new. And even though he could theoretically still back up at corner, he’s playing full-time safety right now.
This time last year, Bradberry was relaxing in the preseason with the rest of the Eagles’ starters on defense. This year, after an awful 2023 season at corner, he’s fighting for a job as a backup at a brand new position.
“I understand what…
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Publish date : 2024-08-16 11:13:26
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