PHILADELPHIA — In a perfect world, Quinyon Mitchell would be playing at one of the outside cornerback spots on the Philadelphia Eagles and Cooper DeJean would be playing inside. That perfect world may come into fruition at some point this season, but Mitchell and DeJean are making the best of their current situation.
Mitchell has been playing the slot in DeJean’s absence, slated to start there come Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers. DeJean finally returned to practice after missing the first three weeks of camp with a hamstring injury, slowly acclimating himself to the slot as he ramps up for game action.
DeJean has been coming along quicker than expected, even if the Eagles are taking their time ramping him up. Until DeJean is back to man the slot, Mitchell has been holding the fort.
“Oh he’ve been coming back. You know, he’ve been doing a great job,” Mitchell said. “You know we were meeting every night and stuff like that.
“Whatever they asked me to do, I’m gonna do whatever they ask me to do, they gonna do it. We just working and competing.”
What are Mitchell and DeJean doing in those late-night meetings?
“It’s just me and him and just another coach,” Mitchell said. “Just watching film, just watching guys on the lead and just getting prepared. We were just going back and forth with dialogue and stuff like that. The same things we see and stuff like that.”
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-08-19 14:51:51
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