Eagles sign safety with Caden Sterns, who played for Vic Fangio in Denver

Eagles sign safety with Caden Sterns, who played for Vic Fangio in Denver originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Howie Roseman’s search for safety help landed the Eagles a 24-year-old with three years of experience and four career interceptions.

The Eagles on Sunday morning signed former Bronco Caden Sterns.

But it might be a while before we see him on the field.

Sterns, a 5th-round pick out of Texas, hasn’t played since suffering a torn patellar tendon in his left knee in the Broncos’ season opener last year against the Raiders in Denver.

The Broncos released Sterns this past Monday, and the Panthers claimed him on waivers but released him on Thursday after he failed his physical.

Sterns will join the Eagles immediately but won’t be practicing or playing as he participates in what the Eagles are calling a “ramp-up period.” He’ll be involved in meetings and film study, learn the defense, get healthy and watch practice until the Eagles believe he’s healthy enough to return to action.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who was Sterns’ first NFL head coach, said he doesn’t expect to see Sterns on the practice field for at least a week.

“He was a good player,” Fangio said before practice Sunday. “Moved well, had good instincts, good ball skills, had a good feel for the game. We just need to see where he’s at physically.”

The Eagles don’t have a lot of depth at safety behind starters Reed Blankenship and C.J. Gardner-Johnson. James Bradberry and Avonte Maddox both moved from corner to safety, and Bradberry is now exclusively a safety, while Maddox continues to work in the slot as well.

There’s also Tristin McCollum, Sydney Brown and Mekhi Garner (another converted corner) although Brown, Garner and Gardner-Johnson are all currently hurt. Garner (hamstring) hasn’t practiced since Aug. 3, Brown is still rehabbing his torn ACL from the end of last year and Gardner-Johnson (shoulder) hasn’t practiced since leaving practice early last…

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Publish date : 2024-08-11 16:19:20

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