Monday marked the seventeenth Philadelphia Eagles coaching camp follow forward of the 2025 NFL season. The totally padded session lasted for slightly below two hours and it was some of the intense scrimmage-like practices of the summer season. Right here’s what I noticed on the NovaCare Advanced.
It’s exhausting to not grade Hurts on a curve contemplating the first-team offense was lacking A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Jordan Mailata, and Landon Dickerson. Lane Johnson and Dallas Goedert additionally took lower than 100% of their regular reps.
Unable to depend on his patchwork offensive line to provide him nice safety, Hurts did properly at occasions to work the short sport. He had plenty of quick completions on this regard. That mentioned, he nonetheless had some reps the place it appeared like he held the ball for too lengthy.
Hurts had two good downfield completions in 1-on-1s. He first dropped the ball in a bucket to Jahan Dotson to beat Quinyon Mitchell (!) after which to Terrace Marshall Jr. to beat Mac McWilliams.
Hurts’ first passing try in staff drills was a brief completion to undrafted rookie Darius Cooper, whom he appears to be constructing belief with.
Hurts did miss Cooper excessive on one rep. He then huge on one other cross, although the huge receiver may not have been precisely the place the quarterback anticipated him to be.
Hurts had a great completion to Grant Calcaterra whereas rolling left on a scramble drill. The No. 2 tight finish did properly to uncover from Cooper DeJean by chopping again to the center of the sector for a completion.
Hurts was picked off by Nolan Smith on a play the place the quarterback tried to throw over the center to Saquon Barkley.
All advised, a blended bag for Hurts.
Andrew Mukuba and Johnny Wilson notably left follow early and didn’t return.
Mukuba was grabbing in the back of his left leg after 1-on-1 drills early in follow. He took another rep in one other drill earlier than strolling to the medical tent with a coach. He then headed again into the staff’s headquarters. One would assume the rookie security is likely to be coping with a hamstring damage. Simply when it appeared like Mukuba was shifting forward of Sydney Brown within the beginning security competitors, it appears just like the latter candidate has the benefit as soon as once more. Mukuba beforehand missed a great chunk of coaching camp and one preseason sport attributable to a shoulder damage. Not good that he hasn’t been in a position to keep wholesome.
Wilson obtained rolled up on by Brett Toth on a working play. He appeared to be in ache as he hobbled off the sector to the medical tent with assist from a coach. Wilson was later carted off, which isn’t an encouraging signal. Wilson had a tough begin to camp however he actually turned it round since then. The Eagles’ current commerce for an additional huge receiver (John Metchie III) is wanting like a great transfer.
WR A.J. Brown (hamstring)CB Tariq Castro-Fields (hamstring)S Lewis Cine (groin)OG Landon Dickerson (knee)CB Brandon Johnson (groin)OT Jordan Mailata (concussion)QB Tanner McKee (finger)WR DeVonta Smith (groin)
Brown has missed 4 straight practices. He did get some rehab work in previous to follow. And he was additionally throwing the ball round in some particular person drills. I’d be very stunned if he misses Week 1.
DeVonta’s groin damage is a brand new growth. He beforehand missed some practices attributable to again tightness.
Mailata’s concussion is a brand new growth. He’s been sporting a compression sleeve on certainly one of his legs that appears to be lower than 100%. However he hasn’t been listed on the damage report with that subject.
McKee suffered a finger damage throughout Monday’s follow. It’s reportedly a non-surgical damage.
Dickerson watched follow from the sideline as soon as once more.
Cine has missed three straight practices and one preseason sport.
Johnson and TCF have missed two straight practices.
TE Dallas Goedert (groin)
Goedert’s groin damage is a brand new growth. He participated in staff drills however I don’t assume he took his regular workload.
UPGRADED TO FULL PARTICIPATION
Lane Johnson (relaxation), Kenyon Inexperienced (shoulder), and AJ Woods (sickness) have been faraway from the damage report after being listed as restricted on Monday. However Lane nonetheless obtained some relaxation; he didn’t take 100% of the starter reps.
FIRST LOOK AT JOHN METCHIE III
JM3 missed yesterday morning’s follow because the commerce between the Eagles and Houston Texans wasn’t made official till later within the afternoon.
It didn’t take lengthy for Metchie to get entangled on Tuesday. After collaborating in 1-on-1s, he noticed a number of targets from Kyle McCord whereas working with the second-team offense in staff drills. Metchie caught the primary cross that got here his method for a great acquire over the center however then he dropped the ball that was thrown to him on a slant. Metchie later noticed first-team reps; he was open for a brief acquire after working throughout the formation in pre-snap movement.
Metchie additionally took some punt returner reps (together with Ainas Smith, Jahan Dotson, and Cooper DeJean) regardless of not having vital expertise in that function.
POSITION BATTLE UPDATE — CORNERBACK
Cooper DeJean continued to take exterior cornerback reps within the Eagles’ base protection.
Adoree’ Jackson was first up with the first-team protection in 11-on-11 on Tuesday. That makes 11 days Jackson has been up first and 6 days for Kelee Ringo.
Jackson was in place to explode Cooper after a brief reception (reminder: the Eagles aren’t truly tackling). The veteran cornerback made a leaping cross breakup on a brief Hurts throw to Goedert.
Jakorian Bennett, not Ringo, rotated in for Jackson with the first-team protection. I didn’t write his identify down in my notes throughout staff drills however he did break up a brief Hurts cross throughout 1-on-1s.
I’m wondering if Ringo’s confidence is shaken proper now. Not exhausting to know how that may very well be the case after he entered camp as the favourite to start out and he’s since been demoted. Throughout a particular staff drill the place the Eagles have been having gunners follow batting the ball out of the tip zone to forestall touchbacks, Ringo completely flubbed a possibility the place the ball would’ve been downed contained in the three-yard line. Later, Ringo allowed a number of Kyle McCord completions to Elijah Cooks. Ringo took reps in the course of the finish of follow developmental drills for the second day in a row.
POSITION BATTLE UPDATE — SAFETY
In case you missed it above, Mukuba is coping with what appears to be a hamstring damage. Benefit: Sydney Brown, who took all of the first-team security reps subsequent to Reed Blankenship.
If Mukuba has to overlook time, I’m wondering if the Eagles will even play Brown towards the New York Jets on Friday evening? Or at the very least not for lengthy. Don’t need to threat one other security damage.
POSITION BATTLE UPDATE — LINEBACKER
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was nonetheless first up because the first-team linebacker subsequent to Zack Baun.
Trot Jr. was in place to explode a Hurts shovel cross to Saquon for a loss. Completely sniffed it out.
POSITION BATTLE UPDATE – QB3
With Tanner McKee not working towards, Kyle McCord took all of the QB2 reps in at this time’s follow.
McCord did properly to not panic towards a heavy blitz. He stored his eyes downfield and fired a completion to a crossing Elijah Cooks. McCord had one other good completion to Cooks and customarily appeared OK for rookie QB3 requirements.
McCord did get picked off by Tristin McCollum on a cross over the center.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson noticed only a few reps within the developmental interval in the direction of the tip of follow. DTR threw a choose to Eli Ricks that went by means of the cornerback’s palms.
McCord is forward of DTR with one week remaining till roster cuts all the way down to 53 gamers.
Schedule for the subsequent a number of days:
