Sunday night time marked the twelfth Philadelphia Eagles coaching camp follow forward of the 2025 NFL season. The crew’s one and solely public session of the summer season lasted for a bit over two hours. Right here’s what I noticed at Lincoln Monetary Area.
The Eagles’ offense as a complete was bested by an Eagles protection that often generated stress on the quarterback and performed stout in opposition to the run.
Hurts had some good first down completions to Dallas Goedert (in direction of the left sideline), Ainias Smith (brief curl route), and Grant Calcaterra (over the center), and DeVonta Smith (fourth down completion alongside the left sideline).
Hurts’ spotlight throw was a 23-yard landing go to DeVonta with Cooper DeJean trailing and single-high security Sydney Brown unable to vary over. Good ball. A number of views of the play have been posted on social media:
Hurts’ lowlight was a rep the place he was probably “sacked” by a blitzing Jihaad Campbell however he threw the ball anyway. Jordan Davis bought a hand on Hurts because the quarterback threw and that seemingly contributed to the ball being jarred free and floating up within the air for a Nolan Smith choose six.
This wasn’t Hurts’ greatest follow of the summer season nevertheless it additionally wasn’t his worst by any means.
Landon Dickerson was carted to the locker room after limping off the sector late in follow. We’ll be monitoring this case intently.
Gabe Corridor bought banged up halfway by means of follow. He left the sector and didn’t return.
WR Elijah Cooks (shoulder)OT Kenyon Inexperienced (shoulder)LS Charley Hughlett (neck)RB Montrell Johnson Jr. (hamstring)DT Byron Younger (groin)
Johnson has missed 5 straight practices.
Younger has missed 4 straight practices.
Cooks, Inexperienced, and Hughlett have missed two straight practices.
LB Zack Baun (again contusion)WR A.J. Brown (hamstring)
Baun nonetheless isn’t collaborating in crew drills. That would change quickly.
Brown returned in a restricted capability after lacking 4 straight practices. He ought to be capable to take part in crew drills once more quickly.
UPGRADED TO FULL PARTICIPATION
Jalyx Hunt practiced in full after leaving early on Saturday.
Terrace Marshall (knee) was upgraded from restricted to full go.
Cameron Latu (knee) returned to follow.
JIHAAD CAMPBELL, THE BLITZER
The Eagles’ 2025 first-round choose stored popping up even once I wasn’t particularly watching him. Campbell logged a number of “sacks” on Hurts by attending to the Eagles quarterback as a blitzer by means of the center of the offensive line.
Campbell appeared good shedding blockers. And never simply as a go rusher, but in addition as a run defender:
There was additionally a formidable purple zone rep the place Campbell was in place to chase down a scrambling Hurts for both a sack or limiting a run to a brief achieve with a deal with from behind.
POSITION BATTLE UPDATE — CORNERBACK
Adoree’ Jackson was first up with the first-team protection on Sunday. That makes seven days Jackson has been up first and 5 days for Ringo.
Jackson notably allowed a primary down completion to Goedert and a fourth down conversion to DeVonta the place he had tight protection however couldn’t break up the go on the catch level.
Ringo trailed Terrace Marshall on a Tanner McKee incompletion down the correct sideline. The ball appeared only a tad far out in entrance of Marshall, who couldn’t make the over-the-shoulder seize. Later, Ringo was in good place to contest a downfield throw to Darius Cooper that went incomplete.
Jakorian Bennett started follow repping with the third-team protection however he moved up the depth chart because the night time went alongside. He rotated in for Eli Ricks on the second-team unit earlier than finally getting some first-team seems at proper cornerback. Guessing the Eagles will need JB to get some reps with the starters in opposition to the Cleveland Browns in joint coaching camp practices this week.
QUINYON MITCHELL LOCKS DOWN DEVONTA SMITH
Hurts tried to finish a downfield go to DeVonta on the left aspect of the sector. No cube. DeVonta wasn’t capable of create any separation; Mitchell was all around the vast receiver. Afterward, Hurts focused DeVonta on the correct aspect of the sector. Mitchell was there once more to forestall the reception. Mitchell then blanketed DeVonta a 3rd time throughout a two-minute drill late in follow.
Groups have been already very reluctant to throw at Mitchell as a rookie. They need to be even much less keen to check him in Yr 2. He’s a lockdown defender.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. continues to refuse to go down and not using a battle. Trot Jr. was in good place for a run cease on Saquon Barkley early in follow, highlighting his capacity to typically be in the correct place. He additionally shed a Calcaterra block on that rep. Later, a blitzing Trot Jr. beat Barkley in go safety to get to Hurts for a “sack.” That stood out since Barkley is figuring out for being good in go professional.Nolan Smith bought to Hurts for a “sack” on a play the place the quarterback wasn’t capable of step up because of the inside defensive position pushing the pocket. Go rush working collectively to get the job executed.Moro Ojomo beat Dickerson to “sack” Hurts. Ojomo additionally deflected a Hurts go on the line of scrimmage. He continues to be a beast.Jahan Dotson had a very nice toe dragging catch alongside the correct sideline on a go that Hurts threw a bit extra vast than it wanted to be.Darius Cooper had a number of first down catches. He was the new route choice for McKee on a 3rd down the place the quarterback bought blitzed. Even when Cooper is an effective receiver, although, he most likely gained’t have a lot of a job on offense this yr (barring WR accidents). He may very well be primed to contribute on particular groups, nevertheless. And that’s why is was fascinating to see the Eagles have him returning kicks in the course of the kickoffs on this scrimmage setting. Cooper was additionally first up as a gunner in a punt protection drill. Cooper can actually cement his roster spot by proving he supplies particular groups worth.Andre’ Sam had rep as a gunner to beat Lewis Cine because the jammer. Sam may make the roster.Gabe Corridor was having one other good follow previous to leaving early because of damage. He bought to AJ Dillon within the backfield for a “deal with for loss.”Ogbo Okoronkwo has been standing out in a great way in OL vs. DL 1-on-1s. He beat rookie Myles Hinton by bending the sting on one rep.Kylen Granson has created separation because the third greatest tight finish behind Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcattera. He had a 3rd down conversion over the center on Sunday night time.These depth gamers have performed effectively sufficient to warrant a spot on the follow squad: Jacob Sykes, Taylor Morin, Lance Dixon, and Tariq Castro-Fields. Sykes bought within the backfield to power a run to the surface again inside for no achieve. Morin made a contested catch in opposition to Parry Nickerson for a primary down after which caught a landing from McKee on an out route ultimately zone (that’s been a cash sample for the undrafted rookie). Dixon had a pleasant “TFL” when the Eagles started their dwell tackling (which is saved for the third-team items) late in follow. TCF had a “TFL” and he broke up a Kyle McCord throw to Nick Muse.ShunDerrick Powell had a 3rd down go over the center bounce off his arms.The Eagles have put extra of an emphasis on coping with crowd noise than they’ve prior to now. Between pumping in crowd noise throughout follow conditions and having Dave Spadaro attempt to hype up followers on third downs final night time, they’re making an attempt to problem the offense’s communication and silent rely.For these questioning why the gamers have been sporting jerseys with lime inexperienced numbers, it’s to advertise the Eagles Autism Basis. They’ll be auctioned off for charity if you wish to get your arms on one.If you happen to don’t observe the zipper merge in bumper-to-bumper site visitors, it is best to have your driver’s license revoked. Let somebody go, then you definitely go. This isn’t sophisticated. Headed into follow final night time, I used to be within the left lane seen under (Terminal Ave) that goes beneath I-95 to attach with eleventh road (the highway between The Linc and the Wells Fargo Middle). Automobiles coming south from Broad Steet have been merging from the correct lane (for 95 North) into the left lane (Terminal Ave) on the level proven under. I let one in every of them go in entrance of me. It must be my flip subsequent, proper? Nope. Jabroni behind the man I let go isn’t even taking a look at me though we’re caught ready at a purple mild. Dangerous job by him. However, OK, the third automotive from that lane is definitely going to grasp that I’m going now, proper? Nope! Some genius in a pickup truck begins to attempt to reduce me off in my very own lane and I needed to beep to forestall him from hitting me. Identical particular person then determined they’d sufficient of ready in site visitors after we bought by means of the sunshine and determined to flooring it down the alternative aspect of a one-lane highway the place there’s a bend that stops you from seeing oncoming automobiles, thus priming themself for an accident. Dangerous driving experiences occur on a regular basis, I get it. However I’m fairly passionate concerning the zipper merge and I really feel prefer it’s simply not taught sufficient. That and I swear no one has any thought what to do at a yield signal. It’s both come to a full cease with nobody round (improper!) or simply blow by means of the signal into site visitors that already has the correct of manner (improper!).
The quantity that was being thrown round was “a document 60,000 followers.” That looks like a good estimate.
For historic context, right here’s a glance again on the team-announced attendance totals over time:
2016 — 36,000 (two practices mixed)
2017 — 59,000 (two practices mixed)
2018 — 75,000 (two practices mixed)
2019 — “Greater than 40,000” (one follow)
2021 — 25,896 (one follow)
2022 — “Nearly 30,000” (one follow)
2023 — “Over 50,000” (one follow)
2024 — “Practically 50,000” (one follow)
Monday, August 11 — Off dayTuesday, August 12 — Coaching camp follow beginning at 10:00 AM Jap (NovaCare Complicated)Wednesday, August 13 — Joint coaching camp follow in opposition to Cleveland Browns beginning at 10:00 AM Jap (NovaCare Complicated)Thursday, August 14 — Joint coaching camp follow in opposition to Cleveland Browns beginning at 10:00 AM Jap (NovaCare Complicated)Friday, August 15 — Walkthrough closed to media entrySaturday, August 16 — Eagles vs. Browns preseason recreation beginning at 1:00 PM Jap (Lincoln Monetary Area)
