Eagles Add More Firepower On Defense
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Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, we know a little better. He is a former fifth-rounder who won a Super Bowl ring as part of the Los Angeles Rams roster. Since then, he has also spent time with the Houston Texans and the Cleveland Browns.
The Philadelphia Eagles showed a clear focus on improving the defense in this year's NFL Draft. General Manager Howie Roseman selected five defensive players with his first five picks. Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell,
They have the best line, running back, and pass-catchers ... and the defense might be better than the offense. Again.
NFL.com is shining its spotlight early. They recently mentioned their top 10 Defensive Rookie of the Year candidates. New York Giants rookie Abdul Carter tops the list. Campbell cracks the list just outside the top five at number six.
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The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles will hold their first training-camp workout Wednesday at their practice facility in South Philadelphia, but it won't be anything like the ones that used to take place up at Lehigh University.
It felt like it took all night for the Philadelphia Eagles to make their first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. That's because it did. No worries. Picking late is the cost of business for playing into February and winning a Super Bowl.
Signing Mukuba ahead of camp was high priority for the Eagles, who have a void at safety alongside Reed Blankenship after trading C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans in March. Third-year safety Sydney Brown is also expected to compete for the starting job.