The Eagles have added several talented bodies at CB including rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean.
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles have remade their cornerback room with a host of talented players, including two top-40 draft picks in Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, along with a hungry lottery ticket in Isaiah Rodgers, who was a spring standout.
Head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed in the spring that the Eagles would be moving Bradberry to safety but an oblique injury scuttled that at minicamp. Many scouting DeJean project him inside at the NFL and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he is the Day 1 starter in the slot ahead of the oft-injured Avonte Maddox or a meaningful contributor in Vic Fangio’s big-nickel and dime looks.
Other outside options include second-year player Eli Ricks, a natural cover CB who struggles with the physical aspect, and special teams standout Josh Jobe. Maddox can play when healthy and McPhearson is finally ready to go but has an uphill battle to regain his standing while Mario Goodrich, the first replacement for Maddox when he went down is facing an untenable numbers game.
Incoming are Mitchell, DeJean, Rodgers , Hall, Nickerson, and Stephens while Mekhi Garner has moved from CB to safety full-time.Last season, the Eagles elevated D.K. McDonald, who had been Dennard Wilson’s assistant, to secondary coach and brought in Taver Johnson as his assistant with Ronell Williams being one of the few slot-specific coaches in the NFL.
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