Daily News | ‘I’m seeing confidence’: Eagles’ Reed Blankenship embracing newfound opportunity at safety
Heather Khalifa / Staff Photographer / Heather Khalifa / Staff PhotograJalen Hurts and New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, formerly of the Green Bay Packers, have something in common — they’ve both been picked off by second-year safety Reed Blankenship, albeit in different scenarios.came in Week 12, last season when Blankenship entered the game in relief of the injured C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
One year after making the initial 53-man roster as a depth safety and a special-teams contributor, Blankenship is exclusively handling first-team reps on defense, making him an apparent front-runner for a starting role. Free-agent addition Terrell Edmunds and 2020 fourth-round pick K’Von Wallace are in the mix for the second starting spot. As preseason gets underway, 2023 third-round pick Sydney Brown also could“I’ve seen Reed growing each and every day,” Bradberry said.
Additionally, thanks to that improved confidence, inside linebacker Nakobe Dean said that Blankenship is stepping up as a leader among the defensive backs. That leadership role is not unfamiliar territory for Blankenship, a five-year starter and three-year captain at Middle Tennessee State who left the program in 2021 as its all-time leader in tackles .the Eagles’ 40-33 win over the Packers
While Blankenship seemingly has a starting spot locked up, he said he “absolutely” wants to play in the
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