Eagles Rookie PUSHING To Start At SHOCKING Position? AJ Brown BULLIES Defense & Barkley INJURY SCARE

Intro all right so the Eagles are nearing the end of  training camp which means most positional battles   have been pretty much decided but one rookie is  making things interesting as it seems he could   possibly be trying to make a late push to start at  a surprising position so what are the chances of   him pulling it off meanwhile AJ Brown just made  a statement as he dominated the Eagles defense   during practice and it seems like he's on his way  to having a monster year plus the Eagles defensive   line and pass rush continu to be impressive while  the birds also did get an unfortunate injury scare   to one of their biggest star players so let's talk  about that and all the other latest Eagles news   and we won't waste any time let's get straight  into it so one of the biggest positional battles   Isaiah Rodgers CONFIRMED Favorite to START at CB! during training camp has been the battle going  on at the cornerback position and that applies   both outside and inside and I think at this point  it's pretty easy to tell who the clear favorites   are to start at both spots as Isaiah Rogers seems  to be the front runner on the outside while quinan   Mitchell seems to be the most likely option on the  inside and a recent article from Eagles reporter   and ESPN writer Tim mcmanis only seemed to further  confirm that this is the direction that things are   trending as in the article he went into detail on  the corner back battle saying quote the battle for   the outside Corner Spot opposite Darius Slay Jr  between former Indianapolis Colt Isaiah Rogers and   second-year player key Ringo has been a good one  while they continue to split reps Rogers has been   getting the knot at the start of practice more  frequently of late and can probably be considered   the front runner at this point and again this is  no surprise as Rogers has started at cornerback   for 11 of the team's 14 practices during training  camp and he's looked good as he's made plays   throughout Camp including blanking AJ Brown and  Devonte Smith on several occasions and getting   some good pass breakups and Rogers has even  earned some praise from some of his star teammates   including Darius Slay who had this to say about  him just a couple weeks ago uh athletic special   you know he can do uh special teams he a great  returner um guy got speed uh he could track the   ball very well uh he's getting ready way better in  his press technique so uh I've been watching him   lately man he been doing a great job man and uh  for him to be sitting out for a whole year to come   in like that and still be on top of his game it's  a good feeling so again with all that it's just   no surprise that Rogers is the current favorite to  start and then move moving on in mcmanus' article   Quinyon Mitchell TRENDING Towards Starting In Slot! he also talked about the nickel position saying  quote Mitchell meanwhile appears on track to be   the starter on the slot Mitchell projects as an  outside corner long term but defensive coordinator   Vic fangio said he quote may have to play him  at nickel for now in order to get the best   combination of players on the field fellow rookie  Cooper deene was also in the running for that post   but is now just returning from a hamstring injury  that cost him a valuable 3-we period so this is   pretty much the same sort of thing that I've said  in my last few videos being that while deene is   in the running due to his current primary position  being nickel Cor back him missing time is going to   make it really tough on him to earn that starting  spot especially while quinan Mitchell has learned   that position quickly and looks really really  good at it and like MCM has said he's kind of   established himself at that spot and he's been  getting the majority of first team reps there   during practice so again it seemed like heading  into Tuesday's practice that these two positional   battles were all but pretty much officially  decided however things did take a slight turn   TWIST! Quinyon Mitchell STARTS Outside at Practice! on Tuesday as it wasn't Isaiah Rogers who started  at outside cornerback opposite Darius Slay as he   usually does but it was instead quinan Mitchell  before he moved back to the the nickel position   and Martin Frank gave us a bit more detail as  he tweeted Out quote note this is the first   time quinan took the first snap on the outside he  has worked in there before with the first team so   this is big in my opinion now honestly this could  be big like Frank said or it could be nothing I   mean Vic fangio has made it clear that they like  quinon as an outside guy long term so it makes   sense that they wouldn't want to completely switch  his position to nickel and they'd want to get him   some snaps on the outside as well plus Mitchell  did move back inside after he started outside so   it could just be fangio trying to utilize Mitchell  in ways and throw different looks out there or   maybe this could be a sign that the Eagles like  what they've seen for Mitchell so much that they   want to give him a chance to earn the starting  job on the outside this late in Camp I mean the   guy has now been able to match up against two of  the best receivers in the game a lot of times in   practice and Mitchell consistently holds his own  including today when quinon went one-on-one with   Devonte Smith on back-to-back plays and they  went back and forth with Mitchell shutting down   the first route from Smitty who told him quote  good play q and then Devonte got the best of the   rookie on the second route and quinon said quote  now that's a route after notor ious ly calling   smidy and AJ's routes trash in previous practices  but I honestly think that the big takeaway here is   that quinon continuously is able to hold his  own against two of the best receivers in the   game so again if Mitchell start on the outside  today signifies that the Eagles are giving him a   chance to start there then you can't really blame  them but then you also got to wonder what it means   or if it's fair to Isaiah Rogers who has played  pretty well now ultimately I still think Rogers   will end up getting the start on the outside while  quinon starts in the slot but this new development   today did just throw a little bit of unknown into  the quarterback situation just when we thought it   was completely decided now something that is  pretty much completely decided is the battle   Mekhi Becton AVOIDS Serious Injury! at the right guard position as McKai beckon has  clearly won that at this point as after coming   over from the Jets as a tackle this offseason  beckon has handled every challenge the Eagles have   thrown at him including the switch to our guard  and he's made the most out of his opportunities   and it allowed him to beat out Tyler Steen for the  Right Guard job however beckton did experience a   bit of a setback on Sunday as he injured his right  leg during practice so that definitely caused a   bit of concern as the right guard position just  might be the biggest question mark the Eagles   have on the roster right now and becton's injury  complicated that even further however we did get   some good news on that front as Jeff mlan tweeted  Out quote diagnosis on eagles's Right Guard McKai   beckon who left practice early with an apparent  right leg injury was that it's nothing serious   per NFL sources so it's definitely a relief that  beckon is okay and the injury is not a serious   one and aside from the end of Sunday's practice  beckton actually didn't end up missing any time   as he was out there for Tuesday's session in  full pads and ready to go and he wasn't even   listed on the injury report so that's definitely  fantastic news and again just glad to see the   beckam's okay and then in some other injury news  the Eagles had a bunch of guys return to practice   HUGE Eagles Injury Updates! on Tuesday being defensive tackle Gabe Hall tight  end EJ Jenkins tackle Lane Johnson who just had a   vet Day on Sunday so he's not coming back off  an injury and then wide receiver Joe andata   and defensive tackle moroo were back at practice  as well so that was all definitely good news and   then the Eagles also saw a few other players  ramp up in their recovery as a bunch of guys   that have been Limited in practice were full  participants today being linebacker Orin Burks   tight end Grant calcatera corner back Cooper deene  and safety CJ Gardner Johnson and for Dee and CJ   Gardner Johnson specifically this is particularly  exciting because we know that both are important   pieces to the Eagles defense and they both Miss  significant time so it's good for both of them   to be completely healthy and just back out there  in full capacity however as opposed to all the   Saquon Barkley INJURY SCARE! positive injury updates the Eagles had on Tuesday  they also did have a few injury scares one of them   involving one of their best and most important  players now one of the injuries was to left guard   Trevor Keegan who has been a preseason standout  as the rookie limped off the field l in practice   and was being looked at by trainer so hopefully  he ends up being okay but the more notable injury   scare was to Sequon Barkley as he was seen at  one point on the sidelines during a special teams   drill getting his leg and lower back worked on by  a trainer and then the bad news was that when the   Eagles resumed offense vers defense team drills  Barkley wasn't out there so that certainly isn't   what you want to hear because we obviously are  all super excited about Barkley and he's going   to be a crucial piece for the Eagles offense this  year so you just don't want to hear any negative   injury news on him but based on the reporting it  seems like Barkley's probably okay and the injury   isn't too serious fingers crossed but you never  know so this will definitely be a situation to   monitor moving forward and I'll make sure to keep  you guys updated on what's going on with Barkley   whatever it may be in these next few days now as  far as the rest of the offense goes though some of   AJ Brown BULLIES Defense At Practice! the Eagles Playmakers made some incredible plays  during practice and don't worry we're going to get   into that in so much more in just a minute but  real quick I do want to say if you are enjoying   this video and don't want to miss any more  Eagles preseason training camp or regular season   coverage coming in the future then make sure you  subscribe and also really really importantly turn   on notifications so you're notified instantly  when one of these videos is uploaded I think   that's a win-win for the both of us because not  only do I get more people consistently watching   these videos but you don't miss any other eagles  content or coverage just like this so again make   sure you subscribe and turn on notifications and  also drop a like on this video let's see if we   can hit 1,000 likes today and now with all that  being said let's get back into the video okay so   getting back to the best offensive plays of the  day we'll start out with AJ Brown who made a few   of his best plays of training camp as in 101's  Brown was matched up with Star Quarterback Darius   Slay and slay had tight coverage on the play but  Brown was still able to make a spectacular grab   as he spun around and caught the back shoulder  pass with just one hand so really I mean it's no   surpris that AJ was able to make a play like that  and it was also no surprise later when he made   another spectacular play as he hauled in a 45 yard  pass from Jaylen Herz on a go route with quinan   Mitchell in coverage and again I mean the coverage  for Mitchell was good but AJ's just special and he   was able to make the grab after getting a step  and overall it was just an awesome day for AJ as   Brandon Lee outen tweeted Out quote Brown has been  unguardable every Target his way in team drills   has been a catch so it's good to hear that AJ bald  out in practice and it's also a warning for the   rest of the league because I really do feel like  AJ might just have his best year yet this season   DeVonta Smith INSANE PLAYS! and also let's not forget about Devonte Smith as  he made a great play later in practice catching   a deep 30 plus yard touchdown pass from Jaylen  Herz in the corner of the end zone despite pass   interference from Key Ringo as Smitty leapt into  the air to come down with the great catch so just   like AJ it's definitely awesome to hear that  Smitty is making plays at practice and overall   I just couldn't be more excited about this this  du head into the season because I think they're   going to do great things and someone else who I  think is going to do great things this year is   Jalen Hurts ANOTHER Great Day! jayen Herz as the QB had another great practice  today as he's obviously the one that made all   those great throws on those nice plays made by  the wide receivers and his numbers in the day   were also overall very very good once again as he  completed 23 of his 28 passes with a touchdown and   once again no interceptions and it's honestly just  crazy that jayen still hasn't thrown a pick yet   through 15 practices at training camp and if he  doesn't throw one in these next two practices then   he'll have gone all a Camp without throwing a pick  which is just honestly unheard of and perhaps the   Eagles D-Line WREAKS HAVOC! craziest part about it is it doesn't really seem  like that's a product of the defense being bad   either as those guys have been making plays and  they've also been able to get a lot of pressure   on Herz recently as Z fangio has been working on  implementing the blitz more recently and they've   been very effective at it plus the defensive line  specifically has been on a tear recently including   today with Elliot Shore Parks tweeting Out quote  defensive line getting plenty of pressure on jayen   Herz today in 11v 111 and jayen Carter has been  the guy leading the charge for the defensive   line is he makes plays just every single day at  practice including today where he got a tackle   for loss on cyclon Barkley in the backfield and  also in addition to that veteran Brandon Graham   even got a sack on her so it's just great to  hear that overall the defensive line continues   to play well during practice and I'm just so  so excited to watch the young guys specifically   in that group this year cuz I really do think  they're going to be great now the Eagles have   Outro just two practices left at training camp before  the preseason finale against the Vikings and   then they have roster cuts and I'm going to be  covering everything from all that so again make   sure you guys subscribe and turn on notifications  so you don't miss any of that coverage and also   while you're at it make sure you drop a like to  show some support if you did enjoy this video   I'd greatly appreciate it cuz it does help me  out a ton again let's see if we can hit 1,000   likes on today's video and also leave a comment  down below just regarding anything that I talked   about in this video and if you want to watch  another video going over their last practice   at training camp you can check this out right here  and now with all that being said that's pry much   I got for this one guys so thank you all so much  for watching and I'll see you in the next video