The Linc – Eagles named among potential Jaire Alexander landing spots

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Jaire Alexander’s 6 best NFL landing spots after release by Packers – SB Nation

Philadelphia Eagles: Never doubt the allure of playing for the champion. Here’s the thing: Philly does not need a cornerback. Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean are both fantastic, and Kelee Ringo showed big-time promise. That said, Ringo only played 113 snaps last season in a rotational role, and it’s highly possible he doesn’t have it to be an every-down outside corner. Alexander would be one hell of an insurance policy in case Ringo isn’t an every-down guy, and could also open some rotation at the position to create different looks. It would be a very Eagles move to land Alexander on a cheap, incentive-laden deal to showcase him for free agency.

Report: Packers will release Jaire Alexander – Acme Packing Company

Alexander’s contract, which ran through 2026, was set to pay him $17.5 million in cash this season and carry a salary cap hit of $24.6 million. By releasing him after June 1st, the Packers will free up over $17 million in cap space for this season, carrying about $7.5 million in dead money in 2025. The team will then absorb $9.5 million in dead money in 2026, which is the remainder of his signing bonus money that is amortized onto the 2026 and 2027 cap years. The main sticking point for the Packers all offseason has been Alexander’s availability, or lack thereof. After signing his most recent contract extension in May of 2022, he was a second-team All-Pro and set a career-high with five interceptions that fall. However, since then he has suited up for just seven regular season games in each of the last two seasons, while also causing some headaches for the Packers off the field.

Hold For Now – Iggles Blitz

This is another case where the Eagles would like their own young player to win the job. Ringo would give them a cost-friendly solution for a couple of years. He could develop into a good CB. The coaches and front office will keep an eye on CB. The team lost Darius Slay, Isaiah Rodgers and Avonte Maddox. They added Ringo, Jackson and rookie Mac McWilliams. That is a lot of talent and experience walking out the door. That’s life in the modern NFL. You have to take chances on young players and under-the-radar veterans. You can’t pay everyone. If there are struggles at corner, Howie will start working the phones, whether that is for Ramsey or some other player. These OTA practices have limitations, but it at least gives the young players a chance to show something. The coaches can see what kind of shape they’re in. The coaches can see if they make mental mistakes. The coaches can just get a feel for their mindset. What kind of vibes is the player giving off? You want players to be confident, but not overly cocky.

Eagles Film Review: Antwaun Powell-Ryland could have a role as a pass-rush specialist – BGN

Overall, Antwaun Powell-Ryland is a high-motor pass rusher who posted some of the best production in college football over the past two years. He clearly lacks ideal measurables, but he compensates with a diverse number of pass rush moves and outstanding effort. He’s not strong enough or long enough to hold up as an every-down EDGE, and his struggles in the run game will likely limit him to sub-package duty throughout his career. However, he can bring value as a 3rd down pass-rusher.

In Roob’s Observations: Making sure an underrated Eagles assistant coach gets his due – NBCSP

1. Conversations about the best defensive coordinators in Eagles history always mention Marion Campbell, Bud Carson, Jim Johnson and Vic Fangio. And rightfully so. One name that’s often omitted is Jim Schwartz, and that’s a mistake. The job Schwartz did in 2017 was remarkable. That Super Bowl defense was actually better than this past year’s in a lot of categories, including 3rd-down percentage (32 percent in 2017 to 36 percent in 2024), run defense (3.8 to 4.3) and takeaways (31 in 16 games, 26 in 17 games). Both allowed 17 points per game and 17 first downs per game and both averaged 2.4 sacks per game. In one fewer game, the 2017 unit had more interceptions (19 to 13) . The 2017 group held quarterbacks to lower a completion percentage (60.4 to 62.2) and a lower passer rating (79.5 to 82.5). And that 2017 defensive roster wasn’t nearly as talented as the 2024 group, which was jam packed with next-level draft picks. There were a few starts, like Fletcher Cox, Malcolm Jenkins, Rodney McLeod and Brandon Graham. But there were also a bunch of mid-level journeyman-type of starters or backups, like Patrick Robinson, Vinny Curry, Tim Jernigan, Mychal Kendricks, Jalen Mills, Ronald Darby, Corey Graham, Derek Barnett, Chris Long and Beau Allen. Good and in some cases very good players who were perfect for that team and played so well in that system for that team and that coach. Schwartz got the most out of what he had, and that’s the mark of a great coach. Fangio is a wizard. Johnson was a genius. Ol’ Swampy was a fantastic defensive coach under Dick Vermeil. Bud Carson was the perfect guy for that 1991 group. But Schwartz deserves to be mentioned with the others. He was brilliant in 2017.

Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: QB Kyle McCord – PhillyVoice

The player McCord reminds me of is Sam Darnold. Like McCord, Darnold enrolled at a major college program and was not the starter to begin each of his first two seasons. He eventually did start in his second season (which was actually his redshirt freshman season), and immediately made an impact, throwing 31 TDs vs. 9 INTs. Darnold’s and McCord’s college stats are very similar. McCord’s are actually a little better.

NFC East 2025 Futures Preview: Best bet, key questions and market edges – PFF

Hurts has one of the biggest gaps in EPA when he faces disruption versus not — defined as the defense either generating pressure to disrupt the quarterback from going through his progression or the coverage unit creating perfect coverage. When the situation is good with solid protection and open receivers, Hurts can deliver. As such, the team is more vulnerable to injuries than a typical offense of its caliber, and the unit lacks depth behind the aforementioned stars at those positions. But assuming Philadelphia’s All-Pro-type players can stay healthy, this is one of the highest-floor, lowest-variance offenses in the NFL. Perhaps more questionable is how the Eagles’ defense looks and projects heading into 2025. It was one of the best defenses in the NFL last season — and by far the best by virtually any metric following the team’s bye week (when standout rookie cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell started playing full-time snaps).

NFL minicamp 2025: Teams, rookies, veterans we’re watching – ESPN

How do the new players on defense fit together? The Eagles lost a host of defensive contributors this offseason, including cornerback Darius Slay Jr., edge rushers Brandon Graham and Josh Sweat, safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Milton Williams. Meanwhile, starting linebacker Nakobe Dean is still rehabbing from a torn patellar tendon and “won’t be back for a while,” according to defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. The Eagles will have a mix of up-and-comers such as cornerback Kelee Ringo, safety Sydney Brown and defensive lineman Moro Ojomo, and new additions in corner Adoree’ Jackson, edge rusher Azeez Ojulari and rookies Ty Robinson and Andrew Mukuba competing for those spots. First-round linebacker Jihaad Campbell (shoulder) will eventually be in the mix as well but won’t be on the field until sometime in August, per Fangio.

Takeaways: Cam Ward Is Learning to Talk Football, Not Just Play It – SI

It was interesting hearing Saquon Barkley say, implicitly at least, that he’d like to go out on his own terms—raising the notion of Barry Sanders’s retirement as an example of what he might do. I’m not wishing him out of the NFL (I love watching him play), but, as we said with Ragnow, it’s great to see guys having the flexibility to make those sorts of decisions.

Spadaro: Rookies no longer, Eagles Class of 2024 hungry for more – PE.com

They all know what to expect now: The NFL is no longer uncharted waters. The tempo, the intensity, the physicality, the reliance on perfect technique – all of that is understood. So, for the Eagles’ 2024 Rookie Class, the next stage is to take it a step further because, as everyone in the league says, if you aren’t moving forward, you’re getting bypassed at this level. And nobody in this sophomore class with the Eagles intends to fall a step behind. “You just keep working like you know you need to do,” said Cooper DeJean, who enjoyed a terrific first season with the Eagles as a nickel cornerback, capped off with an interception return for a touchdown in Super Bowl LIX. “Take it day by day. Nobody is going to give it to you. They’re coming after you.” That they are.

Meet the Philly Teacher Using Eagles, Phillies Stats to Engage Her Math Students – Delco Today

Amber Kiley, an elementary school teacher at MaST Community Charter School II, places a local twist on her math lessons that really gets her students engaged, writes Ross DiMattei for CBS News Philadelphia. At the Northeast Philadelphia school, she uses her students’ love for the Eagles and Phillies to make learning arithmetic and measurements more fun to learn. This all started with Saquon Barkley’s historic first season with the Eagles. After each Eagles game, Kiley’s class would add up Barkley’s total rushing yards. “When we started doing it, I could see the difference in engagement with when we actually did the curriculum work in the book to when we started tracking his yards. The participation skyrocketed when we would track Saquon’s rushing yards,” Kiley said.

How Texans’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson is fueled by ‘disrespect,’ trade ‘wasn’t about money,’ aims for multiple Super Bowls – Click 2 Houston

Gardner-Johnson, due up to $8.5 million this year with $2 million of his $7.75 million deal guaranteed and up to $11.5 million in 2026 with void years from 2027 to 2030, disagreed vehemently with Roseman’s explanation. “It wasn’t about money,” Gardner-Johnson said. “If it was about money, everybody would have been gone. How can I say this the most respectful way? Saquon deserved it. Zack deserved it, but the reasons behind it, the fans don’t deserve that reason. It’s deeper than that. The fans don’t deserve, ‘It’s about the money,’ because if that was the case, my contract was safe.”

Dallas Cowboys should consider signing cornerback Jaire Alexander when released – Blogging The Boys

If we are getting down to the core of things here, the biggest argument for Jaire Alexander to the Cowboys has to do with what they have going on at the position themselves. Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland and Kaiir Elam lead the cornerback room, but they each carry some what-if propositions. There is uncertainty around Diggs’ health, Bland’s as well alongside whether or not his play can return to what we saw in 2023, and whether or not the team will be getting the version of Elam who the Buffalo Bills thought they were drafting. If each or at least some of those things hit then things will be totally fine. But what if they don’t? Alexander carries questions himself as noted. He could be an injury concern. He may be a slight annoyance in a particular moment as the Packers found out in Charlotte. But the floor of the cornerback room would raise significantly with him in the picture and therefore the move is one the Cowboys should seriously consider. It isn’t of the you better do this variety, but this is exactly the rainy day that they save their funds for.

Gabe Davis update: As Davis visits other teams, are the New York Giants still interested? – Big Blue View

We continue to get questions in the Big Blue View inbox regarding free agent wide receiver Gabe Davis, the one-time Buffalo Bills receiver who visited with the Giants in mid-May. Why didn’t the Giants sign him? Are they still interested in Davis? Does he have other options? Well, let’s discuss the 26-year-old Davis, taken by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Giants GM Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll were, of course in Buffalo as assistant GM and offensive coordinator, respectively, at the time. Davis, released by the Jacksonville Jaguars just one unproductive season into a three-year, $39 million contract, recently visited with the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers, and has now scheduled a visit with the New Orleans Saints.

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