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Eagles’ Saquon Barkley shocked by Trump sports council mention – ESPN
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley did not accept President Donald Trump’s invitation to serve on his council on sports, fitness and nutrition, he said Monday, adding that he was “shocked” his name was mentioned as being part of it. “A couple months ago, it was brought to my team about the council. So I’m not really too familiar with it,” Barkley said after practice at the NovaCare facility. “I felt like I am going to be super busy, so me and my family thought it would probably be of best interest to not accept that. I was definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned. I’m assuming it’s something great, so I appreciate it but was a little shocked when my name was mentioned.
With Eagles’ Brandon Graham gone, a new king of the trash talkers has emerged this summer – NJ.com
“My favorite part (of training camp) … is the competitive side and talking crap to each other and pushing each other, especially during these days,” Barkley said Monday after the Eagles went through their ninth practice. “Camp is hard and it’s supposed to be hard. But when you have guys jawing with each other and it’s friendly competition, nothing stupid, it brings out the best in us.” For Barkley, the trash talking is one of his ways of leading. Watch him prepare, practice and play and it’s also obvious that he knows how to lead by example. But he enjoys needling his teammates and we saw enough of the star running back miked up last season to know that carries over into the game. “You always have to try to find ways you can improve in football, but also ways you can lead, too,” Barkley said. “Something I’m really good at is talking crap and competing. Probably I feel like that’s my best attribute.”
Fantasy football 2025: 10 overvalued/undervalued NFL players to know before you draft – NFL.com
OVERVALUED: Average draft position: Round 1 (RB2). When I proclaimed early in the spring on the NFL Fantasy Podcast that I wouldn’t be drafting Barkley at cost in 2025, I thought of it as a hot take. Now that we’ve moved into July, it seems to be an argument that has gained a lot of steam. I’d like to credit myself with starting a movement. I mean … I didn’t. But I’d still like to credit myself with it. Call it Beware the Magical Season. Call it The Curse of 370. I like to call it The 2K Conundrum. Before Barkley’s blow-up 2024 season, eight players had rushed for 2,000 in a single season. The following year, those players averaged 966 fewer rushing yards. Only two of the eight reached 1,300 rushing yards the next season. A 1,200-rushing yard season from Barkley wouldn’t be a terrible thing. But it wouldn’t be worthy of a top-three fantasy pick. [BLG Note: I wouldn’t fade Barkley too hard. I still think he’s going to be really good this season.]
The defensive play of the day was made by Quinyon Mitchell, who intercepted a Tanner McKee pass. The quarterback seemingly didn’t see him lurking in coverage. That’s Q’s second pick of training camp. And it happened right around the time when it was revealed that Mitchell made the NFL Top 100 at No. 49 overall. He must’ve known. Mitchell allowed some completions to DeVonta on Monday but he really made the wide receiver work for them. As Zaza Pachulia once said: “Nothing easy.”
This offseason, the Maryland product seemed like he was gearing up for a breakout campaign, finally solidifying himself as a regular first-stringer after showing plenty of growth in 2024. However, at 5-foot-11 and under 32-inch arms, per MockDraftable, he didn’t meet new head coach Pete Carroll’s typical size thresholds for outside cornerbacks. As a result, Bennett spent the majority of OTAs, minicamp and the first two weeks of training camp working with the Raiders’ second- and third-team defense. Free-agent signing Eric Stokes, 2024 fourth-round pick Decamerion Richardson and rookie third-round pick Darien Porter have been competing for the two starting cornerback spots on the boundary of Las Vegas’ defense. Those three meet Carroll’s size preference for the position.
Eagles Add a CB – Iggles Blitz
You can now think of Bennett as replacing Isaiah Rodgers. Both had some starting experience, but weren’t completely sure things. If Bennett was a great player, the Raiders wouldn’t be dealing him. My guess is that one of the reasons they are okay moving on from Bennett is that new coach Pete Carroll prefers tall, long corners. Bennett is 5-11. The top four outside corners for Vegas are all at least 6-0. I think Bennett will be given a chance to compete for the starting job, but I don’t think trading for him is a complete indictment of Jackson and Ringo. I think this is more about depth than anything else. If anything happened to Mitchell, would you want Jackson and Ringo as your starters? That doesn’t seem ideal. Bennett is an outside corner with experience and good tape. You hate to deal away Booker, who was having his best Training Camp, but the drafting of Robinson and the emergence of Hall made Booker expendable. The Eagles still have interesting DTs in Jacob Sykes and Joe Evans. The Raiders were desperate for DT help. Smart move by Howie. Deal from a deep position to add quality depth/competition at a spot that needed it.
Eagles DC Vic Fangio’s updated thoughts on a bunch of his players on defense – PhillyVoice
On Smael Mondon… Fangio: “Good stuff. He is having a good camp. He is progressing well. The ILB position has a lot on their plate and he’s sorting through that, but I think he’s making good natural progress at all that.” #JimmySays: Mondon would be getting so much more attention from us media types if the Eagles were barren of good linebackers. He has looked legitimately good this summer.
Drew Mukuba’s unique outlook on an injury that slowed him down – NBCSP
Eagles rookie safety Drew Mukuba injured his shoulder on Day 3 of training camp and hasn’t been back in a full-team drill since. That’s obviously a bummer. But the second-round pick has been positive as he works his way back. “I wouldn’t really look at it as a setback,” Mukuba said this week. “I feel like everybody’s journey is different. Like I mentioned earlier, this just gives me time to improve my knowledge and improve the mental side of the game to where when I come back on the field, a lot of things are going to be easier for me. I wouldn’t say it’s a setback. But just also, another time for me to learn in a different way.” Mukuba, 22, missed three full days of training camp and has been limited the last three. While the rest of his teammates were in full pads for Monday’s practice, Mukuba was in shorts and shells.
Spadaro: Inside the Eagles’ development plan for their draft picks – PE.com
Most rookies at this point are swimming in information, trying to keep their heads above water and doing everything they can to stay one step ahead of the incredibly fast tempo of Training Camp on and off the field. Hinton is doing all of that, yes, but he’s conducting himself with a swagger, with confidence, with the belief that the Eagles have his back and that the team will be rewarded for giving him the chance to be all that he can be. “I’m working on myself, confidence-wise, playing in the past, my whole college career. It started as a young player at Stanford. I wasn’t too confident. And as I got more experience and playing time and attention, I realized, like, I’m very athletic,” Hinton said. “I feel like if I applied myself, my mind, and my body to the nth degree, I don’t know who can really contest. I’m not trying to be cocky. I’m not there yet. I’m not even close to being there yet. I just know that the sky is the limit to what I can do and what I want to do. If I apply myself, that’s what I’m going to do.”
At about 9:20 a.m. Monday, Mucha Nama drove his Eagles-themed minivan into the parking lot adjacent to the NovaCare Complex. His little brother, Siino, was in the front seat. They got some curious looks, which Siino and Mucha are used to at this point. Mucha has been driving for Uber and Lyft since 2016, but his car doesn’t look or sound like any other. On top of his white minivan are two replica Eagles, a 2024 Super Bowl Champions flag, and two placards showing Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley jerseys. There is also a speaker, which plays one of two songs: “Fly, Eagles Fly,” or a YouTube compilation of “Eagle Sound Effects.”
The Micah Parsons Mess Is Jerry Jones’s Latest Act of Self-Sabotage – The Ringer
Probably, this just ends as another operetta that costs money, irks players, denies new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus time to adjust his best player to his new scheme, and generates attention. The cost isn’t that the deals don’t get done, and even though Jones clearly does hurt his bottom line by dragging these situations out while other deals get done and prices rise, they’re still usually worth it to the team. The real cost is the lost time, the sideshow, the upset players, and the feeling that the winning isn’t really the point. The Cowboys are a brand before they are a team, and part of that brand is that the owner operates as an unchecked loon. A few find this charming, most find it tiresome, and TV producers and the Philadelphia Eagles find it an absolute boon.
The Washington Commanders release their first unofficial depth chart – Hogs Haven
There aren’t many surprises here, but it’s noticeable that Trey Amos is the only rookie listed at the top of their position group. He is joined by 2nd-year corner Mike Sainristil and veteran Marshon Lattimore as the team’s three top corners. Rookie WR Jaylin Lane was labeled the best punt returner in the draft by Commanders GM Adam Peters, but he still sits behind K.J. Osborn at the position…for now. Washington picked Oregon OT Josh Conerly Jr. in the first round, and he has been working on switching to the right side with newly acquired Laremy Tunsil taking over the left side from last year’s rookie starter, Brandon Coleman. Like Coleman last year, Conerly Jr has been splitting time with a veteran, and Andrew Wylie gets the top of the list for RT.
Cowboys training camp: Mazi Smith exits Monday practice with injury – Blogging The Boys
The Cowboys have been dealing with a number of injuries ever since camp started with several of them coming along the offensive line. There is not a ton of depth along the interior of the defensive line and even though he has struggled to live up to his draft pedigree, Smith has figured to be a big part of the plan moving into the 2025 season. Any serious injury to him would be significant for the team at large.
Roster news: Giants expected to sign RB Jonathan Ward with Cam Skattebo injured – Big Blue View
Dan Duggan of The Athletic is reporting that the Giants are expected to sign veteran running back Jonathan Ward following Monday’s practice. Ward, 27, weighs in at 6-foot and roughly 202 pounds and was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan following the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s appeared in 46 games over his career with the Cardinals, Tennessee Titans (2023), and Pittsburgh Steelers (2024). Ward has primarily been a special teams player throughout his career, playing about half the possible special teams snaps in every game in which he’s been active.
Caleb Williams had the worst weekend in the NFL – SB Nation
Coaches around the NFL will tell you that training camp is the time for mistakes, but Caleb Williams really stretched that adage over the weekend. Two videos of Williams went viral, as the second-year QB had some absolutely horrendous passes.
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