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Things to watch for at Eagles training camp: Running back edition – PhillyVoice However, during a four-game stretch from Weeks 7 to 11, Bigsby proved to be an effective runner in the offense, carrying 17 times for 156 yards in those games, for an average of 9.2 yards per carry. Thereafter, the Eagles just… didn’t use him in meaningful games. He got 17 carries in garbage time in a blowout of the Raiders, and 16 carries in the Week 18 “resting starters”
game against the Commanders. But in the five other games from Week 12 on, Bigsby only got 8 (!) carries, or 1.6 carries per game. On the season, Bigsby carried 58 times for 344 yards and 2 TDs. His 5.9 yards per carry average was almost two yards per carry better than Saquon Barkley’s 4.1 yards per carry. Had the Eagles used Bigsby more, they probably would have gotten some positive runs out of him, while also keeping Barkley’s usage down a bit. Everyone likely would have benefited, but, again, for no good reason they just didn’t use him. He had a lot of explosive runs, he makes guys miss, he fights hard for extra yards, and he has a fun, frenetic running style. I love his skill set as a complementary piece to Barkley. When the Eagles’ run game is working, opposing defenses have to deal with the speed and power of Barkley all day. And then when Barkley’s not in there, it’s fun to imagine teams trying to tackle this unpredictable ball of energy. He’s clearly a player worthy of being on the field more than he was in 2025. To be determined if the Eagles’ staff will also see it that way.
Updated look at all the former Eagles still playing in the NFL (and other leagues) – BGN
We’re in the NFL’s dead zone until training camp begins in late July, which means it’s time for an annual Bleeding Green Nation tradition: checking to see which former Philadelphia Eagles players are still playing in the NFL … and other professional football leagues!
Who wins the NFC East? – SB Nation
So we’ve taken the collective temperature on the entire AFC, so it is time to shift to the NFC.
Eagles Roster Pyramid: Ranking the Eagles’ entire 2026 roster, from elite players to training-camp wildcards – PHLY
9) Jalen Hurts. Like Carter, Hurts dropped down a tier over the last 12 months. A Super Bowl MVP should be weighted heavily when discussing the top-5 quarterbacks in the league, but a season of offensive dysfunction makes it harder to place the 27-year-old on this list. I believe you can still win because of Hurts, so he should remain among this group. It’s fair to say he needs the right scheme and personnel around him to flourish, but there aren’t many quarterbacks outside the top two or three guys who that statement doesn’t also apply to. If he can bounce back running Sean Mannion’s scheme, he should vault right back into the elite tier.
Eagles mailbag: Backup QB competition, safety help, potential Jalen Carter contract – The Athletic
Andy Dalton, 38, has played 15 seasons and has 169 career starts. He’s been exposed to every type of defensive scheme imaginable, which provides clear behind-the-scenes value. If anyone knows how that’s valuable, it’s Sean Mannion — a career backup quarterback who hung around in the NFL, in part, by being a resource to the starting quarterback. But the organization has been bullish on Tanner McKee in recent seasons, valuing him when there’s been previous trade interest. When McKee went 20-for-25 for 252 yards and two touchdowns in the preseason opener last season, the Eagles did not play him in games the rest of the summer. They had seen enough — and it was thought to be a potential showcase for the 2026 offseason. I thought there was a chance he could be dealt this spring considering the view that he has starter upside. He’s still on the roster. If he’s not the No. 2 quarterback, they should try to get some type of value for him. That set up a fierce competition this summer. Still, if they asked my opinion, I’d make McKee the No. 2. I think they have a better chance of winning games during a Hurts injury with McKee.
Eagles 2026 most important list: Riq Woolen – NBCSP
You should take every note from spring practices with a grain of salt. After all, they’re non-padded practices months from the start of the season. But now that we got the big caveat out of the way: There’s a lot of excitement about Riq Woolen. The Eagles’ new veteran corner turned plenty of heads during OTAs and mandatory minicamp. Woolen is 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, but is also fast, quick and sticky in coverage. His teammates and coaches took notice in May. “Unique skill set, I think,” Cooper DeJean said. “Very long and explosive and fast. Just watching him get in and out of breaks. It’s crazy to see how explosive he is and how he can catch up to routes when guys are getting out of their breaks. So it’ll be fun to watch this year.” Every single day that reporters got a chance to watch practice this spring, Woolen made plays on the football. He showed some of the talent that makes him such an intriguing player.
Eagles want Jalen Carter “to be consistent with doing little things” – PFT
“He has to be consistent with doing little things,” Hurtt said, via Cayden Steele of PennLive.com. “We’ve all talked about the talent and the overall potential that he has . . . but it’s the consistency of doing these small things the right way all the time. That’s a big piece for him.” Injuries kept Carter off the field at times in 2025, so health could factor into the variance that the Eagles want Carter to eliminate from his game. Whatever the case, consistency is something they want more of in Philadelphia.
Josh Grizzard excited to join Eagles coaching staff – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
An offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, Josh Grizzard interviewed for the same job with the Eagles after the 2025 season and during that process he gained a feel for the football organization, management and the entire team. Things didn’t turn out exactly as Grizzard planned, but in this league, you learn to re-direct. Grizzard was hired, not as the offensive coordinator, but as the passing game coordinator working with OC Sean Mannion, and the situation couldn’t be better as far as Grizzard is concerned. “Great opportunity for me, working here with the winning history and with the way the Eagles do things, I felt great about taking the job,” Grizzard said. “My role is to help Sean in a multitude of ways with getting ahead on each portion of the game plan. We break it down, first and second down, how do we want to attack a defense when it comes to the pass game? We put that to bed. Ok, now we move to third down. What plays do we design for third down? Then, how do we want to attack in the red zone? How do we want to attack in the red zone on third down? Being able to help these guys – with Sean, with Nick (Sirianni, head coach) with what I’m seeing on these downs and distances and these are the plays we want to implement in a collaborative environment, we can work ahead a day or two and give the guys some ideas when they get to that part of the plan.”
Top 100 Running Backs of All-Time, Ranked – Windy City Gridiron
34) Steve Van Buren, Philadelphia Eagles, 39 points: Helped lead the Eagles to two titles in the 1940s. Was 1st or 2nd team All-Pro for seven straight seasons. [BLG Note: Multiple former Eagles made this list.]
ESPN gives Dallas Cowboys shocking grade for offseason decisions – Blogging The Boys
What’s more is the signing of Jalen Thompson was tossed in here in such a cavalier way. Again, clearing the bar that has been Cowboys free agency is not exactly impressive, but Thompson’s deal was literally the largest that the Cowboys have handed out in free agency since the infamous Brandon Carr deal in 2012. Maybe this is glass half-full thinking, but the point in that is that there is a happy medium to what this offseason has been for Dallas and this assessment seems to miss that. It would be hard to find a rational Cowboys fan who is walking and talking like Super Bowl number six is absolutely on the way in a few months, but most observers think that the front office deserves credit for getting this franchise out of the gutter from a decision-making standpoint. Giving them a C+ grade doesn’t seem to really reflect that. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you fully agree here. Let us know in the comments below.
Commanders News: Why won’t GM Adam Peters sign WR Stefon Diggs? – Hogs Haven
Diggs was recently working out at the University of Maryland; the video shows him using footballs with a Commanders logo.
10 predictions for 2026 NFL season: Division winners, trades – ESPN
Antonio Williams will win Offensive Rookie of the Year. […] But Williams has an opportunity that stacks up against many of his early-drafted contemporaries. There is hardly any competition in the Commanders’ receivers room behind Terry McLaurin. Williams will catch passes from Jayden Daniels, a remarkably better quarterback than players such as KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston (Browns) or Omar Cooper Jr. (Jets) will work with in 2026. Williams still needs to dodge the late-summer addition of a Brandon Aiyuk or Stefon Diggs, but his path to high-quality targets is shockingly clear for a third-round pick. Williams is also a hand-in-glove fit for David Blough’s Detroit-inspired offense. Williams is an easy glider who makes fearless catches over the middle of the field. He dramatically improved his drop rate in 2025 and has that knack for QB friendliness: smart routes, good adjustments to bad balls, inside/out versatility and YAC ability. He is evidently cut from the Amon-Ra St. Brown cloth, and St. Brown’s reliability helped him break into the Lions’ starting lineup as a fourth-round rookie. Williams had 300 fewer receiving yards and 20 fewer receptions in 2025 compared with 2024. But that decline was a reflection of a larger offensive issue at Clemson — not any deterioration in his individual play. If the Commanders suddenly need to funnel six-plus targets per game his way, he has the deep tool kit and reliable play style to sustain that volume. There are few middle-round rookies for whom I have rosier Year 1 projections than Williams.
ESPN offseason grades: Did the NY Giants close the gap? – Big Blue View
This is, easily, the bottom line for the Giants: They’ll go as far as Jaxson Dart can take them. If Dart can take the next step in his second year and allow their various pieces to play up to the potential they’ve flashed over their careers, this team can be a lot of fun. Dart played well for a rookie last year, but he also has some real homework to do in order to become a consistent winner in the NFL. There were flashes of a “young Russell Wilson”, or even some Mahomes-ian magic in the Giants’ backfield. But there was also down-to-down inconsistency that needs to be addressed. That’s the job of Harbaugh, Matt Nagy, and Brian Callahan. Walder is right that the Giants’ 2026 off-season is about building an environment in which Dart can grow. If they’ve successfully done that and he becomes a Franchise Quarterback, then this is an A+ off-season.
NFL Network: QB Brendan Sorsby will sit out 2026, be eligible for 2027 NFL Draft – NFL.com
Quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s timeline to play in the NFL now has clarity. The NFL, NFLPA and Sorsby reached a settlement which resolves any legal claims regarding the league’s decision to forgo a supplemental draft this offseason and cements Sorsby’s eligibility for the 2027 draft, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday.
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