{"id":7656,"date":"2025-07-20T05:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T05:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/7656\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T05:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T05:09:12","slug":"jihaad-campbell-throws-out-first-pitch-for-philadelphia-phillies-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/7656\/","title":{"rendered":"Jihaad Campbell throws out first pitch for Philadelphia Phillies game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Alabama<\/a> linebacker Jihaad Campbell<\/a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 MLB interleague game against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Does that mean he\u2019s seen more action with the Phillies than with the Eagles?<\/p>\n

Philadelphia\u2019s NFL team traded up<\/a> one spot in the first round of the NFL Draft on April 24 to make certain they got Campbell. But offseason surgery on his left shoulder for a torn labrum kept Campbell from participating with his new teammates in the Eagles\u2019 offseason drills.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia\u2019s players report for training camp on Tuesday, and the Eagles haven\u2019t provided a timetable for when Campbell might start doing more than individual work.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery athlete can vouch for this,\u201d Campbell said<\/a>, \u201cbut we always feel like, \u2018Dang, I want to get back out there.\u2019 God has a story for everybody, especially for my journey. I got hurt. It\u2019s just all about rehab and taking it one day at a time. Just trusting in God\u2019s faith and God\u2019s journey, so I can be the best version of myself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest goal is to get back, get back healthy, making sure I\u2019m strong and have a good mentality going into camp.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Eagles have two spots where they could use Campbell\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia has Zack Braun, a first-team All-Pro selection, and Nakobe Dean returning at inside linebacker for the 2025 season \u2013 when Dean is healthy again. Dean recorded 128 tackles in 2024, but he sustained a torn patellar tendon in his left knee in Philadelphia\u2019s playoff opener, and his return seems even further off than Campbell\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Nolan Smith is back after recording 6.5 sacks at outside linebacker in 2024. But Josh Sweat left the Eagles for the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent this offseason after recording 43 sacks in the past six seasons for Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The Eagles kick off their three-game preseason schedule on Aug. 7 against the Cincinnati Bengals and play in the opening game of the NFL\u2019s 2025 regular season on Sept. 4 against the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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