Let\u2019s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links \u2026<\/p>\n
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is a hothead and a lightning rod. Just don\u2019t call him a phony – The Athletic<\/a> 13 winners from the Eagles\u2019 spring practices – BGN<\/a> Eagles player review: QB Andy Dalton edition – PhillyVoice<\/a> Two coaches in Nigeria \u2014 and an ex-New York Giant \u2014 helped Uar Bernard reach the NFL. Back then, he had a nickname: \u2018Bigfoot\u2019 – Inquirer<\/a> Eagles 2026 most important list: Eli Stowers – NBCSP<\/a> Drew Mukuba is the American Dream the Philadelphia Eagles need – Go Long TD<\/a> Ravens 2026 Positional Assessment: Quarterbacks – SI<\/a> Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver signs with Philadelphia Eagles – The Phinsider<\/a> NFL execs choose best offseason signings, trades, draft picks – ESPN<\/a> Patriots host UFL all-star on reported workout – Pats Pulpit<\/a> George Pickens will be at Cowboys mandatory minicamp, per report – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Commanders minicamp preview: Jayden Daniels, Sonny Styles and more – Hogs Haven<\/a> What is the best decision the NY Giants made this offseason? – Big Blue View<\/a> Brendan Sorsby is a rare chance to get a top QB cheap, and these teams should go in – SB Nation<\/a> Social Media Information:<\/p>\n BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our page<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreen<\/a><\/p>\n BGN BlueSky: Follow @bleedgreennation.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Instagram: Follow @BleedingGreenInsta<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Manager: Follow Brandon Lee Gowton on Twitter<\/a> | BlueSky<\/a> | Threads<\/a><\/p>\n BGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_Radio<\/a><\/p>\n Each day, we highlight a BGN community post here in this space. Head over to The Feed<\/a> to submit your entry and have a chance to be featured in The Linc!<\/p>\n
In the City of Brotherly Love, Sirianni is stigmatized by the widespread perception of his limitations as an offensive strategist, and he\u2019s often marginalized as a glorified caretaker of an operation fueled by an elite owner, rock-star GM, brilliant defensive coordinator and talent-rich roster. He gets a lot of grief for someone who has a 59-26 regular-season record, ranking him fifth in winning percentage in NFL history. Sirianni, mindful of his reputational challenges and the acclaim for Philly\u2019s perpetually stacked roster, jokes that he will never be voted Coach of the Year. \u201cBut who cares?\u201d he says, laughing. Well \u2014 Barkley, for starters. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t get enough credit at all, in my opinion,\u201d Barkley says. \u201cI don\u2019t get why he doesn\u2019t. Like, what he\u2019s doing, in real time, is legendary. \u201cIf we\u2019re being honest, no one talks about it enough. Like, we love to talk about me rushing for 2,000 yards, we love to talk about Jalen (Hurts), we love to talk about the Eagles. But he\u2019s like the last one to get brought up, and it doesn\u2019t really make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
RIQ WOOLEN. Woolen was easily the Eagles\u2019 top spring standout; the newcomer at cornerback made highlight plays during every media-attended practice. His 6\u20194\u201d, 210 frame stood out from the jump and he utilized his size and length to smother receivers in coverage and break up passes. Woolen also jumped a route to intercept Jalen Hurts on the final day of minicamp. It\u2019s not hard to understand why Vic Fangio sounded so bullish on Woolen even before spring practices began. Playing on a one-year contract, Woolen should be motivated to be on his best behavior and turn in a really strong season in order to earn a lucrative multi-year deal \u2026 be that in Philly or elsewhere. Woolen figures to be a big upgrade on Adoree\u2019 Jackson. Pairing him with Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean could give the Eagles their best cornerback trio in franchise history \u2026 and in the NFL this season.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not Dalton\u2019s accountant, but according to OverTheCap he has made over $116 million over his playing career. I assume he doesn\u2019t need money. He\u2019s still playing presumably because he loves football. That\u2019s an admirable trait in a player, and with so many years logged in the NFL he can maybe be a sounding board for the Eagles\u2019 other quarterbacks. BUT\u2026 the reality is that he does not look like a physically capable quarterback at this stage of his career, and he did not have a good spring. I have no idea why the Eagles traded for him and are giving him so many reps in practices. Some theories have been presented to me on social media, etc., such as a need to give McKee competition, or that Dalton is equipped to run Sean Mannion\u2019s scheme in ways the other backups aren\u2019t. I don\u2019t agree with any of it, and this may sound harsh but I don\u2019t see a role for him on this roster. Maybe as a quasi-coach on the practice squad?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know,\u201d Musa said, \u201cyou look like a footballer, not a basketballer.\u201d The teenager let out a laugh. He decided to stay, and underwent a workout the following day. Ejike Ugboaja, a co-founder of The Uprise, sent Umenyiora some video. He didn\u2019t know the teenager\u2019s name, but quickly came up with a moniker. \u201c[Ejike] just called him Bigfoot,\u201d Umenyiora said. \u201cAnd he was a freak athlete. I saw him running and moving around, and I was like, \u2018OK, this kid, he\u2019s got something.\u2019\u201d By the time he showed up tothe next flag football event, everyone knew him as Uar Bernard. But \u201cBigfoot\u201d stuck, in part because the coaches couldn\u2019t find cleats that fit him. \u201cHe had like a size 18,\u201d Umenyiora said. \u201cIt was ridiculous.\u201d At 17 years old, Bernard was too young to qualify for the NFL\u2019s International Player Pathway (IPP) program but too old for the NFL Academy. He would have to wait until he was three years removed from high school to try again. Over those three years, Bernard trained with Musa and Christian in Abuja. In 2024, he attended another NFL Africa Camp in Lagos, but failed again to make the IPP, this time because he was not considered mobile enough.<\/p>\n
Well, the Eagles did bring back Dallas Goedert on a one-year, $7 million deal and he\u2019s going to be there TE1 this season. They also added blocking tight end Johnny Mundt and have a few other players competing for roster spots. Stowers could contribute right away but likely only as a pass-catcher; his blocking needs work. Over the last five drafts, 11 tight ends have been selected in the second round. The most productive among them in their rookie seasons was Sam LaPorta, who had 889 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023. Even with that one big season, those 11 tight ends averaged 29 catches, 292.2 yards and 2.7 touchdowns in their rookie seasons.<\/p>\n
Here, if he wants water, all Drew Mukuba must do is make eye contact with the waitress across the diner and ask for a glass. She\u2019s pretty rough around the edges \u2014 mid-70s, raspy voice, a tooth (or two) missing \u2014 but refers to all male patrons as \u201cbaby.\u201d Best guess is that he\u2019d receive water in three minutes tops. The clanking of plates and glassware synchronizes with Classix Philly 107.9 on the FM dial above. Flyers, Phillies and Eagles banners hang on the window. Life is good. As a kid, growing up on the other side of the world, the process of acquiring one of life\u2019s most basic essentials was painstaking. He lived in Zimbabwe up to the age of nine. The nearest water pump to their refugee camp was approximately three miles away. \u201cI ain\u2019t going to lie to you,\u201d says Mukuba. \u201cIt was a walk.\u201d He\u2019d trudge all the way to that pump, fill his bucket to the top and \u2014 by the time he returned home? \u2014 that bucket was only half full. No matter how hard he tried, it was impossible not to spill. There was no choice but to make three round trips at a time because the Mukubas needed water to cook, bathe, drink. Mom and Dad had six kids with a seventh in the future. Everyone in their community made the same long walk. Nobody viewed the exercise as perilous. Rather, protocol.<\/p>\n
Lamar Jackson will perform at an All-Pro level and put this team in the jackpot but playing out this deal and putting them under increased pressure in early 2027. The offensive line will remain something of a concern \u2013 especially interior \u2013 and that could complicate designed runs and perhaps impact Jackson\u2019s health as well. Call me crazy, but if the Eagles are still looking to upgrade at QB after this season, I could see Howie Roseman inserting himself into this Lamar situation in a big deal. If Jackson isn\u2019t extended by Week 1 they will be hanging a huge \u201cCall Us About Our Quarterback After The Season\u201d sign on the front of their franchise.<\/p>\n
Ezukanma spent the early part of 2026 as member of the DC Defenders in the United Football League. He played 12 total games with the Defenders \u2014 totaling 19 receptions for 264 receiving yards and 1 touchdown. Prior to joining the UFL, Ezukanma spent three seasons in Miami. During his career in the National Football League (2022 – 2024), the wide receiver nabbed just one catch for three yards in just 5 games played. He had 5 total rushes for 22 yards. He did not score any touchdowns as a member of the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n
Patriots acquire A.J. Brown in trade with Eagles. This trade was far less dramatic than the Garrett deal, even though both occurred June 1. The Eagles and the Patriots were linked to the Brown deal well before the draft. The Patriots ultimately gave up first- and fifth-round picks for Brown. Not everyone lauded the trade for New England. \u201cKnee, character and picks,\u201d said one executive with an NFL team about the downside of the Brown trade. One of Brown\u2019s knees has \u201cwear and tear\u201d that the Pats were comfortable with, general manager Eliot Wolf told Yahoo Sports. Other teams knew about the knee issue. And Brown\u2019s sideline behavior throughout the 2025 Eagles\u2019 season made other teams wonder how he would fit into a new locker room. But multiple coaches say Brown is ideal for New England because of his relationship with coach Mike Vrabel, who can check him and his schematic fit with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. \u201cHe changes the math on the field,\u201d an NFL coordinator said of Brown. \u201cDefenses have to account for him, often with more than one body. He can still get yards after catch, and he wins 50-50 balls. That\u2019s something New England\u2019s offense didn\u2019t have last year.\u201d New England also can consider the Brown trade a win in that it didn\u2019t give up a Day 2 pick in addition to a first-rounder. One evaluator finds it a necessary trade for the Eagles but not a resounding win for the franchise. \u201cI get why they did it, and they got the best return they could, but it\u2019s hard to see where this trade makes them better,\u201d an AFC executive said.<\/p>\n
Gottlieb Ayedze, who spent the 2026 season with the Houston Gamblers and was voted to the league\u2019s all-star team, is getting an opportunity to showcase himself to the Super Bowl runner-ups. James Larsen of UFL Newsroom was first to report the workout. Ayedze, 26, spent his college career at Frostburg State and Maryland before going unselected in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was brought aboard by the Eagles as a rookie free agent, but did not make it out of training camp.<\/p>\n
George Pickens is planning on attending the Dallas Cowboys mandatory minicamp this week. We know this because Clarence Hill and DLLS Sports reported it bright and early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
The Commanders quarterback was under center for 32 dropbacks in two seasons, by far the lowest in the NFL during that span. Let\u2019s be honest, Kliff Kingsbury\u2019s offense is rooted in college concepts. That doesn\u2019t make Kingbury\u2019s system bad, it simply was what it was. It\u2019ll be far different under new coordinator David Blough, who will presumptively install a system somewhat similar to what Ben Johnson ran when they were together in Detroit and runs now in Chicago. Daniels is confident that he can execute an under-center offense, and has performed well doing that this spring, but he\u2019s the lynchpin to Washington\u2019s entire operation. If he can perform in this new system, we should see something similar to what Caleb Williams did in Chicago. I was there, with boots on the ground, for the Bears\u2019 2025 campaign. I believe Daniels is capable of what Williams did or better in what we expect from Blough\u2019s scheme. Expect some growing pains, but signs of progress should be evident during this minicamp.<\/p>\n
Hiring Dennard Wilson. I suspect \u201cJohn Harbaugh\u201d will come up quite frequently in my colleagues\u2019 answers, and for good reason. However, I want to go in a bit different direction because even if Harbaugh hadn\u2019t fallen into their laps, they probably would have hired Kevin Stefanski and still be in capable hands. And I don\u2019t think folks want to read the same answer again and again. I was considering \u201cDrafting Arvell Reese\u201d or \u201cNot blowing up the roster\u201d, but I think those are both downstream of the coaching decisions. So instead I\u2019m going to vote for Dennard Wilson as the best move this off-season. The Giants had a number of talented and exciting options to choose from at defensive coordinator, and Wilson was actually a bit of a let down when the decision to hire him was announced. However, the more I\u2019ve learned about Wilson, the more sense he makes and the more excited I am. We already knew that the Giants tried to hire Wilson after the messy divorce between Brian Daboll and Wink Martindale. Wilson\u2019s experience in Baltimore\u2019s defense suggests that he would call a a similar scheme that would immediately fit the personnel acquired to run Wink\u2019s hyper-aggressive scheme. The results at Tennessee, where he was (ironically) trying to fit a scheme around personnel acquired for the Mike Vrabel\/Shane Bowen defense, where disappointing. Wilson has coached under some of the brightest defensive minds of the last 15 years in Gregg Williams, Todd Bowles, Vic Fangio, Jonathan Gannon, and Mike MacDonald. He knows what great defense looks like and has seen plenty of aggressive and multiple defenses win. He also has a very strong track record of getting the most out of secondaries and has already made some (potentially) smart decisions in hiring Donald D\u2019Alesio, Addison Lynch, and retaining Charlie Bullen. The Giants\u2019 defense is absolutely stacked with highly drafted players who have thrived in aggressive schemes before. Wilson, and his position coaches, could be the right staff to get them to play up to their potential. If they do, this unit has sky-high potential, and reaching that would go a long way toward turning this franchise\u2019s fortunes around.<\/p>\n
We are on the verge of seeing one of the most fascinating summer transactions in NFL history. Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is standing down from a drawn-out legal battle with the NCAA, announcing on Monday that he is opting to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft, rather than continue his attempt to win eligibility. It marks the first time in over 30 years that a legitimate top quarterback can be secured in the secondary draft, making it truly a once-in-a-generation opportunity to land a potentially elite talent on the cheap. Sorsby was suspended by the NCAA in May of 2026 after entering a rehabilitation facility to treat gambling addiction. He admitted that he had lost over $90,000 placing bets on his own team, using the accounts of family and friends in an attempt to evade detection. The proliferation of sports betting, paired with college players having an influx of disposable income via NIL deals, means that Sorsby isn\u2019t the first, and certainly won\u2019t be the last player to have gambling problems.<\/p>\n