Let\u2019s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links \u2026<\/p>\n
Eagles first-round wide receiver Makai Lemon says he\u2019s \u2019100 percent\u2019 for camp after missing final OTAs – Inquirer<\/a> Eagles schedule preview: Jaguars – BGN<\/a> Things to watch for at Eagles training camp: Specialist edition – PhillyVoice<\/a> Investing Up Front – Iggles Blitz<\/a> Why 2 NFL QB hopefuls are pushing each other in Omaha ahead of training camp – The Athletic<\/a> How do the Eagles keep winning year after year despite losing star players? – NBCSP<\/a> Biggest remaining roster issue for every NFC team – NFL.com<\/a> Cam Jurgens is \u2018excited\u2019 for the new-look Eagles offense – PhiladelphiaEagles.com<\/a> Philadelphia Eagles home field to host another HBCU matchup – HBCU Gameday<\/a> Harrisburg\u2019s LeSean McCoy cast in FOX reality show also starring disgraced politician – PennLive<\/a> Biggest differences with Cowboys from this year to last – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Commanders fans fear another season of injury for Jayden Daniels – poll results – Hogs Haven<\/a> New York Giants mailbag: How good will the offense be? – Big Blue View<\/a> Who will be a surprise Wild Card team? – SB Nation<\/a> Should the NFL adopt the UFL\u2019s 4-point field goal rule? – ESPN<\/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
After sitting out part of the offseason program due to injury, Makai Lemon said Friday that he\u2019s \u201cfeeling great\u201d ahead of training camp. Lemon, speaking at his FlexWork Sports youth camp in Aston, added that he will be \u201c100%\u201d ready to go when the Eagles hold their first practice of the summer on July 29. This spring, Lemon participated in rookie minicamp and the first practice open to the media during organized team activities in May. He was sidelined for the second OTA practice open to the media and the entirety of the two-day mandatory minicamp in June with what teammate Quinyon Mitchell said was a hamstring injury. Still, Lemon said he\u2019s had a productive offseason, as he prepares to report to camp on July 28. \u201cJust working on my craft, just trying to get the playbook down,\u201d Lemon said. \u201cJust making sure I\u2019m ready so when I go out there, it\u2019s lights out.\u201d<\/p>\n
New head coach Liam Coen\u2019s first year was a huge success by Jacksonville standards. 13 wins, which was second best in Jaguars history, and a division title for only the fifth time in franchise history. After their bye they went 9-1, then lost to the Bills on a last minute Josh Allen TD. No shame in that. But we\u2019ve seen this story so many times: new coach arrives, does some good things that his predecessor wasn\u2019t doing, beats up on a soft schedule, the team thinks it\u2019s legit and doesn\u2019t do much in the offseason, and then year two is a dud. The recipe is almost always the same: the team had a lot of things go right in the first year that can\u2019t be counted on happening again; and they thought they had arrived and rested on their laurels in the offseason and it came back to bite them. Second part first, the Jaguars did next to nothing in the spring to improve their roster. If anything, they got worse, downgrading at RB.<\/p>\n
Wild Card Round vs. 49ers: Had Elliott not missed a PAT after the Eagles\u2019 first TD of the game, the Eagles would\u2019ve only needed three points to tie on their final drive instead of a TD to win. That\u2019s a really bad two-month stretch. This offseason, the Eagles restructured Elliott\u2019s contract, reducing his base pay from $6 million down to $5 million, but guaranteeing all of it for 2026. They probably should have just gotten a new kicker, but are letting past achievements cloud what he is as a player currently. We\u2019ll be charting Elliott\u2019s kicks in camp. If he is not playing well, the Eagles may have to bring in a kicker to compete with him. On Friday we suggested former Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson as competition for Elliott.<\/p>\n
Mailata, Jurgens and Steen could all start for the next 3 to 5 years if they stay healthy and things work out financially. The Eagles know Dickerson will be retiring in the next year or two. Johnson will probably do the same. The team hopes Markell Bell is the RT of the future. Drew Kendall could be the LG of the future. Or Micah Morris. But neither is a sure thing. Dickerson was a Top 40 pick. Those guys were mid-round selections. Morris has NFL tools. He just needs to consistently play to his potential. The Eagles also have Myles Hinton, Cameron Williams and Willie Lampkin in the mix. Those guys have all flashed potential. This will be a critical summer for them, to make the team and show they can play at this level. The Eagles know you need more than just five starters. You need depth.<\/p>\n
Payton, 6 feet 3 and 230 pounds, looks to follow former NDSU quarterbacks Carson Wentz, Trey Lance, Easton Stick (another Omahan) and Cam Miller to an NFL career. The Eagles signed Payton to a four-year, $4.6 million rookie deal, but he must make the team to get paid. Hurts and Andy Dalton are the veteran quarterbacks in Philly, along with third-year pro Tanner McKee out of Stanford. \u201cWhat I\u2019ve learned is that I belong,\u201d Payton said. \u201cI was able to train with some big names, go to the Senior Bowl, go to the combine. That gave me a lot of confidence. I know I can do it better than a lot of those guys.\u201d Payton, 23, impressed Martinez. \u201cBeing a quarterback in the NFL is a unique experience,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cAnything that I can impart on him, I definitely will. But I think he\u2019s got a pretty good grip on things. He\u2019s very accomplished. It\u2019s more about him pushing me.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is crazy: Some 33 players have made at least one Pro Bowl during Roseman\u2019s two stints as general manager \u2013 2010 through 2014 and 2016 through now. Of those 33, 10 are still with the Eagles. So 23 non-specialists have made a Pro Bowl during Roseman\u2019s tenure as GM, and only one of those 23 made a Pro Bowl after leaving the Eagles. That one was Javon Hargrave, who was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl team as an Eagle in 2021 and another with the 49ers in 2023. He\u2019s now with the Packers, his fourth team in five years. Five of those 22 retired after their last season with the Eagles \u2013 Peters, Kelce, Cox, Brandon Brooks and \u2013 for now \u2013 Brandon Graham. LeSean McCoy is a separate case because he made three Pro Bowls as an Eagle and three more with Buffalo after leaving Philly. But his departure was on Chip Kelly\u2019s watch, not Roseman\u2019s. And A.J. Brown made three Pro Bowls here before leaving but hasn\u2019t played for the Patriots yet, so he doesn\u2019t count.<\/p>\n
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES \u2014 Safety: Reed Blankenship might not have been a stud, but he started 51 games at safety for the Eagles, including the playoffs, over the last three seasons. He\u2019s now gone to Houston, leaving Marcus Epps to fill his shoes in rotation with Cooper DeJean (when he\u2019s not playing slot corner), Michael Carter II and Jonathan Jones. Epps did start every game for the 2022 NFC Champion Eagles and should be fine, but on an otherwise elite roster, safety is Philly\u2019s biggest remaining issue.<\/p>\n
This offseason hasn\u2019t only been about health and training for Jurgens. The Eagles hired Sean Mannion to be the team\u2019s new offensive coordinator as well as Chris Kuper to be the new offensive line coach. How does Jurgens feel about having a new offensive line coach for the first time in his career? \u201cI\u2019m really enjoying it,\u201d Jurgens said. \u201cKuper is a former player. \u2026 He\u2019s been where we have been. He\u2019s gone through a lot of stuff that we have. So, it\u2019s just a different vantage point. \u2026 It\u2019s fun learning new techniques and new ways to do things. I\u2019ve had a great time learning so far.\u201d The 26-year-old center has spent the past few months learning and \u201cgetting excited\u201d for the offense. \u201cI like the system. I feel like I\u2019ve always liked teams that run it,\u201d Jurgens said. \u201cI feel like it lets you be a little bit more of an athlete, lets you run around and play free. So I\u2019m excited for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another HBCU football matchup is coming to the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. Sources tell HBCU Gameday that Lincoln University will face Virginia Union at Lincoln Financial Field. The CIAA matchup is expected to remain on its originally scheduled date of Oct. 31. It will count as a home game for Lincoln, which previously listed Virginia Union as its final home opponent of the 2026 season. The move will make Lincoln the first Division II football program to play at Lincoln Financial Field. It also gives the nation\u2019s first degree-granting HBCU a landmark event in its home state.<\/p>\n
LeSean McCoy has been a fixture on television since his retirement from the NFL. But his newest gig will test out a different side of the industry. The Harrisburg native and former Philadelphia Eagles star has been announced as a cast member on Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test, a celebrity-based reality show airing on FOX starting on September 24. The show, currently entering its fifth season, is based on a British series, and turns contestants into \u201crecruits,\u201d forcing them to go through a series of tasks and environments replicating the United States Special Forces selection course.<\/p>\n
Things feel different. We have been saying this for a while now. The Dallas Cowboys have legitimately-founded excitement around them, but they remain a franchise with a 30-year shadow hanging over them. Both things can be true. Today we are going to be looking at what is different about the Cowboys right now as opposed to this time last year. To be clear differences are not always positive, but right now there are plenty of positive things to point at.<\/p>\n
In this week\u2019s Reacts survey, we asked Hogs Haven readers to identify their greatest concern \u2014 if any \u2014 about Jayden Daniels in the upcoming season. As it turned out, 76% of respondents chose one of two answers, in nearly equal numbers. While 36% of readers who responded to the survey expressed complete confidence in Jayden, four out of ten \u2014 the largest single group of poll participants \u2014 answered that their greatest concern was that the 3rd year quarterback would again suffer one or more serious injuries.<\/p>\n
Norm, offense was not the problem for the Giants in 2025. Despite losing Malik Nabers and Cam Skattebo, the Giants scored 22.4 points per game, 16th in the league. That is six more than in 2024 (16.1), and more than the Philadelphia Eagles (22.1). A team at the midpoint of the league in scoring should be competitive in most of its games. Whatever their shortcomings, ex-coaches Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka get some credit for that. Development is never linear, though. Simply because the offense improved a year ago does not mean it is going to take a similar leap this year. There are a lot of questions.<\/p>\n
For Day 2 of the NFL Predictions Grid let us know which team you think will reach the playoffs as a Wild Card team after defying expectations and outplaying what the experts predicted. Maybe they are expected to still be a year or two away from contending or even a complete afterthought, but come on at the right time and earn a playoff spot, even if they don\u2019t win the division.<\/p>\n
Should the NFL consider making field goals of 60 or more yards worth four points? While there\u2019s currently no momentum or proposal by the NFL competition committee, some current players and Pro Football Hall of Famers are at least intrigued (with mixed opinions) by the idea of awarding an additional point for converting on a distance that isn\u2019t all that rare anymore.<\/p>\n