Let\u2019s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links \u2026<\/p>\n
This undersized \u2018beast\u2019 is pushing to make the Eagles\u2019 roster – NJ.com\u2028<\/a> Eagles Training Camp Practice Notes: A ton of observations from the longest practice of the summer – BGN<\/a> Eagles 2026 training camp practice notes, Day 8: Jalyx Hunt is a beast – PhillyVoice<\/a> Eagles practice observations: Lane Johnson\u2019s heir apparent; Jihaad Campbell pops; Moro Ojomo\u2019s pressures – Inquirer<\/a> Eagles star Lane Johnson deserves the farewell tour he\u2019s about to embark on – The Athletic<\/a> Cole Payton not lacking for confidence despite training camp INTs – NBCSP<\/a> Why Fresh Start For Elijah Moore With Eagles May Lead To Roster Spot – SI<\/a> Fantasy Football \u2018Do Not Draft\u2019 list: Giants\u2019 young trio among players being overvalued – ESPN<\/a> Spadaro: Tank Bigsby is ready for whatever opportunities come his way – PhiladelphiaEagles.com<\/a> Cowboys fans expect big things from Caleb Downs this year – Blogging The Boys<\/a> Commanders injury news: Laremy Tunsil reportedly suffers torn triceps – Hogs Haven<\/a> Survey results: Giants fans are feeling the optimism – Big Blue View<\/a> Larry Fitzgerald\u2019s Hall of Fame induction is 25 years in the making – SB Nation<\/a> Kyle Shanahan intends to coach 49ers\u2019 preseason opener, is \u2018close\u2019 to same routine after car crash – NFL.com<\/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
The Eagles\u2019 smallest offensive lineman is making a big impression during training camp. And he\u2019s pushing for a spot on the 53-man roster, too. Willie Lampkin, the 5-foot-11 interior offensive lineman, has been one of the standouts through seven camp practices. The second-year pro has been turning heads (and moving bodies) at the Jefferson Health Training Complex. And the work that the 290-pounder has put in has been impossible to miss. \u201cWillie\u2019s been killing it,\u201d rookie quarterback Cole Payton said. \u201cEvery day we have a team meeting after practice, and there\u2019s always \u2018good effort\u2019 clips. Willie\u2019s always on the \u2018good effort\u2019 clips. He\u2019s playing his ass off, and I\u2019m super happy for him.\u201d \u201cWillie\u2019s a beast,\u201d interior offensive lineman Drew Kendall added. \u201cHe\u2019s had a great camp.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lampkin notably took reps at second-team right guard in addition to third-team center. The Eagles seem to be taking a long look at him, as they should be. I think Lampkin is going to crush the preseason and win a roster spot, small stature be damned.<\/p>\n
The catch of the day was made by\u2026 oh hey\u2026 Darius Cooper again. Cooper was running toward the sideline, and when he ran out of real estate, he planted both feet on the ground and made a catch while falling to the ground. Great catch. He is clearly going to make the team, and I\u2019m beginning to wonder if he might be the WR3.<\/p>\n
Jihaad Campbell popped off the screen in the early portion of the scrimmage. The linebacker completely knocked Jurgens on his rear on an early run play. Later, Campbell fended off Steen at the second level and touched up running back Saquon Barkley. On the next play, he two-hand touched tight end Dallas Goedert after a sliding catch. I counted three more run plays in which Campbell was involved during the set. He did get washed out by Jurgens at one point. And in the \u201cbacked-up\u201d period, he hesitated on a run blitz, and Barkley simply cut to the left and ran through the vacated gap. Zack Baun was equally impressive. He made the stop on Barkley\u2019s first tote. He often teamed up with Campbell on other run stops. Baun also intercepted quarterback Jalen Hurts on a deflected pass in a two-minute drill. He correctly anticipated a later throw and nearly had another pick, but receiver Elijah Moore somehow escaped with the catch.<\/p>\n
Lane Johnson announced to the world that 2026 is \u201cprobably\u201d the final season of his storied career, and one of his closest confidants announced to the world a long-held belief within the locker room and team facility for the past decade. \u201cBest tackle in the NFL,\u201d Dom DiSandro, security chief and senior adviser to the general manager, uttered while Johnson walked by, and that view is part of why Saturday was so significant and the next six months so meaningful. The unscheduled announcement came after Johnson was excused for six days for a personal reason. It mattered that it came at all. He could have played out this season with the question lingering, as they did last year. The franchise knows how to throw a spring retirement ceremony; they\u2019ve done it for franchise icons such as Jason Kelce (who watched from the back as Johnson spoke Saturday), Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox. By declaring his plans on a sweltering August Saturday morning, however, Johnson allowed for the type of farewell tour he deserves.<\/p>\n
Cole Payton isn\u2019t afraid to let it rip. The Eagles\u2019 fifth-round quarterback out of North Dakota State has a live arm and the confidence to try some throws on the practice field \u2026 even when he probably shouldn\u2019t. \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of confidence in throwing the football,\u201d Payton said. \u201cBut in the NFL, these windows are a lot tighter and so I\u2019ve got to take care of the football. I\u2019ve thrown a few picks. But there\u2019s that balance of knowing when to strike and knowing when to take the check-downs. Going through those growing pains but taking the ups and the downs.\u201d Through eight training camp practices, Payton has shown some encouraging signs, but he has also thrown five interceptions despite a limited workload.<\/p>\n
The idea that the NFL is a meritocracy ignores some rather obvious exceptions like pedigree and money. As the 34th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Eagles\u2019 receiver Elijah Moore was once on the right side of the personnel equation. Set to enter Year 6 of his NFL career after signing a one-year contract with Philadelphia in March, Moore, 26, is now swimming upstream against projection and larger contracts in an effort to make the 33-man roster. Through seven practices this summer, Moore has unquestionably been one of the better Eagles\u2019 receivers, but the odds remain against the Ole Miss product.<\/p>\n
On an offense that struggled at times, especially in throwing downfield, Eagles starter Dallas Goedert caught 11 of the team\u2019s 26 TD throws. The 31-year-old caught 12 touchdowns during the prior four seasons combined, with some of that time lost to injuries. That\u2019s another point. Goedert isn\u2019t durable, and he likely isn\u2019t coming close to double-digit TDs again.<\/p>\n
More than anything, when you are watching Tank Bigsby on the football field, you see the energy. You see the all-out, not-gonna-stop, relentlessness. You see the fun he\u2019s having. \u201cI just enjoy every opportunity I have out there,\u201d said Bigsby, part of a loaded Eagles running back room in his second season and first Training Camp in Philadelphia. \u201cThat\u2019s just the way I am. Go out there and do something you love to do. Every opportunity, it\u2019s like you\u2019ve just got to take advantage of it, like it\u2019s your last opportunity.\u202fYou can\u2019t play around with it, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u202fBut at the end of the day, you just got to go out there and have fun,\u202fand that\u2019s what I lean on.\u201d As much as Bigsby loves the game, the game loves him right back. He embraces physicality, steps up to all the challenges, enjoys the nuances that separate players at the highest levels.<\/p>\n
Is it possible we\u2019re hyping Caleb Downs up too much? It is a legitimate question considering how absolutely giddy Dallas Cowboys fans have been about getting Downs in the draft. It felt mostly like a pipe dream before the draft, but now we are living in the reality. Downs has been called the best defensive player in the draft, one of the highest football IQ rookies in a long time, and various other accolades, even the lofty \u2018generational player\u2019. That\u2019s a lot to heap upon a rookie. But we\u2019re going to heap some more. We asked you where Downs would end up in the Defensive Rookie of the Year vote at the end of 2026. A majority of Cowboys fans (53%) think he will outright win it! Another 25% thought he would finish somewhere between third and fifth.<\/p>\n
Commanders left tackle Laremy Tunsil suffered a torn triceps during Saturday morning\u2019s training camp practice and will likely need surgery that will sideline him for a large portion of the season, NFL Network\u2019s Mike Garafolo and Steve Wyche reported later that evening. This is a major blow for the entire team, one that will have a significant and lasting impact on the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t much of a surprise that the overwhelming majority of Giants fans are either optimistic, or outright excited, about their team. That flies in the face of the national perspective, where the Giants are an afterthought and even outright derided. Even Las Vegas views the Giants as extreme long-shots to make the playoffs this year, with the second-longest odds in the NFC, per FanDuel.<\/p>\n
One day after training camp, a nameless Vikings\u2019 wide receiver camp body was getting extra work on a JUGS machine, catching balls. He was being tutored by Fitzgerald, who was showing this player how to properly approach the incoming ball. This was a child instructing a grown man an NFL team deemed good enough to attend training camp. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. was special even back then. In addition to his incredible natural football ability, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. stood out for his politeness and good nature. You could tell he was a good kid from the first time you met him. There was no I\u2019m-going-to-be-a-star attitude. He was genuine and he worked his tail off with the rest of the ball boys. There was no entitlement. It was as if he was using his time around an NFL camp as an internship for his future. He passed with flying colors.<\/p>\n
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made a surprise media appearance on Saturday and told reporters he intends to coach in the team\u2019s preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 13. Shanahan, who suffered three broken ribs, a broken hand, a broken nose and sustained a concussion in a July 14 car crash, also said he was close to returning to his normal routine after having to limit his coaching duties at the start of training camp.<\/p>\n