It was an up-an-down day the for linebackers Sunday against the Giants. That is particularly true for DeMeco Ryans.
Here’s the player-by-player breakdown of the ‘backers, after re-watching the game.
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Chaney Gets Nod Over Rolle At LB
With Akeem Jordan nursing a hamstring injury, Jamar Chaney will get the start at WILL linebacker Sunday night.
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News of a possible end to the NFL-referee standoff broke while reporters were in the Eagles locker room. Here is a sampling of the players’ reaction:
Eagles LB Review: DeMeco Ryans, Difference-Maker
Here’s a player-by-player review of how the Eagles linebackers performed Sunday against the Browns, after having re-watched the game. Click here to find all of the game reviews.
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Eagles Snapshot: LB Preview
Throughout the course of the week, we’ll be providing position-by-position previews of the entire Eagles roster. Click here to get to all of them. Today, we cover the linebackers.
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Players Choose: Which Eagle Will Have a Big Year?
This afternoon, I posed a simple question to players in the Eagles locker room: Based on what you’ve seen, which teammate do you think is poised to have a really good year?
Selection was based simply on who was available. But it just so happened to be four defensive players and four offensive players. Here are their responses.
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Jordan Replaces Rolle At LB With First Team
Since the Eagles returned to the Novacare Complex 10 days ago, Akeem Jordan hasn’t had much company at his locker.
The sixth-year linebacker has gone largely unnoticed. Many (present company included) figured he was battling for a roster spot with Keenan Clayton, looking to continue his strong play on special teams.
But things changed today. The last question for Andy Reid during his media session, which lasted about 15 minutes, was about Brian Rolle, and whether the second-year player was still the team’s starting WILL linebacker.
“Right now, no,” Reid said. “Akeem is going to work in there as a starter.”
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LB Review: Competition For Rolle?
Here’s a review of how Mychal Kendricks, Brian Rolle and the rest of the Eagles linebackers performed against the Browns, after having re-watched the game.
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Reid On Vick, Dunlap, LB Competition
Andy Reid updated Michael Vick’s status and also offered up thoughts on roster battles at left tackle and linebacker.
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Eagles Make First LB Shuffle
Jamar Chaney didn’t find out until he got to the practice field Thursday morning for the Eagles’ walk-through.
But when Juan Castillo asked for the first-team nickel defense, Chaney was the man called on to go in alongside DeMeco Ryans.
Up until today, Brian Rolle had been occupying that spot at Lehigh. And in the spring, it was rookie Mychal Kendricks.
“I don’t know what’s going on,” Chaney said when I asked him if he expected to be part of that package for the next few days. “I just do what they tell me to do. Whether I’m out there with the twos or the ones, I just go out there and do my best. My job is just to make the decision hard on them.”
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