Daily News | Eagles locker room buzz: Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith look forward to reunion with Brian Robinson Jr.
Throughout the season, The Inquirer’s Eagles reporters will compile a weekly report on what they’re hearing and seeing from inside the locker room at the NovaCare Complex.and Commanders meet Monday evening at Lincoln Financial Field, it’ll mark a significant reunion involving players from both teams.
Robinson boasts relationships with several Eagles thanks to his alma mater, Alabama, where he was teammates with, left guard Landon Dickerson, and cornerback Josh Jobe. A few of them spoke about the significance of seeing Robinson for the first time in the NFL. The Eagles are hoping to tame Robinson and fellow Commanders running back Antonio Gibson. The defense is playing at an elite level, but the unit has been susceptible at giving up big gains on the ground. The Eagles rank 20th in the league in rush defense, allowing an average of 121.4 yards per game.
“With him going through what he went through with his playing time at Bama and [the shooting], being able to come back and now be the starting running back for Washington, that’s amazing perseverance.”During an appearance onpodcast, Hurts conceded he sometimes will poke fun at his bigger teammates if they’re moving comparable weight during a lift. The Eagles quarterback’s dad is a powerlifting coach who would take Hurts and his brother, Averion Jr., to meets when they were in high school.
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