Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni named three players who have stood out on defense with their toughness and hustle as training camp rolls along.
PHILADELPHIA – With so much mixing and matching happening on defense through the first week of Eagles camp, it’s not always easy to see who is standing out on a consistent basis.
Eagles second-year player Nolan Smith was one player head coach Nick Sirianni named who has stood out with relentless effort so far in training camp. / Ed Kraacz/Eagles on SI Another name Sirianni mentioned was Patrick Johnson? Yep. If you need a refresher on the seventh-round pick from 2021 out of Tulane, here it is: Johnson hasn’t had much of a role in three seasons, though in 2022, then-DC Jonathan Gannon gave him 19 percent of the defensive snaps. He had three QB hits while also forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble.
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