Nakobe Dean won the starting job from Devin White during training camp, accoding to Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
Eagles Make Surprise Move With Practice Squad PersonnelNakobe Dean is the starting linebacker. It doesn’t matter if Devin White recovers from an ankle injury that kept him from traveling to Brazil for the season opener or if White isn’t better by Monday night when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons.The defensive coordinator added that White will still be a part of things, which would exclude the possibility that he would be released.
Fangio said that Dean won the job with his play during training camp, something that was evident to those who witnessed all 16 practices spanning late July and all of August even as White continued to get most of the first-team reps with Zack Baun.
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