A week after being traded from Miami to Philadelphia, new Eagles linebacker Jaelan Phillips played 52 snaps, racked up seven pressures, six tackles, two quarterback hits and a fumble recovery in his club's 10-7 win over the Packers on Monday night.
Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine's Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. Phillips paced all Eagles edge players with 52 snaps and racked up 7 pressures, 6 tackles, 2 quarterback hits and a fumble recovery.
His stuff on fourth-and-1 with 1:30 remaining led to a "This whole week, we've been telling him we trust him. When we get out there, we're all as one," Eagles defensive tacklesaid."He came out, showed out. He got the fumble, he got some pressures, and he had a hell of a game."for a third-round pick last week ahead of the trade deadline. He called it"literally the greatest thing that has happened to me in my whole life, probably." That feeling of gratitude stayed with him for his trip to Green Bay."This is the first time in a while that I got a little emotional before a game. This stage -- it's my first time in Lambeau -- and walking out of that tunnel, it doesn't get better than that," Phillips said."I felt amazing energy from the guys. There is just an air of confidence, and everybody played together. We had a great game, obviously, super gritty."to 176 yards on 20-of-36 passing while sacking him three times and registering eight quarterback hits. The Packers were held scoreless through three quarters for just the third time under Matt LaFleur. Philadelphia needed a pass-rush boost, particularly on the outside. Coming into the game, Za'Darius Smith, who retired last month, still led all Eagles edge players with 1.5 sacks. General manager Howie Roseman got aggressive and made the move for Phillips and helped convince
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