Eagles News: DeVonta Smith among Philadelphia’s first-time Pro Bowl candidates

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5 Eagles heading into 2026 poised for Pro Bowl jump – NBCSP
DeVonta Smith. After months of speculation, the Eagles finally traded A.J. Brown to the Patriots this offseason. That means that for the first time since his rookie season in 2021, DeVonta Smith is the Eagles’ WR1. But this time, he could be in for a huge season, especially under new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion. There’s a hope that this new offense will accentuate Smith’s skills. And there’s a feeling inside the Eagles building that Smith has just scratched the surface of what he can be in the NFL. In his five NFL seasons, Smith has been no slouch. He has averaged over 1,000 yards per season with his best year in 2022, when he had nearly 1,200 yards. That season he had 136 targets but has averaged 104.5 in his other four seasons. If Smith ends up with 140-150 targets, he could be in store for a wildly productive 2026 season.

Eagles schedule preview: Titans – BGN
The easy question is some version of “can Cam Ward make the year 2 jump” but that doesn’t really matter for the Titans. Even if he does, the rest of this franchise is a joke. Coming off a 3-14 season, a new head coach should bring in a culture change. Let’s take a look at how that’s going.

Red-yellow-green light: Eagles injury concerns heading into training camp – PhillyVoice
iDL Jalen Carter: Shoulder? Money? Carter skipped voluntary OTAs and did not participate in 11-on-11’s in mandatory minicamp. Carter dealt with shoulder injuries last offseason. He is also eligible for a contract extension, which would almost certainly cost north of $30 million per season. “I’m sorry, I’m not going to get into all those different things,” Nick Sirianni said, when asked in June if Carter’s absence was injury and/or contract related. “Right now, I’ve been able to work some individual scenarios and individual practices, and everybody’s in a little bit different boat right now of where they are in the offseason, and that’s where Jalen is right now.” Carter is a “hold in” candidate. (In case you’re unfamiliar with what “hold in” means, a common thing players with contract beefs have done in recent years is show up to camp so they don’t get fined, but they don’t participate.) His participation (or lack thereof) will be a very obvious storyline Day 1 of training camp. Good to go? We’ll see.

You can have ’em: Six big-name players I’ll be passing on in drafts – ESPN
Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles. Goedert exploded for a career-high 11 touchdowns, posted nine double-digit fantasy weeks and averaged 12.3 fantasy points over 15 games in 2025. With over 120 targets available following A.J. Brown’s departure and maneuvering his way through Sean Mannion’s TE friendly scheme, there’s belief that Goedert could continue to shovel his way to high-end fantasy numbers. While the calculus makes sense, the math doesn’t exactly math. Goedert scored on 18.3% of his catches last season, a massive spike compared to his 6.9% touchdown rate over the rest of his career. For context, a TD rate of 6.9% would have resulted in 4.1 scores, rather than 11 TDs last year. Subtracting the production specifically attributed to those 6.9 receiving scores would decrease Goedert’s weekly output by 2.76 points per week, sliding him from the TE5 to the TE18 in fantasy points per game. That’s a hefty dependence on TDs, especially when the rest of Goedert’s profile doesn’t provide much upside. The 31-year-old registered a career-low 9.9 yards per catch (TE26). Brown’s absence might result in a slight uptick in targets, but it also reduces the space available for Goedert to create after the catch and generate large gains downfield. With rookies Makai Lemon and Eli Stowers folding into the offense, Goedert’s staying power figures to wane over the coming months. He’s a fine stream to start the fall, but he doesn’t project to maintain the TE1 fantasy numbers his current rank promises.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie honored at ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Awards: ‘Hopefully we’ll have a global impact’ – Inquirer
At ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Awards at Gotham Hall in Manhattan, the Eagles owner was presented the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award for his work with the Eagles Autism Foundation and the Lurie Autism Institute. The two initiatives have collectively donated more than $100 million toward Autism research and clinical care programs. The award is given annually to someone who uses their position in sports to help disadvantaged groups. “You know, [winning] was sort of unexpected,” Lurie told The Inquirer. “[We] devote so much time to what we’re trying to do off the field with autism research and spend so much time trying to assure the Eagles are great … It’s a wonderful award. You know, I’ve sort of followed it over the years, and it’s nice to be recognized for humanitarian things.”

Fantasy football QB rankings for 2026 NFL season: Draft tiers and analysis – NFL.com
The potential for variance feels even higher for Jalen Hurts and Jayden Daniels. Both have MVP-caliber seasons in them, but they’re coming off disappointing campaigns and are playing in new offenses. The Commanders have not improved Daniels’ weaponry this offseason as much as I hoped they would, while Hurts’ receiving corps has a much different look in 2026. We know Daniels is electric when healthy, and Hurts has finished among the top seven QBs in FPPG in each of the last five seasons. These two have rare ability in fantasy and real football. I wouldn’t want to be caught overpaying for them in 2026, though.

Did The Eagles Hire A Scheme? – SI
The complication, now quickly normalized, is the distance between where the process started (a clear desire for experience and a proven play-calling track record) and where it ended (with the least-experienced candidate — just three years removed from his playing career and with only one year as an entry-level coach — plus another replacing legendary Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements). Mannion also inherited a largely finished product in Jordan Love with the Packers and has no prior history calling plays. None of this means Mannion shouldn’t be given a chance. Revelations don’t always come from conventional searches, nor does an “evil genius,” as Jordan Mailata dubbed the man Eagles fans are hoping is a true wunderkind. At this stage, however, the excitement surrounding the changes to the Eagles’ offense amounts to little more than hype for new branding.

Eagles 2026 Training Camp Position Preview: Defensive Tackle – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
Despite not always being listed as a starter, no defensive tackle saw the field more than year-old Moro Ojomo in 2025, taking part in 66 percent of the Eagles’ defensive snaps. When the Eagles lost Milton Williams to the Patriots in 2025 free agency, there were concerns over who would fill Williams’ role in the defensive line. The Eagles found their answer in their 2023 seventh-round pick. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Ojomo committed to the University of Texas for football, earning All-Big 12 honors twice. He had a breakout year for the Eagles in 2025, registering six sacks, 38 tackles, and 52 quarterback pressures as the change-of-pace defensive lineman.

Football meets international football: Ranking every NFL soccer-style crossover jersey from 1-32 – The Athletic
18 – Philadelphia Eagles. A classic collared football shirt design. Simple and effective. It also gives off the vibe of one of those sweat-resistant undergarments that athletes wear, rather than a showpiece jersey, which limits its ranking.

Speculating on what Dak Prescott’s season could look like – Blogging The Boys
So many things go into an NFL team having a successful season. Coaching, injuries, roster depth, plain ol’ luck, good or bad – they can all play a part in how well a team plays. But there is one thing that is almost always a barometer of how well a team is doing, and that’s the play at quarterback. Sure, a QB can play well while his defense lets him down (cough, 2025 Cowboys, cough), or a world-class defense can lift a team despite the shortcomings of its QB. In general, though, how your QB goes is a good indicator of how your teams is going. So how will Dak Prescott do in 2026? We’ll break it down into one stat – TD passes. We’ll use that as a shorthand for Prescott’s year. We have four options for the number of TD passes Prescott will throw in 2026, and offer a short reason for each range of numbers.

Washington Commanders Camp Battles: Bill Merritt vs. Rachaad White – Hogs Haven
Prior to the 2026 NFL Draft, there was plenty of discussion around Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love and how a premier running back could transform Washington’s offense this season. ESPN’s John Keim previously wrote “(Dan Quinn) made it clear during meetings last season that he wanted to run the ball more, according to multiple team sources. And he discussed it after the season as well.” Love went number three overall to the Cardinals, and the Commanders would wait until the sixth round to draft a running back, selecting Penn State running back Kaytron Allen. He has looked good in offseason activities, but should be more of a complementary piece to Bill Merritt and free agent addition Rachaad White to start the season. Which is how it should be, as both backs are talented, and despite a committee approach to the backfield, could potentially end up as the team’s lead back.

NFC East Grades: Where do the NY Giants stack up at quarterback? – Big Blue View
Philadelphia Eagles. Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Andy Dalton, Cole Payton. Is Jalen Hurts an elite quarterback? No, he is not. Does he struggle to throw consistently over the middle of the field? Yes, he has throughout his career. Still, he’s a Super Bowl Champion who deserves respect. There have been issues with his game and development, but he has done well enough to help a great roster succeed, despite a down year after his Super Bowl run.

NFL starting QBs ranked by analytics before 2026 season – SB Nation
Earlier this week ESPN released its QB rankings from a poll of coaches and scouts around football, which caused quite a stir. On the one hand it was a lesson in the disconnect between fans and people inside football, while on the other it was difficult to understand the rubric by which the people were judging. Now we’re diving into the fray to release our own QB rankings ahead of the 2026 season, judging every quarterback in six key areas required for success. It’s important to understand the methodology before we dive into the rankings themselves, as well as the tiers that each QB belongs in.

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