Eagles News: Lane Johnson says Moro Ojomo is “the real deal”

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Eagles odds and ends: Moro Ojomo is the ‘real deal,’ Lane Johnson says – PhillyVoice
Lane Johnson went down the line on praise for the defensive line, but made sure to put a spotlight on Moro Ojomo. “Moro, I think Moro is really doing well,” the Eagles’ veteran right tackle told the local media at the NovaCare Complex on Wednesday, following a joint practice with the visiting Cleveland Browns. “Obviously [Jalen Carter] is who he is, but Moro is probably one of the more slept on guys. “Take it from me, man, he’s the real deal. Works his tail off, probably one of the hardest workers we have.” And so far, that’s been showing in camp.

Eagles Training Camp Practice Notes: Browns dominate the day – BGN
The Browns’ offensive success stood out in stark contrast as the Eagles’ starters were failing to get into the end zone again and again on the next field over. How much does this matter? Probably not a ton. I feel pretty confident projecting the Eagles to be a better team than the Browns this season. The Birds have undoubtedly earned the benefit of the doubt. But I do think these practices against the Browns served as a reminder that 1) by virtue of being Super Bowl champions, no one will be taking the Eagles lightly and 2) what the Eagles’ own players said early in training camp about this season being a different year is entirely true. The 2025 Eagles don’t simply get to pick up where the 2024 Eagles left off. They have to climb the mountain all over again.

Cleveland Browns Training Camp Recap: Day 14 – Browns take it to the Eagles – Dawgs By Nature
Catching Up on Some Observations: After we published the training camp report from the first joint practice, a few more interesting notes came in, so I thought I’d share them here. First up was that the defensive line caused problems for Philly.

Takeaways – Iggles Blitz
Various players have stepped up at various positions. The one spot where the coaches are waiting for an answer is CB. Quinyon Mitchell and Adoree Jackson were with the starters today. Then Jakorian Bennett and Mac McWilliams took over. Kelee Ringo and Eli Ricks were with the 3’s. Not a great look for Ringo. Saturday will be a huge test for him. The coaches want him to win the job, but they are not going to give it to him. He’s got to start making plays and being more consistent. McWilliams has started to get regular work at outside corner and it feels like he could be entering the competition. I went back and re-watched his snaps from the Cincy game. I thought he covered well. He needs to show a bit more urgency in getting to the ball to tackle, but overall he played a solid game. I expect we’ll see a lot of him on Saturday.

How undrafted rookie Darius Cooper went from zero-star recruit to Eagles roster lock – PHLY
Considering Cooper’s 3,185 receiving yards are the most in Tarleton State history and his 1,450 yards in 2024 ranked first among college wide receivers at all levels, it’s fair to wonder if transferring to a bigger school may have helped his chances of getting invited to the NFL scouting combine or boosted his draft stock. And, according to Whitten, there were plenty of opportunities for Cooper to do so after his standout redshirt sophomore season. “He could have gone anywhere in the country,” Whitten said. “Almost you name them, and they were trying to dig him out of here.” How rare is it for a player to turn down FBS transfer offers in the modern college football landscape? “It’s unheard of, really, it’s very rare,” Whitten said. “But it’s not rare for Darius. He’s a unique guy. He does things like that every day. I think he thought about it for about half a day.” Cooper added after the Bengals game, “After that year, I prayed about it. And I had a lot of confidence in just staying where I was at. So that’s what I did.” If his summer continues on the current trajectory, Cooper will likely find himself on an NFL roster all the same.

‘How is that even possible?’ Jordan Mailata reflects on battle vs. Myles Garrett – NBCSP
Jordan Mailata sat there with a half smile on his face describing how practice went trying to block one of the greatest pass rushers in NFL history. “It was kind of just like this: Lose-win-lose-lose-lose-win-lose-lose-lose-win,” he said. “That’s just how it felt like. “And I just kept on saying, “Keep it pushing for the next play,’ and, ‘Keep trying to just do your job and then we’ll fix it up later.’” It was a rare rough day for Mailata trying to block Myles Garrett during the second day of Eagles-Browns joint practices at the NovaCare Complex. Mailata is one of the best left tackles in the business. He was a 2nd-team all-pro last year, picking up 13 1st-place votes and finishing behind only Tristan Wirfs of the Buccaneers. So seeing him get manhandled by anybody is kind of shocking. Even when the guy across the line of scrimmage during day of joint practices with the Browns is a likely 1st-ballot Hall of Famer.

Eagles Training Camp 2025: Jalen Hurts’s Next Step As a Quarterback – SI
Jalen Hurts is at the point where his next steps as a quarterback will be granular. As such, one area he’s worked on is getting quicker with his footwork, so that he can get through his progressions faster. With a veteran offense around him, health permitting, the biggest question on offense might boil down to the OC spot, with Kevin Patullo the fourth guy to hold that position in Philly in as many years. He’ll be the play-caller, and the good news is that he was there to see what the offense looked like under Shane Steichen, Brian Johnson, and, last year, Kellen Moore, and he’s already had some play-calling experience. Last year, working with Moore, there were situational areas where Patullo had the responsibility, which, the Eagles hope, was good on-the-job training for this year. He was also, for what it’s worth, leaned on in helping Moore to marry his offensive scheme to what the Eagles already were doing. So it’s a logical hire, and one the Eagles had thoroughly prepared Patullo for. Now he has to do it.

2025 NFL positional group rankings: Best, worst team units – ESPN
Best: Philadelphia Eagles. Another season, another elite Eagles offensive line. It starts with arguably the league’s top tackle duo of Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. Mailata ranked among the top tackles in Pro Football Focus grade, pass block win rate and run block win rate in both 2023 and 2024. Johnson is now 35 but hasn’t lost a step, ranking top 10 among tackles in pass and run block win rate last season. Cam Jurgens was solid as Jason Kelce’s replacement at center last season. Landon Dickerson is one of the league’s best guards, though he sustained a meniscus injury to his right knee in a preseason practice and is considered week to week. The only other concern is at right guard, as Matt Pryor and Tyler Steen are among those competing to replace Mekhi Becton.

Eagles Training Camp Updates: Jihaad Campbell is ‘striving for perfection’ – PE.com
Things are coming along smoothly for rookie Jihaad Campbell, who finished off his second day of joint practices with the Browns by spending some time with friend Myles Garrett, Cleveland’s superstar defensive end. The story for the Eagles, though, is Campbell and the progress he’s made in a short period of time after missing most of the spring work recovering from a shoulder injury. Campbell was out on the field on the first day of Training Camp and he has been progressing very, very well. A lot of it comes from his natural ability – he was the 31st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, after all – but a lot also comes from his position coach, Bobby King, and the way his teammates have helped him learn the game. And Campbell deserves a ton of credit for the work he put in during the time he was injured. It has all come together fast for Campbell and there is a long way to go, which is exciting thinking about where he might be when the best emerges on the field. “The main thing for me out here is just getting better and striving for perfection,” he said. “We are all not perfect as human beings in general, but we want to strive for perfection. It’s all positive and at the same time it’s important to remain humble.”

Why Eagles exec Adam Berry, twin brother of Browns GM, left Wall Street for NFL – The Athletic
After the presentation, Roseman indulged Adam when he mentioned he wanted to hire him away after 14 years at Goldman Sachs. Adam, who had a new home in Connecticut, where he and his wife, Amber, planned to raise their family, did not take it seriously. Except it was not a joke. The text message to Andrew was confirmation.
Andrew called his brother and told him Roseman was serious. Adam had kept close tabs on the NFL through his brother, though not with the intent of transitioning from finance to football. There were musings about it at Berry family get-togethers. There was curiosity about work beyond Wall Street. But Goldman Sachs is not a breeding ground for NFL front offices. Adam, 38, is now entering his third season with the Eagles. He’s the vice president of operations and strategy, with a role in every part of the operation, from scouting to contracts to analytics. He could be on track to become a general manager like his brother, who is in Philadelphia for the Eagles-Browns joint practices this week and Saturday’s preseason game. It was not a route Adam considered before Roseman poached him from Wall Street. “Because it happened so rarely in football in particular, I didn’t know that was necessarily going to be a path,” Adam told The Athletic. “But giving Howie a lot of credit to where he had a vision for the skills that I have developed in the business world. Having played in college, and having a bit of a football background, of how those things could translate to the role that he envisioned for me here. He was the first person to really see that before myself.”

Eagles’ employee involved in infamous 2011 NFL handshake melee has cool moment following practice with Browns – NJ.com
Lange, then the head of the 49ers’ media relations department, was running off the field alongside Harbaugh as Schwartz made his angry pursuit. He tried to keep the two separated, but then found himself being by far the shortest and least padded guy in the middle of a scrum between players from both teams. Schwartz, after five seasons as the Lions’ head coach and one as the defensive coordinator in Buffalo, made his way to Philadelphia in 2016 as part of Doug Pederson’s staff and had the No. 4 defense in the NFL when the Eagles won their first Super Bowl in 2017. He left the Eagles following the 2020 season, and Lange, who had been in the Eagles’ media relations department from 2001-08, returned to Philadelphia in 2021. Lange ran up to Schwartz following practice Thursday and the two exchanged a cordial and comical handshake. “Hey, I remember you,” Schwartz said. For the record, years later, Harbaugh took the blame for how things transpired in 2011. “I went in too hard, too aggressive on that handshake,” he said. “Can’t blame him. I went in too hard, too aggressively on the handshake. And you respect him for taking exception to that. We’ve talked and we’re good. We’re back to friends.”

This is a Telling Quote from the Eagles Chief Operating Officer to Philadelphia Business Journal – Crossing Broad
Reading that a few times over, it sure sounds like the Eagles think they deserve public funding, since they generate public revenue through the taxes that Gumienny mentions. It’s a reasonable stance, and typically how most stadium deals work, even in 2025. It’s this idea that the public investment will pay off considerably in the long run, and typically that portion of the funding is financed through one-time measures that sometimes place the burden on outsiders, for instance, Philadelphia using money from a 2% car rental tax to help build the Linc and Citizens Bank Park more than 20 years ago. The city spent $300 million on the stadiums, the state chipped in about $170 million, and the rest was private money.

Why is Rashee Rice’s case being delayed? – PFT
On July 17, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies arising from a street racing crash that was caught on video, and that caused multiple injuries. He’ll serve 30 days and spend five years on probation. And he’ll be on the field for at least the first four games of the season, because his disciplinary hearing won’t happen until September 30. It makes no sense. And it’s making some wonder whether someone wants Rice to be available for a quartet of high-profile Kansas City games to start the season. From Week 1 against the Chargers in Brazil on YouTube to Week 2 against the Eagles at 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox to Week 3 against the Giants on NBC’s Sunday Night Football to Week 4 against the Ravens at 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, Rice is now good to go.

49ers place OL on the IR again; waive recently signed DL – Niners Nation
The San Francisco 49ers have a joint practice on Thursday morning with the Las Vegas Raiders. The team announced more roster moves ahead of practice. Andre Dillard, who signed this summer to compete for the swing-tackle job with Spencer Burford and Austen Pleasants, was placed on the Injured Reserve. Dillard was recently activated from the PUP list after having offseason surgery on his ankle. However, Dillard did not last a week, and now his season is over before it begins. Dillard is the second 49ers player in as many days to land on the IR.

Washington Commanders announce three roster moves after more tryouts – Hogs Haven
Dan Quinn announced one roster move during his pre-practice presser. Veteran cornerback Daryl Worley was signed after having a tryout yesterday. Qwuantrezz Knight, Trey Rucker and Jason Taylor also worked out, but weren’t signed. Worley(30) was a Carolina Panthers 3rd round pick in 2016, and has been with 9 teams in 9 seasons. He started 7 games for the Tennessee Titans last season. Worley enters a cornerback room that doesn’t have a lot of room for a later addition, but he will likely have a chance to impress coaches over the next ~12 days. [BLG Note: The Commanders also signed WR River Cracraft. They now have 10 former Eagles on their roster: Worley, Cracraft, Duke Riley, Zach Ertz, Marcus Mariota, Jeremy Reaves, Tyre Phillips, Julian Good-Jones, Tyree Jackson (IR), and Kevon Seymour (IR). Very strange.]

Fantasy football 2025: Hype train or smoke screen? Making sense of NFL preseason news – NFL.com
2) Jayden Daniels’ connection with Deebo Samuel reportedly growing by the day in Commanders camp. Smokescreen might not be the best description of my reaction here. But again — binary choice. I have no doubt Daniels and Samuel are getting more acquainted with one another on the field, especially with Terry McLaurin on the PUP list after requesting a trade. What I’m more skeptical of is how much it will translate to fantasy football. Fantasy managers can be loath to give up hope after a player puts together a magical season. That leads them to overdrafting a player. Or drafting a player and holding onto him while trying to guess when the big weeks are going to come. If that’s your modus operandi with Samuel this year, I wish you Godspeed.

New York Giants 53-man roster projection: Who’s in, out with less than 2 weeks to cuts? – Big Blue View
Safety (4) — Jevon Holland, Tyler Nubin, Dane Belton, K’von Wallace. Out: Raheem Layne, Makari Paige. (Change: Paige out, Wallace in). I thought Paige had a good chance to make the 53-man roster, and maybe he does, but he seems to be having a quiet summer. That isn’t good for an undrafted free agent rookie. I will take K’von Wallace’s experience as the fourth safety.

Simulated pressures are helping NFL defenses fight back – SB Nation
This is what’s called a simulated pressure, and these types of blitzes and looks are taking over NFL defenses. In the constant push pull of dominance over the 100-yard battlefield, it felt like defenses started to gain the advantage to start the season. The offenses were struggling, passing yards were down and everyone was wondering where the offense went. Yet, in the struggle for football supremacy defenses took the upper hand. One of the ways NFL defenses fought back is through the use of simulated pressures, which has constantly seen their usage go up. According to PFF’s Jason DeLoach, 2024 saw all NFL teams use simulated pressures on 19.2% of snaps, the highest it’s been over a six year period starting in 2018. Yet, the trend that really stands out is that the sim pressure percentage has constantly risen in that same time period.

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