The 23rd team on my personal camp trail is the NFC champion Eagles. I saw them Tuesday at a joint practice with the Colts. And they didn’t disappoint …
1. Jalen Carter had his way with Indianapolis’s offensive linemen during the joint practice, which the Eagles see, in part, as a result of getting to go against Philadelphia’s line every day. The No. 9 pick’s combination of strength and quickness is rare, to be sure. But it’s not like that was a secret before the draft—everyone knew how good he was. Most of the questions came off the field, and where Philly deserves credit here is for having the kind of infrastructure in place, and specifically in its locker room, where it rolls the dice on someone like Carter. It’s also helped Carter to have four of his Georgia teammates on hand. And all that is why Philly was probably the ideal place for the mercurial defensive lineman to land.
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