Training Camp 2025 – Day 1

Posted:July 23rd, 2025 |Author:Tommy Lawlor

And so it begins. The Eagles held their first Training Camp practice on Wednesday. Let’s talk about what we learned. Obviously Day 1 doesn’t give you answers, but it does give some hints.

The big news is that rookie LB Jihad Campbell practiced. The players weren’t in full pads so there was limited contact. Still, this is a great sign. Campbell wouldn’t be on the field if the team had any concerns. They want to see him in action. They want to get him ready to compete for a starting job. Campbell worked with the second team. Jeremiah Trotter Jr was with Zack Baun on the starting defense.

Nakobe Dean will start the year on PUP, which we all expected. All the videos we see of his rehab look good so hopefully he’s trending in the right direction.

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Safety is another position that’s a bit up in the air. Andrew Mukuba signed his contract on Monday, but worked with the second team. Sydney Brown ran with the starters. I feel like people are more down on Brown than they should be. He’s played well on STs and certainly has the ability to be a starting safety. He’s got to show some consistency.

When the Eagles went to a base look (only 2 corners), Cooper DeJean slid over to safety. Vic Fangio told us this would happen, but no one saw these looks in the spring. Fangio wants DeJean on the field as much as possible.

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Tyler Steen was in at RG with the starters.

Steen lost his job last year to Mekhi Becton, who played well. Steen has shown good potential when he’s played. He’s got to be more consistent and a big part of that is playing with more confidence.

Matt Pryor was the backup RG. I think Pryor will push Steen for the job. Pryor is bigger and stronger. And more experienced. I’m sure the coaches would love Steen to win the job so he could be a long term answer.

Drew Kendall was the backup center. Brett Toth had that role in the spring. The Eagles drafted Kendall in the hopes that he would give them a good backup center for the next few years.

I was interested to see rookie Myles Hinton got snaps at LT. He played on the right side in the spring. The Eagles have Darian Kinnard as the backup RT. LT is open. Veteran Kendall Lamm was the backup in the spring and first practice, but I’m sure the team would love to see enough from

Hinton to have him win that job.

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Kelee Ringo had a rough first day. Some notes from Jimmy Bama.

Kelee Ringo is in a battle for a starting job at outside cornerback. After a good spring, he had a shaky first day of camp. He gave up a long TD throw from Tanner McKee to Terrace Marshall.

He also gave up a back shoulder throw from Jalen Hurts to A.J. Brown, though in fairness on that one, Brown ran a great route and didn’t give away where the ball was going until the last second, and snatched it out of the air. I mean, he’s an All-Pro. Perfect ball from Hurts, too. That was probably the play of the day.

Ringo will have some ups and downs. The key is for him to battle through them and not lose his confidence.

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A bit of hyperbole perhaps, but still an encouraging note from Mailata. Hunt is going to be an important player this season. He’s come a long way from his days as a DB at Cornell.

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The Eagles made another addition, signing DT Joe Evans. They list him at 6-2, 337. Evans has the size for NT, but moves pretty well for a guy his size.

Evans gives them another big body on the inside. Aside from Jordan Davis, the Eagles don’t have a lot of size. Evans can be good in practice, giving the OL another big guy to go up against.

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Here are some random notes from Jeff McLane.

Andre’ Sam broke up a Dorian Thompson-Robinson pass to receiver Avery Williams. Thompson-Robinson had an errant throw that nearly was intercepted. Rookie quarterback Kyle McCord was first up with the third-unit offense, but he split snaps with Thompson-Robinson. I continue to be impressed with McCord’s poise in the pocket and how quickly the ball comes out of his hand.

Receiver Johnny Wilson caught a low pass from McKee. Cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields broke up a McCord flick to Gray. Fullback Ben VanSumeren got running back reps and a carry. Rookie defensive tackle Ty Robinson did well to shed a block and two-hand-touch running back Montrell Johnson. Castro-Fields later was flagged for pass interference. Rookie corner Mac McWilliams had some nice moments in coverage and as a run defender, but he got rag-dolled to the ground by receiver Elijah Cooks.

Interesting tidbit on BVS.

http://igglesblitz.com/2025/07/training-camp-2025/

Brown has to recognize much quicker. He is consistently 2-3 steps behind the receiver. He has speed and quickness but he is slow to process information

or just can't see the field or recognize what he is looking at. Critical camp for him. Hopefully he has watched a lot of film. We'll see if he can be anything more than a special team player.

If that's his ceiling they should look to trade him before cut downs. Maybe they could get a 6 or 7 in 2027 if he plays well in the 3 exhibition games