Eagles DC Vic Fangio provides injury updates on Jihaad Campbell and Nakobe Dean
Eagles DC Vic Fangio provides injury updates on Jihaad Campbell and Nakobe Dean Eagles defensive coordinator provides updates on two young Eagles defenders, Nakobe Dean and Jihaad Campbell.
It's June 3rd as this story is written and released. That means the Philadelphia Eagles are hitting the practice field for yet another OTA session. Four are already in the books. Philadelphia will take a day off before concluding organized team activities on June 5. Mandatory minicamp begins on June 10.
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio met with media members. He's always honest. Boy, has he given us much to talk about.
Vic Fangio provides injury updates on two young Eagles defenders.
Among the headline-worthy discussions from Vic's presser were conversations about Cooper DeJean and Bryce Huff. The former is a versatile talent, and everyone wants to see that versatility. The latter was passed on the depth chart when his hand injury never healed as quickly as Philadelphia would have liked. Coach Fangio believes he'll do well in the Bay Area for the San Francisco 49ers.
Fangio wants to keep DeJean at nickel but may try to work him into base sets as a safety. Jordan Davis's conditioning was brought up. It is also essential to make notes of the updates that were provided on two of the walking wounded.
Per Fangio, rookie Jihaad Campbell won't practice until August. He'll work out at off-ball linebacker upon his return. Nakobe Deal will also "be out for a while". Campbell has a history of injuries, specifically to his knees and shoulder area. Dean tore his patellar tendon in his left knee while making a routine tackle during the Wild Card Round of the Eagles' playoff run.
In March, Campbell underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum he suffered during the 2024 season. The Eagles' medical staff believes he'll be fine. He also thinks he'll be fine, and that has instilled more confidence that he'll be a steal after falling to pick 31.
"He'll be out for a while" doesn't necessarily tell us how long we should wait before we begin monitoring Dean's potential return. It sounds, however, that theories of a Week 1 return have been exaggerated.
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