Eagles OTAs: Notes, videos, highlights from final practice
Philadelphia had the lightest workload of all 32 NFL teams, and they wrapped up the offseason workouts and OTAs with an inspring final practice inside the bubble at the NovaCare Complex.
The Eagles head coach says he’s been impressed with the growing fundamentals of his young guys and veterans.
“I think you just see the fundamentals continuing to grow. That’s from the guys that just got here, the fundamentals of what we’re trying to look like, but then just how much better, too, the guys that have been here are with their fundamentals. They just keep getting better. That’s just our message. That’s what we strive to do is to get better every day, and you’re really seeing that a lot of our players, that their fundamentals are really improving. One reason is because they’re really working hard at it, and two, we’re devoting a lot of time to it in our individual phases of OTAs.”
The Eagles will now break until a late July training camp and with the offseason work complete, here’s notes, video and highlights from the final day of OTAs.
Sirianni on Jalen Hurts taking another step
Nick Sirianni says he has seen Jalen Hurts take another jump with his accuracy and decision making. Nick said Jalen has had a great spring. He says Jalen is the most coachable player he has ever had. Nick says he always wants to get better and he doesn’t know what his ceiling is pic.twitter.com/4AIRkhtLQn
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) June 8, 2023
Reed Blankenship, S
Blankenship, Nolan Smith and Sydney Brown are going to increase the physicality of this roster.
Reed Blankenship having the same mentality he did when he earned a roster spot last year. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/1lHyzj6iwo
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) June 8, 2023
Derek Barnett has arrived
Barnett popped his head in after missing Week 1.
Derek Barnett is here at practice. Not doing individual work but did warm up #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) June 8, 2023
Nolan Smith's physicality
You could hear that pop from Nolan Smith hitting that bag. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/l65GSdQK9R
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) June 8, 2023
Howie Roseman is the fourth quarterback
Howie Roseman getting active during the final day of OTAs. The Eagles GM is acting as a QB during some of the DB drills.
— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) June 8, 2023
Quez Watkins won the spring
The Eagles are all in on Quez Watkins and Sirianni named him the player of the summer.
#Eagles coach Nick Sirianni singled out WR Quez Watkins as a player who has stood out in spring practices.
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) June 8, 2023
Christian Elliss becoming sleeper pick
Elliss saw his role increase last season on special teams and through two weeks of OTAs, he’s looking like a sleeper participant and rotational piece.
The star of today's practice was certainly Christian Elliss.
– First-team LB in 7-on-7's
– Picks off Jalen Hurts for a TDStrong day for No. 53.#Eagles
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) June 8, 2023
Jalen Hurts sighting
Jalen Hurts Stat from Day 2:
6/12, 1 TD, 2 INT
** Really nice play by Elliss on the 1st INT
** Second INT was great coverage/underthrown
** TD was perfectly thrownGrade: C
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) June 8, 2023
Gainwell/Scott RB1s
Rashaad Penny and D’Andre Swift are the big names, but it’s the veteran leading the way thus far.
Kenny Gainwell and Boston Scott split time with the 1s and KG also hauled in a couple throws from Hurts to the flat. D’Andre Swift popped off with the 2s and picked up extra yards on similar completions from Mariota.
— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) June 8, 2023
Terrell Edmuns is going to be solid
Terrell Edmunds was a more efficient player than C.J. Gardner-Johnson in 2022 and he’ll stabilize the Eagles secondary.
Eagles standouts on final day of OTAs
⭐️Terrell Edmunds
⭐️⭐️Christian Elliss
⭐️⭐️⭐️DeVonta Smith— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) June 8, 2023
DeVonta Smith top 10
DeVonta Smith just lets the pundits talk while he works and improves daily.
DeVonta Smith putting together quality reps:
– Double move to get wide open for the touchdown
– Ran a clean drag against Greedy Williams that helped create separation for a wheeling Quez Watkins
– Froze Christian Elliss on a zip
– Beat Elliss again on a drag, final play of 7v7— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) June 8, 2023
