Several Eagles rookies turn heads in preseason debut

Several Eagles rookies turn heads in preseason debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

BALTIMORE — Five plays into his NFL preseason debut, Eagles first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell made an impressive play on the ball.

But he still wasn’t satisfied.

“Yeah, I should have had it,” Mitchell said.

The No. 22 overall pick out of Toledo agreed that he was really close to intercepting a Josh Johnson pass in the first quarter of the Eagles’ 16-13 win over the Ravens. Mitchell jumped the route and broke up a pass intended for Malik Cunningham.

But even without a pick, it was a very encouraging debut for the rookie.

Heck, it was a very encouraging debut for most of the 2024 rookie class.

Mitchell started the game and ended up playing both in the slot and at outside cornerback. While Mitchell mostly played on the outside at Toledo, Vic Fangio has been playing him an awful lot in the slot this summer. And it’s seeming very likely that playing inside will be a big part of his role as a rookie.

The biggest adjustment for Mitchell in the slot is communication but he feels like he’s already come pretty far in that respect.

“Whatever they need me to do,” Mitchell said. “If they need me to be inside, I’ll do that. If they need me to be outside, I’ll do that.”

Fifth-round pick Jeremiah Trotter Jr. didn’t get on the field until the 5:43 mark of the second quarter on Friday night. He didn’t waste any time making his presence felt.

Trotter flew down the field in punt coverage and had a big special teams tackle after a minimal 3-yard return. And then Trotter stayed on the field for his first taste on defense. He kept it going.

“I definitely think it gave me some momentum right there,” Trotter said. “It knocked away the butterflies and being nervous. Once I got that going and was out there, it was playing football again.”

Trotter has been having a strong summer at training camp and carried that through to game action on Friday night. The one thing…

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Publish date : 2024-08-10 11:00:00

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