Why Jeremiah Trotter Jr. won’t have that rookie ‘wow moment’ in his NFL debut

Why Jeremiah Trotter Jr. won’t have that rookie ‘wow moment’ in his NFL debut originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

Dad wasn’t active until Week 7 of his rookie year. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is hoping to make an impact right away.

Jeremiah Trotter, the Eagles’ 3rd-round pick in 1998, didn’t make his NFL debut until a game against the Chargers in San Diego in mid-October, and he wound up playing in only eight games as a rookie before settling in as a starter a year later, in Jim Johnson’s first year with the Eagles.

Trotter Jr., a 6th-round pick, is expected to be an immediate contributor on special teams starting Friday night against the Packers in Brazil. He should be a core special teamer, along with Kelee Ringo, Patrick Johnson, Will Shipley, Oren Burks, Eli Ricks, Jalyx Hunt and Ben VanSumeren.

“Oh yeah, I definitely feel like that’s gonna be a big part of my role and I’m gonna take it to heart and give 110 percent to make sure I’m doing what I’m supposed to do, doing my job, and I’m gonna be ready,” Trotter said Tuesday, before the Eagles left for São Paulo.

“I love this grind. I love football and I love all parts of it and at the end of the day it takes all three phases of the game, offense, defense, and special teams. So if you have that mentality as a team, that’s going to really help us in the end.”

Trotter, 21, will become the first Eagles linebacker under 22 to play in a regular-season game since his dad, who was 14 days older than Trotter is now when he made his NFL debut in San Diego 26 years ago.

Young Trott quietly had a very good preseason, and he carries himself like a veteran.

Where does that come from?

“Really just the preparation I had throughout my whole career up to this point,” he said. “Make the most of any opportunity you get. Have a professional mindset. Work hard every single day. Get extra work in.

“That’s something I just tried to work on and do throughout my whole career. … Something that was taught to me at…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 15:14:01

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