Being the beginning quarterback in a football-mad metropolis like Philadelphia comes with lots of tasks off the sector. To start with, it’s important to pander to us by saying one thing easy like “cheesesteaks are nice” or “the Braves actually suck.” Second of all, it’s important to remember that your each transfer can be dissected by followers, particularly within the doldrums of summer season earlier than coaching camp begins.
Unrelated to all that…Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was lately placing in some work with youthful teammates, per Hurts’ Instagram Story.
On this first image it appears like Hurts is engaged on some route ideas with rookies Johnny Wilson (sixth spherical WR), Ainias Smith (fifth spherical WR), and Will Shipley (4th spherical RB). Whereas none of those guys are surefire bets to make the ultimate roster, it’s nice to see that they need to work with QB1 earlier than coaching camp as a way to bolster their probabilities.
All three convey a distinct skillset to the group that would assist Hurts come September. Wilson is almost 6-foot-7, Smith scored touchdowns on the bottom, by way of the air, and by way of return whereas at Texas A&M, and Shipley is a flexible working again whose brother performs lacrosse at Penn (native connection!).
I can’t 100% inform who Hurts is speaking to on this second image, but it surely seems to be newly signed wideout Parris Campbell. Coming into his sixth 12 months within the NFL, 5 in Indianapolis and final 12 months with the New York Giants, Campbell is trying to ship on the appreciable promise he confirmed whereas at Ohio State. I couldn’t probably start to let you know what Hurts is exhibiting Campbell right here (one thing together with his footwork???) however in a crowded WR room in Philly, getting any assist from Hurts is assuredly helpful.
Philadelphia ought to get coaching camp going on the finish of July and we are able to see if any of those further classes with Hurts paid off for the younger guys trying to make the group.