Philadelphia's training camp revealed notable questions despite returning a Super Bowl-winning core. The defense retains stars like Jalen Carter, Quinyon Mitchell, Zack Baun and Cooper DeJean under coordinator Vic Fangio, who led the league's top unit in 2024. The team lost contributors such as Darius Slay and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, creating open roles that have produced unsettled competitions. Cornerbacks Kelee Ringo and Adoree' Jackson split reps without securing a clear starter, prompting a trade for Jakorian Bennett. At safety, Andrew Mukuba and Sydney Brown competed until Mukuba suffered a hamstring injury. Fangio expects decisions to extend into the preseason finale.
Take the defense, for example. It's led by one of the best in the business in Vic Fangio, who oversaw the league's top-ranked unit in 2024. Many of the impact players from that group, including Jalen Carter, Quinyon Mitchell, Zack Baun and Cooper DeJean, are back, and all are considered ascending players. But they parted with a number of contributors including cornerback Darius Slay and safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and the competitions to fill those vacated roles did not provide resounding answers.
It was a similar deal at safety with rookie Andrew Mukuba and Sydney Brown. Mukuba seemed to pull ahead after coming up with a pair of takeaways in his preseason debut against the Cleveland Browns, only to suffer a hamstring injury on the second-to-last day of camp. Fangio said both competitions will likely carry through the preseason finale against the New York Jets.
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