Eagles practice updates: Recap of training camp day one; Lane Johnson praises new offense; first look at top draft pick

Jalen Hurts was subject to the usual scrutiny on Day 1 of Eagles training camp.

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More photos from Eagles training camp

Jalen Hurts drives a golf cart during the first day of Training Camp.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Rookie guard Micah Morris carries Rita’s for his teammates.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Linebacker Zack Baun signs an autograph for Santa.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Rookie linebacker Deontae Lawson carries his teammates helmets.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
New backup quarterback Andy Dalton takes the field. Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

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Eagles training camp recap


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Photos from first day of Eagles training camp

Eagles players work out during the first day of training camp at the Jefferson Health Training Complex Wednesday. Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Jalen Hurts takes the field ahead of his sixth season as the Eagles’ starting quarterback. Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Eagles players warm up. The team’s first preseason game is Aug. 15. Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni speaks with players.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

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Lane Johnson praises new offense as less predictable

Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson speaks with reporters.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

Following the Eagles first practice, veteran Lane Johnson praised the new offense under new coordinator Sean Mannion.

“What I like is everything looks very complex to the defense. To the offense it’s pretty simplified,” Johnson told reporters. “It’s very O-line friendly compared to maybe some past years.”

“A lot of its under center,” Johnson added, “So as far as defenses being able to pic up on reads, I believe it’s more difficult.”

— Rob Tornoe


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Eagles players speak following first practice


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Rookie Makai Lemon gets a look at punt returner


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The battle of who will back up Jalen Hurts


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First look at Eagles first-round pick Makai Lemon


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Jalen Hurts in action


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Eagles players take the field


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Howie Roseman not concerned about Jonathan Greenard injury

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman speaks to reporters ahead of the team’s first practice. Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

Ahead of the Eagles’ first practice of training camp, general manager Howie Roseman said he wasn’t concerned about Jonathan Greenard’s long-term health.

“One of the things we know about Greenard, he’s going to be ready to play,” Roseman said. “He’s going to be ready to play when we start the season… This is nothing we’re concerned about.”

Greenard was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) Wednesday due to a pectoral strain sustained while lifting before camp. He was limited to 12 games with the Minnesota Vikings last season due to a left shoulder injury. He had surgery this past offseason.

— Ryan Novozinsky


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Watch: Nick Sirianni speaks to reporters ahead of first practice


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New Eagles LB Jonathan Greenard out with injury

The Eagles traded two draft picks for Jonathan Greenard in April.David Dermer

Eagles training camp is not off to the best start.

Ahead of their first training camp practice on Wednesday, the team revealed that outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard is being placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP) due to a pectoral strain sustained while lifting before camp. It is not expected to be a long-term concern.

The Eagles traded third-round picks in 2026 and 2027 for Greenard on April 24. He then signed a four-year, $100 million contract with $50 million guaranteed.

— Ryan Novozinsky


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Jihaad Campbell gets A.J. Brown’s old number

Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell is moving on from No. 30.Yong Kim / Staff Photographer

There’s a new No. 11 in town.

The number formerly worn by A.J. Brown now belongs to second-year linebacker Jihaad Campbell, the Eagles announced Tuesday night on the eve of the team’s first practice of training camp.

Campbell wore the number during his final season at Alabama, but it obviously was taken when the Eagles drafted him in the first round in 2025. He wore No. 30 during his rookie season.

Campbell is embarking on his second NFL training camp this week. The runway has been cleared for him to assume a starting off-ball linebacker job next to Zack Baun after Nakobe Dean departed in free agency. Campbell had a second shoulder surgery in as many years following his rookie season and missed most of the offseason program.

Brown, meanwhile, is already a few days into his first camp with New England. He is now wearing the No. 1.

— Jeff Neiburg


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Here are all the new Eagles

Linebacker Jonathan Greenard speaks with reporters during mini-camp last month.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

The Eagles’ biggest splash of the offseason came during a draft weekend trade for Jonathan Greenard.

The Eagles acquired the 29-year-old edge rusher and a seventh-round pick in exchange for two third-round picks. Greenard was limited by injury and had three sacks in 12 games last season, but had 12 sacks in each of the previous two seasons.

Greenard subsequently signed a four-year, $98 million deal with the Eagles. Another addition to that position is Arnold Ebiketie, who signed a one-year deal.

It was a relatively quiet free agency period for the Eagles, but they did land former Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen on a one-year deal worth at least $12 million. Woolen, 27, thrived in man coverage last season, and the Eagles plan to have him on the field at all times, hence DeJean playing safety in the base defense. They also signed veteran corner Jonathan Jones.

Replacing A.J. Brown won’t be easy, but the Eagles gave themselves some options before they reached draft weekend in Hollywood Brown (free agency) and Dontavion Wicks (trade).

Other newcomers on offense include blocking tight end Johnny Mundt and backup quarterback Andy Dalton.

As for the draft, the Eagles added USC wide receiver Makai Lemon with their first round pick, then turned around and grabbed Vanderbilt tight end Eli Stowers in the second round.

— Jeff Neiburg


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One roster battle for a starting spot

Marcus Epps will face competition to land the safety spot being vacated by Cooper DeJeanYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

Safety is one of the few spots on the field where a starter is written in pencil and not pen.

If you’ve been paying any attention to the Eagles since the spring, you know that Cooper DeJean is slated to move from nickel to safety in base defense. But the Eagles, like most NFL defenses, use nickel and dime packages much more often than base. So the spot next to Andrew Mukuba mostly will be manned by someone not named DeJean.

Vic Fangio indicated that Marcus Epps is in the pole position for the job to replace Reed Blankenship, but the 30-year-old will have to earn it. There will be competition from converted nickel Michael Carter II, seventh-round pick Cole Wisniewski, veteran special teamer J.T. Gray, and long shots like Andre’ Sam, Kapena Gushiken, and Maximus Pulley.

Don’t count out another roster addition, too, if Howie Roseman decides the Eagles need to upgrade the safety spot.

— Jeff Neiburg


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Who will back up Jalen Hurts?

What’s the vision for Andy Dalton (left) as the depth chart stacks up behind Jalen Hurts?Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

The Eagles have a quarterback controversy. Sort of.

Andy Dalton and Tanner McKee alternated reps with the second-team offense during the offseason program, and it’s unclear which is the preferred backup to Jalen Hurts.

The team also drafted Cole Payton in the fifth round, and it seems pretty unlikely they make room for four quarterbacks on the initial 53-man roster given the talent elsewhere.

So, what gives?

The Eagles would love to find a trade partner for McKee, who is entering the final year of his contract. But if they can’t, does that put Dalton in jeopardy of being cut (or traded)? Payton is a bit of an unknown, but he has an intriguing athletic profile, and while the Eagles cut a sixth-round draft pick last year (Kyle McCord), they probably would be hesitant to expose Payton to waivers given his traits. Otherwise, maybe he joins Clayton Thorson as a recent fifth-round pick who hits the chopping block.

— Jeff Neiburg


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A first look at new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion

Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman speak with new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion.Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo’s firing started the offseason. The Eagles took a big step back offensively last season and the first-year coordinator essentially fell on the sword. There were issues beyond scheme and play-calling. The offensive line wasn’t as healthy, Jalen Hurts was inconsistent at times, and Saquon Barkley wasn’t as effective behind a banged up line.

But Patullo’s replacement, 34-year-old Sean Mannion, is slated to bring changes to the offense, especially when it comes to run-blocking schemes and Hurts taking snaps from under center and utilizing play-action passes.

Mannion, who was Green Bay’s quarterbacks coach last season, isn’t the only notable new face on offense. Longtime offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is no longer with the team, and new position coach Chris Kuper is in charge of teaching and deploying those new blocking strategies.

Other new coaches on offense include Josh Grizzard (pass game coordinator), Ryan Mahaffey (run game coordinator/tight ends), Jerrod Johnson (senior offensive assistant). Parks Frazier, last season’s pass game coordinator, is now the quarterbacks coach.

On defense, Vic Fangio lost defensive backs coach Christian Parker, who is the new coordinator in Dallas. The Eagles promoted Joe Kasper to take over Parker’s defensive pass game coordinator duties and hired Roy Anderson (cornerbacks) and Mike Pellegrino (secondary).

— Jeff Neiburg


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Eagles will have one open practice at the Linc

An Eagles fan holds his helmet for an autograph at the team’s open practice in 2025.Yong Kim / Staff Photographer

For the fourth-straight year, the Eagles will hold just one open practice to fan.

This year’s open practice at Lincoln Financial Field will take place on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. The Eagles are charging $15.40 a ticket, up from $10.25 last year, with proceeds going to autism research. At least parking is free.

The Eagles have held open practices at the Linc each year since 2013, when the team moved camp from Lehigh University in Bethlehem to Philadelphia. Doug Pederson opted to keep the camp in Philadelphia when he became head coach, and Nick Sirianni hasn’t made any changes.

— Rob Tornoe


Eagles 2026 training camp schedule

  • Wednesday, July 29: First practice of Eagles training camp
  • Aug. 15: First preseason game, Eagles at Ravens, 7 p.m. (NBC10)
  • Aug. 19 to 20: Eagles joint practice against Patriots at Gillette Stadium
  • Aug: 22: Second preseason game, Eagles at Patriots, 7 p.m. (NBC10)
  • Aug. 25: Open Eagles practice at the Linc, 6 p.m.
  • Aug. 28: Final preseason game, Bengals at Eagles, 8 p.m. (CBS)
  • Aug. 30: Rosters must be cut down to 53 players by 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 13: Week 1, Commanders at Eagles, 4:25 p.m. (Fox)

— Rob Tornoe

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