Eagles May Have a Diamond in the Rough at LB
Four days of training camp have passed by so far, and aside from a handful of injuries that will clear up by week 1, everything that has been reported from practices has been positive for the most part.
One particular note of positivity that reporters and media members have unanimously commented on is the emergence of rookie 6th round pick, Shaun Bradley.
The 23-year-old out of Temple is a South Jersey native and is very much accustomed to his new home, having played at Lincoln Financial Field for Temple home games for four years.
At 6’1” and 250 lbs, Bradley has prototypical size for a middle linebacker and could finally provide a spark that the Eagles have lacked for years at the LB position.
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On the first day of camp, reporters tweeted that Bradley decked Dallas Goedert as he was reeling in a catch over the middle. Then, the next day, Bradley did the same to Deontay Burnett, riling up the defense.
It sounds like over the past four days, the rookie linebacker has been tackling tough and making his presence felt, a characteristic an Eagles linebacker has not brought in quite some time.
Over four years at Temple, Bradley saw playing time in 42 games and compiled 255 tackles (167 solo, 88 assisted), 22 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 3 interceptions, and 3 forced fumbles.
As a 6th round pick, Bradley has the cards stacked against him; he’s trying to find a way on to the roster without any preseason games to play in, in the middle of a pandemic. But that’s not stopping him, as he’s brought the heat thus far at camp.
If he keeps it up, he might just find himself as the starting MLB in week 1.
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