Hoping to Be The Answer
With one of the most dominant, young secondaries in the NFL, the Eagles might already have an answer for an open position on the roster.
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Many hope that the Eagles will be able to add more depth at Safety after losing C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the Houston Texans. Lewis Cine probably isn’t one of them. That’s because he knows the Eagles may already have the answer on the roster. Cine’s story — an incredible run to a championship last season — is nothing less than miraculous.
Lewis Cine wasn’t just coached by anyone. While at Cedar Hill High School, Cine was coached by NFL Hall of Fame Cornerback Deion Sanders.
When it came to college, Cine was destined for the Georgia Bulldogs.
In only two seasons at Georgia, Cine’s team played in two National Championship Games, winning one in 2021. The same year, it was All-SEC.
Cine was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL with the 32nd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. In just his fourth NFL game, Cine fractured his lower leg on a punt coverage play and would miss the rest of the season. Finally, the Vikings released Cine in August 2024. Two days later, he was a Buffalo Bill. With injuries in the secondary, the Eagles signed Cine to the active roster on January 8th.
Currently, only three first-round safeties drafted since 2021 are in the NFL. Cine is one of them (Kyle Hamilton and Daxton Hill are the others). Many want Georgia Bulldog Malaki Starks to be the Eagles’ first pick — to solidify the youth of a secondary that will no doubt be locking down receivers for years to come with Cooper DeJean, Quinyon Mitchell, and the potential to extend Reed Blankenship.
Lewis Cine intends to be the fourth All-Pro in that secondary school.
PHOTO: Matt Krohn/Imagn Images
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