4:27 PM: Wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were rarely on the field together during Training Camp as Smith dealt with groin and back injuries and Brown nursed a hamstring ailment.
The absence of the duo led to increased reps for players like Jahan Dotson, Darius Cooper, and John Metchie III, after he was acquired via trade late in camp. That could be a good thing in the long run as the trio saw extended time with Jalen Hurts, but could the lack of offseason reps from Smith and Brown create a rusty showing on Thursday?
"I think we'll be fine," Smith said. "… It was good for the young guys to get out there and get those reps because you never know what's going to happen, what could happen. Guys may be down and those young guys may have to step up and make plays. I think it was kind of good for those guys to go out there and get their feet wet a little bit."
Smith and Brown have spent years playing together with the Eagles, and each had a relationship with Hurts prior to arriving in Philly. The chemistry is there, and Brown isn't concerned heading into the opener.
"I think that's nothing to worry about," Brown said about the lack of reps this offseason alongside Smith. "It comes down to executing and doing your job. And I think whoever is out there is going to do their job." — Matt Ryan
See the Eagles get ready to face the Dallas Cowboys to kick off the NFL season.

A.J. Brown & Quinyon Mitchell

Jalen Hurts

Adoree' Jackson

Dallas Goedert

Saquon Barkley

Jihaad Campbell

Jordan Davis

Jalen Hurts

Saquon Barkley

DeVonta Smith

Zack Baun & Head Coach Nick Sirianni
Monday, September 1
5:56 PM: The Eagles haven't named a starter at cornerback next to Quinyon Mitchell, and before Monday's practice, Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio said he will let Head Coach Nick Sirianni decide if he wants to announce one before Week 1.
On Philadelphia's unofficial depth chart, Jakorian Bennett and Adoree' Jackson are both listed as the first-team corners opposite of Mitchell. Bennett was traded from the Las Vegas Raiders less than a month ago and has been doing his best to get caught up in Fangio's scheme.
He's not a stranger to adversity, though.
"My whole life has been a journey," Bennett said. "Only starting one year in high school, going to JUCO (Junior College), playing at Maryland and getting to the Raiders and (was) kind of banged up my first year and growing my second year and then getting traded after I felt like my best season.
"I feel like you can't ever take this for granted and that you can only control what you can control. Once I set my attention to the things I can control, I'm at peace with whatever because I know that I'm going to be all in to everything that I do. At the end of the day, when I'm all in, I won't have any regrets."
Jackson has spent the entire offseason with the Eagles after signing a one-year deal in free agency. The veteran has started 82 games in the NFL and is prepared for whatever his role is on Thursday, starter or not.
"I feel good. I feel good and ready to go compete and play," Jackson said. "From OTAs (Organized Team Activities) to (Training) Camp to now, I've just been grinding. Doing the little things to help me improve, to help me get better. And to go out there and play for my teammates, most importantly. These guys set the tone, set the standard. For me, just trying to do one of my 11 so I can play fast and celebrate with them because they make a lot of plays."
2:34 PM: Kevin Patullo starts his fifth season with the Eagles on Thursday night, but his role in 2025 is different.
Patullo is now the Eagles' offensive coordinator and playcaller after serving as the passing game coordinator from 2021-2024, including the last two seasons as associate head coach as well. This will be the most in-game responsibility Patullo has had in his NFL coaching career, and he is looking forward to getting started this week as the Eagles host the Cowboys.
"I'm excited," Patullo said on Monday. "I mean, it's fun. It's a huge opportunity, obviously. But it goes back to even in Year 1 with Nick (Sirianni) just working through all the situations and things that we've done together. So, I've been a part of so much of it. It doesn't feel too much different. But it is exciting, and I think the guys feel a good energy, and they're excited too."
Patullo has spent much of his career alongside Nick Sirianni, who brought Patullo with him from the Colts in 2021. Patullo has had his fingerprints on the Eagles' offense for years, and while much will stay the same, he's going to put his own wrinkles on things.
"It's hard to say (for) just one game, but I think there will be some new things, whether it be a ton of them or not," Patullo said. "It just depends on the situation, how the game flow goes and how they come up kind of throughout the game. So, I think there will be a few things here or there. And then just we'll see throughout the season how much it continues in that direction." – Matt Ryan
12:56 PM: The Eagles have opened the season with a win in each of Nick Sirianni's previous four years as head coach.
What makes the record more impressive is that none of those games was played at Lincoln Financial Field. Thursday night's season opener against the Dallas Cowboys will also mark the first Week 1 matchup against a division rival (Falcons, Lions, Patriots, and Packers were the previous opponents).
The Eagles are one of four teams undefeated in Week 1 since 2021. The Eagles have averaged 32.3 points per game in season openers under Sirianni, the most of any team in a Week 1 game over the past four years.
"I think we've done some things really well as far as taking care of the football and taking the away the football in those games," Sirianni said on Sunday. "I showed a tape today (Sunday) of some missed opportunities that we had over the past three or four years. I showed some of our missed tackles, some of our missed opportunities, some block destruction that could be better from our previous first games of the year, and that was for the defense.
"Tomorrow (Monday), I'll do some of that stuff with the offense, but as we look at the stuff and talk about how important live fundamentals are, the tackling is a little bit different because it's live, right? The ball security is a little different because it's live. The catching is a little bit different because it's live. The block destruction and the blocking are similar because it's usually live up front for the offensive line except if somebody's not getting taken to the ground.
"So, I think we've done a good job there. Obviously, we can improve. That's why we showed some of those plays today. Really what I want their mindset to be is, 'Okay, I saw some of the good plays we've made over the past three years, but I also see that we left some plays out there.' For that to be heightened in practice of the rep and the tackle and the catch and all those different things, knowing that it's about to be live here in a couple days."
Since the bye week of his first year (Week 14, 2021), Sirianni is 42-13 (.763) in the regular season. Add in playoffs, the Eagles are 27-6 (.818) at Lincoln Financial Field in that span. – Chris McPherson
Sunday, August 31
6:12 PM: Eagles rookie Jihaad Campbell is just a few days away from making his debut when Philadelphia opens the NFL season on Thursday night against the Cowboys.
The Eagles traded up one spot to select Campbell No. 31 overall, and he enjoyed a healthy Training Camp with the Birds after dealing with a shoulder injury throughout the draft process. Now, he has the opportunity to suit up in the NFL for the first time.
"It's definitely a blessing, just to be here and be around the guys and continue to learn, continue to grow, and be the best version of myself that I can be every day," Campbell said on Sunday.
Campbell grew up right over the Delaware River in New Jersey and is a life-long Eagles fan. He remembers watching those physical Eagles-Cowboys games as a kid, but he isn't making Thursday's game bigger than it is because of the rivalry.
"Just keeping the main thing the main thing," Campbell said. "Of course, I grew up as a fan, but you know more so just locking in and having a lot of focus going towards this week." — Matt Ryan
1:30 PM: This was nothing new for Ogbo Okoronkwo, in the NFL since 2019 with the Rams, Texans and Browns. Having a chance to show what he can do, playing with a roster spot on the line, that's just life in the NFL.
Okoronkwo, one of five edge players with the Eagles, handled it perfectly as an under-the-radar candidate for the 53-man roster and he's here at the NovaCare Complex now preparing for the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.
"Just come to work every day and do the best you can," Okoronkwo said. "Let the result be the result. I didn't look far ahead and I didn't look back. I just came to work every day and tried to get better. This defense allows me to drop (into pass coverage), it allows me to rush (the quarterback), it allows me to play the run physically, so that's what I do."
Okoronkwo brings plenty of game experience to the defense, with 80 games played and 13 starts in his career. He's recorded 17 quarterback sacks, including three last season with the Browns. OO also had six quarterback hits and 22 quarterback pressures last season in 16 games, with five starting assignments. He joins Nolan Smith, Jr., Jalyx Hunt, Azeez Ojulari and Joshua Uche in the edge position room after signing with the Eagles in late July, just before Training Camp.
"I stayed and took extra reps and put the work in to learn the defense. Playing this position is not an individual thing. You have to work with everyone and develop that timing and chemistry," he said. "It's gone well and I'm here to contribute any way I can – special teams, anything. I've done all of that before." - Dave Spadaro
11:36 AM: Things didn't work out for Byron Young in Las Vegas after the Raiders made him the 70th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. When Las Vegas waived Young in 2024 following a rookie season in which he played in six games and made four tackles, the Eagles claimed him off of waivers and worked hard to build him up – literally.
Young was inactive for the first six games of the season before going on Injured Reserve (hamstring) and then took the next step this spring and summer, impressing enough to make the 53-man roster as one of six defensive tackles. He improved physically and understood that the Eagles were investing their time and energy into him,
"I feel like it does make a big difference, having coaches that believe in you and showing they believe in you – and I'm not saying that the people in Vegas didn't believe in me, because there are great people over there, it just didn't work out," Young said. "I've felt it here and I've been able to grow and improve day after day and really gain confidence. Our technique here is a little bit different, too. I'm not two-gapping – defensive tackles here can be more aggressive and make plays instead of eating up blockers and that plays to my strengths as well.
"It's just all come together for me and I have so many people to thank. Coach (Clint) Hurtt (senior defensive assistant/defensive line) has worked with me and helped me grow in so many ways. Pat McDowell (player development assistant/scout) has worked with me along with our performance staff making me stronger in my core. All sorts of things. My job is to keep working and making myself better and contributing to this team and this great defensive tackle room." – Dave Spadaro