Sirianni reveals why the Eagles traded for Jakorian Bennett

The chief coach of the Eagles of Philadelphia, Nick Sirianni, said that the “speed, the coverage capacity and the special value of the special teams” of Jakorian Bennett persuaded him to sign the corner in a business with the raiders of Las Vegas for the defensive platform Thomas Booker.

A choice of fourth round in the 2023 recovery, 24 -year -old Bennett, is expected to provide competition in Cinonon Mitchell, Cooper Dejean, Kelee Ringo, adores’ Jackson and Mac McWilliams.

“We liked his band when he was with the raiders,” said Sirianni. “We are delighted to have it.”

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Eagles plunge for raiders’ Bennett

“We thought it was an opportunity to add depth to the corner,” added Sirianni. “We will miss Booker and wish him the best.

“We feel good in our depth in the defensive tackle, but it’s just a way to add depth to the corner. We will move it forward and see how it goes.

“There is a lot of meeting time that we have to make up for it. We do it early in the camp, so we catch it during time and meetings.”

Jakorian Bennett statistics

Bennett played 27 times with 25 departures from Maryland between 2020 and 2022, becoming an honorable conference twice at All-Big Ten and recording 69 plated (55 solo), 4.5 plated for loss, five interceptions and 26 passes.

The MVP of Mayo Bowl 2022 of the Duke appeared in 14 games with four departures during its season recruited with the raiders, displaying 32 plated (24 solo) and three defensive passes.

In 2024, Bennett appeared in 10 games – making seven departures – and finished 26 plated (15 solo) and eight defensive passes.

Philadelphia Eagles: Fangio on Jackson, Ringo

The defensive coordinator of the Eagles, Vic Fangio, said that competition between frontrunners Jackson and Ringo to start opposite Mitchell is “near”.

“The two have a good camp,” observed Fangio on Monday, speaking during the pre-season camp of Eagles in their complex base of Novacare. “I am satisfied with them.”

While Ringo joined in 2023, Jackson signed in March. “Loose” had a good camp and competition well, “said Fangio.

“He concentrates with a good state of mind, and I like where he is right now. He is a veteran but he is new here and the things we ask him to do are new to him.”

Eli Ricks: “improvement” of prospect eagles

Eli Ricks is being triggered to challenge the cornerback after imposing during pre-season.

“He made a few games in the past few days that were good,” said Fangio about the 23 -year -old man.

“He must eliminate negatives, which he works hard. I see an improvement defined compared to last year.

“He has not yet played enough to find out, but he will get a bunch of pre-season shots.”

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Philadelphia Eagles NFL schedule

The Eagles face the Bengals of Cincinnati Thursday (19:30 and / 16:30 pt) at Lincoln Financial Field, then host the Browns of Cleveland on August 16 (13:00 and / 10:00 pt).

Their last pre-season match is against the New York Jets at the Metlife Stadium on August 23 (19:30 he / 16:30 pt).

The Dallas Cowboys are the title visitors to the defending Super Bowl in the opening match of their NFL calendar on September 5 (20:20 and / 17:20 pt).