Inside the Eagles’ 2026 Roster: Surprising Star Breakouts and Hidden Risks Revealed
Linebacker
Zack Baun remains, and he remains amazing. Dean was allowed to leave in free agency to be replaced by last year’s talented but oft-injured first round pick Jihaad Campbell. It is a risk, letting an established, very good player like Dean leave in free agency for an untested young player, especially one in Campbell who is dealing with a shoulder injury that caused him to drop in the first round. That injury will take him out of any offseason workouts with the team. That’s not ideal.
However, at some point, you have to transition from veterans to early-round draft picks at some spots. You simply can’t pay everybody. Still, losing Dean removes one talented player from the depth chart. You just hope his replacement is equally talented.
The departure of Dean will allow Jeremiah Trotter, Jr. a chance to earn more playing time. Some are bullish on him as a productive NFL linebacker, so it’s good he will get an opportunity to prove himself. Smael Mondon and Chance Campbell hopefully won’t get much playing time, but are the depth pieces at the position for now.
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