The Philadelphia Eagles solved their issue at safety. Prior to the trade for Tennessee Titans S Kevin Byard, who started during Sunday’s win over the host Washington Commanders, we had written here previously they were looking into adding at the position.
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The Eagles also checked into Jeremy Chinn of the Carolina Panthers prior to his significant quadriceps injury, sources with knowledge of the situation said.
League sources also added the point to keep an eye on possible help for their defense with a coverage linebacker and depth at the nickel position. Philadelphia’s three top inside linebackers (Zach Cunningham, Nakobe Dean, Nicholas Morrow) are all known for their solid run defense but not for their coverage ability.
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As we noted previously in this space, the Eagles have gone through several nickel DBs this season after starter Avonte Maddox (torn pectoral-IR) suffered his injury during Week 2’s win over the visiting Minnesota Vikings.
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