PHILADELPHIA — The only player playing hotter than the heat index through the first week of Philadelphia Eagles camp has been Jihaad Campbell. With the heat index reaching triple digits in Thursday’s practice, Campbell’s mindset wasn’t changing as the sun was beaming on his helmet and shoulder pads.
The Eagles were in shells and shorts to combat the heat, but Campbell only knows how to play one way: Aggressive.
This is the way Campbell earned his stardom at the University of Alabama, becoming a first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft, and contending for the weakside linebacker job next to Zack Baun in Week 1.
Full pads. Shells and shorts. Doesn’t matter. Campbell is hustling to the ball every play.
It’s a great thing for the Eagles, and a nightmare for opponents. It can also be a disaster for the Eagles if Campbell doesn’t pull back.
There have been a few plays Campbell has made in this training camp that might deserve a conversation. The rookie threw Ben VanSumeren to the ground Thursday, which resulted in an injury for the team’s lone fullback.
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During practice earlier in the week, Campbell popped Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert to the ground following a short pass in the flat on the left side.
The Eagles were in full pads that practice. No harm, no foul right? The play could have resulted in an injury for Goedert, similar to Van Sumeren.
An aggressive player himself,…
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