Eagles players react to the James Bradberry signing

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Because the Eagles offseason program continues, the staff has seemingly crammed many of the beginning jobs within the secondary. Signing James Bradberry gives the team their CB2, and with just one new UDFA addition at security — and Rodney McLeod now with the Colts — it appears like Marcus Epps would be the man.

A number of gamers spoke to reporters on Wednesday following their health club session, and Avonte Maddox and T.J. Edwards each threw their help behind Epps being a starter.

AVONTE MADDOX: “He’s a terrific participant. He’s good. I sit subsequent to him each day in our DB room. We’ve got our personal little cahoot quizzes, and me and him be battling one another, and he at all times beats me by, like, three factors — however subsequent week I received him, don’t fear.

He’s positively able to be a starter. He comes out, he places within the work, he places within the time, he research within the movie room […] He’s not afraid to come back up and deal with somebody. He’s positively able to working 40 yards to the correct and 40 yards to the left to cease that fade ball, or assist out that nook on the fade ball.”

Epps additionally met with the media and acknowledged that the staff’s lack of additives on the place this offseason is an effective signal that he’ll have a much bigger function. The coaches have expressed confidence within the security, however Epps is aware of he nonetheless has to show himself and work exhausting this offseason — there’s a number of time between now and Week 1. He seems like he set basis along with his efficiency final season and may construct off that.

T.J. EDWARDS: “Epps is a man who — one, nice locker room man. He’s at all times round joking. He’s really received a extremely good, actually humorous persona when you get to know him. However, he’s a man who has at all times been regular and constant in what he does. He takes his prep very critically. There’s not a day the place he’s not appearing like he’s that man. Even final yr when he was sort of rotating in, sort of not, however you knew that if he needed to be the starter he’d be prepared. So, I’m actually excited for him to have this chance, too.”

Regardless of his pleasure for a beginning function, Epps mentioned he isn’t seeking to try to fill anyone’s sneakers, or to be the following Rodney McLeod.

MARCUS EPPS: “Rodney’s in his personal lane. He was a terrific participant, a terrific chief, nice teammate for this group for awhile, so I’m not taking the strategy of I’ve to fill anyone’s sneakers or be anyone else, I’m simply making an attempt to be myself day in and time out.”

Maddox additionally talked about James Bradberry becoming a member of the Eagles’ cornerback room, and the way they’re including a terrific participant who is wise and is aware of the sport very well.

MADDOX: “Fairly cool. Like I mentioned, excessive reward for the participant and the man, so I’m excited to work with him.”

Epps was equally enthusiastic about attending to work with Bradberry.

EPPS: “Oh, it’s enormous. Anytime we are able to add a participant like that, it’ll enhance any staff. He’s a extremely good participant and confirmed that he’s a extremely good participant on this league for awhile. So, I’m actually excited to fulfill him and I’m actually excited to work with him.”

Maddox identified that the staff had a fairly good draft class and introduced in gifted free brokers this offseason, and with the expansion he’s seen from a number of the younger guys already within the CB room, he’s assured within the secondary and protection as an entire.