Jurgens, via his agent, declined an interview request from The Inquirer in February after posting about his trip to Colombia on social media. But Jurgens appeared this week on the Bussin\u2019 With the Boys podcast<\/a> with former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan in a wide-ranging appearance that also included some time spent talking about his injuries and recovery. [\u2026] \u201cIt\u2019s getting better every day,\u201d Jurgens said when asked how his back feels.Jurgens said on the podcast that his disk \u201cbroke off\u201d before the playoffs and \u201cwrapped around\u201d his sciatic nerve. \u201cIt was hard to walk,\u201d Jurgens said. \u201cI don\u2019t know how I was playing. It was easily the worst month of my life but also the best month of my life because we won the Super Bowl.\u201d Jurgens required an epidural to dress for the Super Bowl, he said. He didn\u2019t start in the NFC championship game after going through warmups but was forced into action after Landon Dickerson went down with an injury. Jurgens then had surgery after the Super Bowl and worked his way back onto the field. But he dealt with pain and wasn\u2019t fully rehabbed, he said, during the 2025 season. Jurgens was still selected for a Pro Bowl, but his play on the field declined as the Eagles offensive line was not as impactful while dealing with multiple injuries. \u201cIt takes a good year to come back from that,\u201d Jurgens said of his 2025 surgery. \u201cI\u2019m starting to feel really good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Eagles\u2019 offense in 2026 is going to be led by someone who\u2019s never been an offensive coordinator before, or called plays before, and was essentially the team\u2019s 4th or 5th choice for the gig, so trepidation about that situation is warranted, as well. But it\u2019s hard to grade the offseason before the NFL Draft takes place. The whole picture has yet to be painted. It is a good time to take stock of what the Eagles have as they enter next month\u2019s Draft, armed with nine total picks, four of them in the top-100.<\/p>\n
JimmyVerdict: As noted in Thursday\u2019s mailbag, Jordan Davis\u2019 contract extension actually lowered his cap number in 2026, so there was no holdup getting that done. In Jalen Carter\u2019s case, any extension is going to raise his 2026 cap number. The A.J. Brown situation probably has to play out one way or another before we see any Carter extension announced. In the meantime, it is an absolute certainty that the Eagles will exercise Carter\u2019s fifth-year option by the May 1 deadline. I expect an extension to get done this offseason, but it might take a while. Extend.<\/p>\n
Monroe Freeling \u2013 6-7, 315 \u2013 Georgia \u2013 If you asked me which player had any chance of developing into a Lane Johnson type of player, Freeling is the guy. He is big, highly athletic and has a nasty streak. He has really good feet. The thing he\u2019s missing is experience. He only started one season at UGA, playing LT. His potential is through the roof and that\u2019s the reason I think he\u2019ll go well before 23. If Howie is trading up for a tackle, this is the guy who could be worth it.<\/p>\n
3) What are the Eagles going to do with A.J. Brown? Of all the questions in this column, this is the one that has stirred the most debate over the last few months. Brown has done plenty over the past year to stoke those rumors, as the wide receiver\u2019s epic unhappiness with his role in the Philadelphia offense turned into a weekly story during the regular season. There also have been plenty of reports about the willingness of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman to hear potential offers while also clinging to the notion that Brown isn\u2019t leaving that franchise without a massive return coming the Eagles\u2019 way. The trade that Denver recently struck with Miami to acquire wide receiver Jaylen Waddle should be instructive here. The Broncos parted with three draft picks (a first-, third- and fourth-rounder) for Waddle, while Miami threw in a fourth-round selection to make the deal work. Any package for Brown needs to start with similar compensation, at the very least. A deal for Brown also makes more financial sense for Roseman after June 1 because the dead money will be substantially lower for Philly ($16.35 million versus $43.5 million if he is traded before that date, per Over The Cap). As far as potential partners, the Patriots are always going to be a rumored option because of Brown\u2019s ties to New England head coach Mike Vrabel, whom he played for in Tennessee. The Las Vegas Raiders could be interesting, because they\u2019re likely selecting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza first overall and need more help at wide receiver. There surely will be others who enter the conversation, because Brown is that good, and his frustration in Philadelphia needs to come to an end.<\/p>\n
One of the most popular positions for Eagles in mock drafts over the last couple of months has been offensive tackle and for good reason. The Eagles\u2019 offensive line dealt with injuries last season and future Hall of Famer Lane Johnson contemplated retirement before deciding to return for his 14th season in 2026. In his latest mock draft, NFL Network\u2019s top draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah gave the Eagles huge tackle Kadyn Proctor from Alabama with the 23rd pick. Jeremiah was on the latest Takeoff with John Clark podcast to explain the pick and answer other questions about the Eagles\u2019 potential approach next month. \u201cI think getting ahead of it a little bit is something Howie (Roseman) has been really good at,\u201d Jeremiah said. \u201cIdentifying their needs, not just where they are today but where they\u2019re going to be in the future. And with Lane coming to the end here, and quite honestly, having some issues staying out there on the field, this gives them some insurance there long-term to be the starting right tackle.\u201d<\/p>\n
A former Eagles player already serving time for a federal fraud case has pled guilty to another felony. Running back Wendell Smallwood, who was drafted by the Eagles in 2016 and spent five seasons in the NFL, pled guilty on March 6 to second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, the Gloucester County Prosecutor\u2019s Office confirmed to NJ.com. As part of the plea deal, Smallwood, 32, was setenced to three years in state prison with a requirement that he serve at least one year.<\/p>\n
Linebacker was one of the biggest needs on the Las Vegas Raiders\u2019 roster heading into free agency. Hence, Las Vegas signed two of them: Quay Walker and Nakobe Dean. We\u2019ve already gotten to know Walker better, so it\u2019s time to get the skinny on Dean. Silver and Black Pride reached out to our friends at Bleeding Green Nation, and Brandon Lee Gowton was kind enough to answer a few questions about the former Philadelphia Eagle for Raider Nation.<\/p>\n
It would stand to reason that any trade for Garrett would have to involve both first-round picks this year and likely future capital as well. It should be noted that Dallas cannot technically trade either of their first-round picks next year as the better of them (which is a matter that is to be determined) belongs to the New York Jets by way of the Quinnen Williams trade, but they could do something like a second-round pick that becomes a first-round pick if a condition is met, and it would obviously be a slam-dunk condition to appease the hypothetical trade. Even something like 3 first-round picks feels low given Garrett\u2019s career accomplishments, but it makes sense that the conversation would start there. A move like this would be a true all-in proposition from the Cowboys and despite the national narrative that surrounds them we haven\u2019t really seen them do anything like that in some time. For what it\u2019s worth\u2026 Garrett has a unique history with the Cowboys. You will recall that he literally begged them to draft him ahead of the 2017 NFL Draft where Cleveland took him number one overall. He even noted that the Cowboys could use Tony Romo (who would soon retire) as a trade piece to try and get him.<\/p>\n
The Washington Commanders announced that new uniforms are coming on April 15th. They debuted their white \u2018Super Bowl Era\u2019 jerseys last season, and those will reportedly replace the Danya Snyder created white uniforms in their regular rotation. There have also been reports about a new throwback burgundy jersey that could be introduced as an alternate this season, before being worked into the regular rotation in the future. The Battle Black jerseys is not known, but they were only worn for one game last season, against the Chicago Bears in a callback attempt to their Hail Mary victory against them the previous season.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve been talking about the possibility of the New York Giants trading down in the 2026 NFL Draft for months now. For a brief moment, it looked like the Giants would have control of the top of the draft and the potential to get a king\u2019s ransom in a trade down. The Giants owned the first pick in the draft, which would have given them the ability to auction off the rights to draft Fernando Mendoza. Then the Giants won their last two games against the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, and slipped all the way down to fifth overall. That seemingly ended dreams of trading down for a franchise-changing haul. That said, 2025 gives us a glimmer of hope in the form of Travis Hunter. Last year it seemed like a given that the Cleveland Browns would take the dynamic two-way player. At least right up until they traded with the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n
We have reached that most fascinating time of the NFL Draft year. Lying season. The NFL Scouting Combine is behind us, private workouts and Top 30 visits are upon us, and teams are finalizing their boards ahead of the real thing next month. Which means it is time to push agendas, raise red flags, and shape narratives. Meaning it is time to start taking every single story with a grain of salt. The name that has dominated the NFL Draft landscape over the past week? That of Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. While Fernando Mendoza is viewed as the consensus QB1, former NFL quarterback and respected ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky has pushed back on that idea over the past few days, making a case in the media that it is in fact Simpson who should be viewed as the top QB on the board.<\/p>\n
Tom Brady says he explored the possibility of coming out of retirement and returning to the NFL, adding that the league did not \u201clike that idea very much.\u201d Brady, who last played in 2022 and is currently a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, emphasized in a recent interview with CNBC that he is \u201cvery happily retired.\u201d But the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback also acknowledged that he asked the league about its rules pertaining to active players holding ownership stakes. \u201cI actually have inquired, and they don\u2019t like that idea very much,\u201d Brady told CNBC, which published an interview excerpt Thursday. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s Opening Day game against the Texas Rangers had everything a Phillies fan could want: A Schwarbomb, an impressive debut from a rookie, filthy pitching from Cristopher Sanchez, and a way-too-interesting ninth inning. Put it all together, and the Phillies improved to 1-0 on the season with a 5-3 win.<\/p>\n![\"MelLo\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/T0jop7obF5-b5a0f64c-7187-4adc-82a1-9331ce67d307.png\"\/)
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