JaCorey Shepherd

PHILADELPHIA - Rookie Eric Rowe has everything the Eagles want in an outsidecornerback but the ACL injury to fellow freshman JaCorey Shepherd sped up the team's plans for the second-round pick out of Utah. Philadelphia was in search of a new slot corner after the trade that sent Brandon Boykin to the Steelers on the eve of training camp and Plan A was to let Shepherd, second-year man Jaylen Watkin

Perhaps the most encouraging part of Sam Bradford's training camp performance thus far has been the fact that the oft-injured signal caller has been able to take the vast majority of first-team reps since Day 1. There has been no scaling back of his workload and no maintenance days for Bradford but that hasn't stopped some Eagles fans from starting an online petition calling for Pope Francis to bl

PHILADELPHIA - JaCorey Shepherd's rookie campaign is over before it really began.

A week ago the Philadelphia Eagles had one of the best nickel cornerbacks in the NFL. Now the team will be on their third option heading into the season. According to reports, cornerback Jacorey Shepherd suffered an ACL tear on Sunday at the team's open practice at Lincoln Financial Field...

With Brandon Boykin traded to Pittsburgh, who will be given the first crack to take over his nickel corner position?

The Eagles safety spot has been a problem since Brian Dawkins left the team in 2008. The team drafted Nate Allen in 2010 in the second round to try and replace him, but after four inconsistent seasons in Philly, he is gone.  Earl Wolff was traded in 2013 in the fifth round and showed some promise - but was a healthy scratch nine times last season...

Chip Kelly's first offseason in charge of NFL Free agency and the draft are both in the books. There will be tons of new faces on the field this season with 90 men coming to camp, 53 will make the team, 46 will dress on Sundays - he is my first guess of who they will be...

Philadelphia used both of it's sixth round picks on defensive back help, first taking JaCorey Shepherd of Kansas with the No. 191 overall pick, a cornerback who's a bit smaller than you might expect given the size Chip Kelly seems to prefer at that position...