The Eagles had been very busy on Saturday afternoon, however we had an opportunity to listen to from 4 of their Day 3 picks earlier than they make their method to Philly.
Listed below are some highlights from the incoming rookies:
Georgia LB Smael Mondon
“It’s a blessing, it’s a dream come true.”
Mondon could be very enthusiastic about taking part in with so a lot of his former Georgia teammates. He is aware of them effectively, and performed with many within the early days of his school profession. The LB mentioned he realized so much from the blokes who got here earlier than him like Nakobe Dean and Quay Walker, together with methods to deal with his enterprise each on and off the sector.
He went on to say that he and Nakobe Dean are actually shut they usually saved in contact after Dean went to the NFL — Dean is somebody Mondon reached out to all through the pre-draft course of when he had questions or was in search of recommendation. Mondon mentioned that after speaking to guys like Dean, Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith, and Kelee Ringo, he actually appears like Philly is the proper match.
UCF CB Mac McWilliams
“I do know so much in regards to the Eagles. We gained the Tremendous Bowl final 12 months and I’m positively hoping we will attempt to run it again this 12 months.”
McWilliams went on to say that he has an awesome understanding of the tradition they’ve in Philly and the type of play.
He talked about taking part in each inside and outside, and feels assured that he’s versatile participant and may play wherever the staff needs him. McWilliams was capable of get a while at each positions on the Senior Bowl and he realized most that he likes to compete on the highest degree.
One factor about McWilliams, he was already utilizing “we” when speaking in regards to the Eagles, and he talked in regards to the staff as if he’s been there for years.
Boston School C/OG Drew Kendall
“I’ve heard so much about Coach [Jeff] Stoutland. He’s coached quite a lot of the greats, a few of the nice facilities — Jason Kelce, actually developed him. So, actually excited to get to work with him, and get to work with the blokes within the room. They’ve acquired an awesome offensive line tradition and I’m honored to be aside of it.”
He talked a bit of bit about his dad, Pete Kendall, and defined that he performed most of his 13 12 months NFL profession at guard, however did play a bit of heart. Drew famous that Pete coached him from fourth grade to highschool.
“I performed guard my complete life till I acquired to [Boston College] they usually form of plugged me in to that heart function proper after I acquired there.”
Kendall went on to say that he prides himself on with the ability to play each heart and guard. He thinks Boston School moved him to heart to provide him an opportunity to get on the sector earlier, noting that was his greatest aim when selecting the college.
When requested how acquainted he’s with Cam Jurgens, Kendall mentioned he’s very accustomed to Jurgens, naming him the very best heart within the NFL proper now and being desperate to be taught from him.
Syracuse QB Kyle McCord
“You all the time dream of being a quarterback on the Eagles.”
McCord defined that being a South Jersey child, Donovan McNabb was like his idol. He went to a bunch of video games at Lincoln Monetary Area and in highschool they acquired sideline passes for successful the State Championship. The QB has already thrown a TD go in The Linc too, recalling again in first grade collaborating at halftime throughout a Temple recreation performed within the stadium.
The incoming rookie talked about transferring to Syracuse from Ohio State and the way that helped his draft inventory. He defined that he threw the ball so much in 2024 and had much more on his plate, along with taking part in quite a lot of shut video games that required him to be sensible in two-minute drills and situational soccer.
He additionally famous that he anticipated to have an enormous leap from 12 months 1 to 12 months 2 as a starter, no matter the place that may have been, however the recreation begins to decelerate a bit of extra, he was understanding movie higher, and all of that helped him develop and put together for the NFL.
“I believe it’s one of many strongest quarterback rooms in your complete league.”
McCord truly skilled with Dorian Thompson-Robinson this offseason they usually have the identical quarterback coach, so that they know one another a bit. He doesn’t know Tanner McKee however identified how effectively the younger QB performed when he needed to in 2024. After which clearly Jalen Hurts led the Eagles to 2 Tremendous Bowls, so McCord is worked up to hitch the room.
