Thursday, October 1, 2026
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The Eagles completed their training camp schedule with a Tuesday afternoon practice in South Philadelphia. After an exciting open practice that saw 45,000 fans pile in to Lincoln Financial Field, the team prepared with its final tune up and chance for those players on the bubble to prove they are worthy of the final spots on the 53-man roster.
Here are the biggest takeaways and storylines from Jefferson Health Training Complex:
As always, let's start with some housekeeping items, in particular the injury report.
The notables here are rookies Eli Stowers (hamstring) and Markel Bell (thumb/leg). The second rounder in Stowers has had a tough summer from not standing out to being injured.
According to Jimmy Kempski of the Philly Voice, it's likely that Stowers will be an inactive on gamedays once the regular season begins, describing him as "unplayable."
It's obviously early in his career, but the price tag for Stowers has not had the return on investment fans and the Eagles were hoping for to start.
The Eagles also receieved positive news with Lane Johnson and Jordan Davis not listed on the injury report. Johnson walked off the field gingerly during Tuesday night's practice while Davis left the practice as well and had a brace placed on his left elbow.
After a solid second day of the joint against the New England Patriots last week, Woolen showed why he could potentially put Philadelphia’s secondary over the top in 2026. The unit was already good highlighted by All-Pro Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean who has turned into one of the top slot corners in the league. However, the addition of Woolen’s extremely athletic and ball hawking skillset elevates the secondary as a whole.
Woolen, who signed just a one-year, $12 million prove it deal after winning a Super Bowl with Seattle, is replacing veteran Adoree Jackson who is still a free agent. That is a major boost for Fangio’s defense.
“I still feel like I got a lot more to prove to these guys, even the fans and everybody here,” Woolen said earlier this week.
“People only know me where I come from and what they’ve heard from where I came from. People don’t really know me as a person, so the more and more I make plays, the more and more I talk to you guys, talk to people around here, they’ll be able to understand me and get to know me and know the type of player I am.”
Woolen certainly made plays Tuesday at the open practice, picking off Jalen Hurts twice, including a 75-yard house call on a pick-six.
There was some turbulent times for Woolen with the Seahawks, losing his starting job and
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio mentioned Wednesday how much he’s enjoyed having Woolen around this summer.
Aside from the sloppiness, Fangio and the Eagles are hoping Woolen, who like to chirp on the field, keeps it at a minimum and not get docked many taunting fouls, like the one he had in the NFC Championship game last season and was fined for the incident.
Eagles fans have been chomping at the bit to see what the first rounder can do in game action. On Tuesday, he showcased what he can bring to the field along with how he might be implemented in Sean Mannion's offense.
His most notable play in the open practice was this easy wheel route touchdown where he was lined up in the backfield.
It appears that the rookie wideout could see a series or two against the Bengals.
The rookie once again stayed after practice completed and got in extra work with Jalen Hurts, Darius Cooper and Mannion. A lot has been made about the time Lemon has missed so far, but it's evident that he has done the leg work to be as prepared as possible.
The offensive line is still a top 10 unit in the NFL even if the starting five is another year older. The big question in 2026 will be how will the anchors hold up after dealing with injuries over the last couple of seasons.
Center Cam Jurgens powered his way through a serious back injury during the 2024 Super Bowl run where he had a disk that broke off and got wrapped around his sciatic nerve, suffocating his leg.
After getting it surgically reparied, he was never quite himself last season. This apst offseason, he went to Columbia to receive stem cell treatment and now feels a lot better than he did a year ago.
That is a great sign for the 27-year-old who looks to get back to form and be a pillar up front helping guide Hurts and this new offense.
The Eagles will kickoff their final preseason game on Friday at Lincoln Financial Field against the Bengals at 8 p.m.
