July 26, 2023 2 MIN READ

Cam’s The Man – For Now

Camp Update: Jurgens First Crack At RG ; Injury Updates

by Geoff Mosher

Second-year offensive lineman Cam Jurgens, a 2022 second-round pick, will get the first crack to win the starting right guard job.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, along with personnel chief Howie Roseman, conducted their annual pre-training camp press conference Wednesday at the NovaCare Complex as the Eagles took to the practice fields for warmups before the first camp practice.

“That’s where we’ll start today and see how it works outs,” Sirianni said.

ITB PHOTO: Nick Sirianni spoke on the state of the Eagles in a press conference before the start of the team’s first training camp practice.

Sirianni said Jurgens, a former Nebraska center who was drafted to eventually replace Jason Kelce, would get the first look at filling the vacancy left by former right guard Isaac Seuamalo’s free-agent departure to the Steelers.

Jurgens, picked 51st overall, didn’t start any games for the Eagles in 2022. He’s competing with rookie third-round pick Tyler Steen, a former Alabama left tackle, and fourth-year reserve lineman Jack Driscoll, who has started and played both right tackle and right guard for the Eagles.

Sirianni was less clear on a front-runner to be the lead running back among several candidates, including new additions D’Andre Swift and Rashaad Penny.

The third-year head coach said all running backs, including Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott and Trey Sermon, would rotate with the first team throughout camp and cautioned the media about trying to make assumptions based on personnel groupings.

As for the mandatory conditioning test before the start of every camp, Sirianni said everyone passed, but not everyone was available for practice.

Per the team to reporters at camp, here is the injury list:

OLB Haason Reddick (groin) will not practice
DE Derek Barnett (knee, ACL comeback) will be limited
CB Avante Maddox (toe) will be limited
WR Devon Allen (calf) was placed on Active/NFI list

Earlier, the Eagles officially announced the signing of wide receiver Deon Cain along with the release of tight end Dalton Keene.

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher NFL Insider/Analyst

Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.