‘Numbers Game Somewhere’

The Philadelphia Eagles will have one of the most stacked defenses entering 2026, but there is still room to earn a spot on the roster.

On the latest episode of “Inside The Birds,” Adam Caplan and Geoff Mosher discussed defensive players on the bubble entering training camp. 

GETTY IMAGES: Second-year DT Ty Robinson will have to earn his spot on the 53-man roster.

Ty Robinson

Adam Caplan: “Ty Robinson did not have a great training camp last year…that showed in the regular season…If he has [another] bad training camp, I’m not putting him on my 53.”

Geoff Mosher: “The Eagles are going to be going heavy at other positions, so there’s going to be a numbers game somewhere.”

Keyshawn James-Newby

Caplan: “He would have to have an unbelievable training camp just to get on the radar to make the roster. Then it becomes a numbers game.”

Mosher: “The only thing helping Newby if he performs well in camp and has this great speed is in the past when the Eagles had less of a numbers crunch, they were able to keep that extra edge rusher to be a special teamer.”

Chance Campbell

Mosher: “If you talk to players, they love him. They think he’s the scout team god, and whenever you have that kind of reputation there’s always a chance. But he’s on the bubble.”

Caplan: “From what he have heard, he has done very well behind the scenes. But he’s a player I’m sure they know they can get through waivers.”

Cole Wisniewski

Caplan: “Cole Wisniewski has to prove it. Right now, you hope he’s the fourth safety.”

Mac McWilliams

Mosher: “He has to prove it on the field because now there’s hybrid guys all over the roster here.”

Caplan: “I wonder if they’ll cross train at safety because they have too many problems there.”

Jakorian Bennett

Caplan: “There’s a lot of good with him, he’s really fast…the upside is there, but he has to prove it.”

– Benjamin Paul is a staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.