Eric Rowe listed with third team on Eagles depth chart
Posted by Josh Alper on August 9, 2016, 11:19 AM EDT
Teams are releasing their first depth charts of the year ahead of the first week of preseason action and they give some sense of where players stand in their battles for playing time even as teams stress the unofficial nature of the charts.
Eagles coach Doug Pederson confirmed Tuesday that one of the more surprising entries on their depth chart can be taken as official, however. The Eagles have 2015 second-round pick Eric Rowe listed with the third team at cornerback with 2016 seventh-round Jalen Mills ahead of him on the second team.
Pederson said, via Les Bowen of Philly.com, that order is accurate “at this time” and defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz explained recently what he likes about the rookie.
“He doesn’t shy away from matchups,” Schwartz said. “You need that in a corner. If you’re on the edge and you don’t embrace being on that island, you’re in the wrong business. You know, you go around here, I mean, Philly’s had a great history of some corners that were on islands that embraced that. I think Jalen has shown signs that he can do those things.”
The Eagles haven’t played a preseason game yet and some things will likely change once they do, but Rowe wouldn’t be the first player to see his fortunes change after a change in coaches. Schwartz is looking for different things than the Eagles were looking for last season and two of his charges in Buffalo — Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks — are listed as the first team corners at Philly’s camp.
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