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  • An Eagles Dream Team? Start By Giving Me Malcolm Jenkins and Bucko Kilroy Any Day – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    The Eagles are one of the most electric teams to watch in the NFL , and on Friday, in front of a Lincoln Financial Field crowd encouraged to dress in honor of Philadelphia’s alternate uniforms of black helmets, pants, and jerseys ,  the Eagles will honor Malcolm Jenkins and Bucko Kilroy by inducting them into the Eagles Hall of Fame.

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    The Eagles have had some great safeties over the decades. Brian Dawkins pulverized opposing platers in the early 2000s. Andre Waters and Wes Hopkins flattened anyone daring to come across the middle in the early 1990s.

    Bill Bradley was one of the few bright spots for the franchise in the early 1970s. And Andrew Mukuba and Reed Blankenship are well on their way to make a significant impact of their own during the best time in the long history of the Eagles.

    Malcolm Jenkins is at the top of that list as well.

    When he arrived in Philadelphia in 2014 during the Chip Kelly Era , he didn’t just bring hard hits. Malcolm Jenkins was a leader. The culmination of his efforts as a player and mentor was a 2018 Super Bowl Championship in which he pancaked New England Patriots receiver Brandin Cooks,  knocking him out of the game.

    Bucko Kilroy

    Bucko Kilroy became an Eagle in a period when the franchise was anything but stellar. The Eagles had become so bad that the first-ever franchise quarterback actually made a career move, becoming an FBI field agent rather than returning to compete with the Eagles. The team even lost their first ever game to New York at the Polo Grounds 56–0.

    Bucko was born here (Port Richmond) and even attended St. Anne’s Grade School and eventually Northeast Catholic High School. When he joined the Eagles as an UDFA in 1945, Kilroy entered the NFL the very same year that Pittsburgh and Philadelphia joined forces due to the war effort to play one season as the Steagles. 

    Bucko Kilroy would play over a decade in Philadelphia — and even set an NFL record with one hundred and forty-three consecutive games. Behind his Pro Bowl play  was fellow Hall of Famer and running back Steve Van Buren, who ran to a total of 7 NFL rushing titles. Between 1953 and 1955,  Kilroy was a Pro Bowler each year.

    So, when it comes to assembling my Eagles Dream Team?

    Give me Jenkins and Kilroy not only on this day, but also on all days. On any day.

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  • A Solid Presence in the Defensive Secondary. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Sydney Brown Was A Favorite to Win a Starting Position. Mukuba Has No Plans to Make it That Easy.

    The history of football is rich with great safety play. The history of the Philadelphia Eagles — is rich with some of the finest and toughest safeties to ever play the game. The devastating and punishing play of Andre Waters. The leadership and lock-down coverage of Malcolm Jenkins. The bone-crushing, adrenaline filled style of Brian Dawkins. The decade of solid play from Randy Logan in the late 1970s. The “blade” signature of Don Burroughs in 1960 and the consistent contributions of Russ Craft during the 1940s — both of the latter helping to bring championships to Philadelphia.

    But one thing that the NFL Preseason has taught us is that nothing is for certain. The Eagles are high on the prospect of Sydney Brown opposite Reed Blankenship at the Safety position. But the push that Texas rookie Andrew Mukuba is making is truly hard not to notice. Being sick on the field couldn’t stop this rookie from making a definite impact in the Eagles second NFL pre-season game against the Browns. In the 2nd quarter — Mukuba intercepted a Dillon Gabriel pass and brought it back seventy-five yards for a score — and in the same quarter in which he recovered a fumble as well.

    Mukuba — who was the last rookie to sign a four-year worth $7,160,538 including $4,196,063 guaranteed money. The prospect of starting Mukuba is that his combination with Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell would make the Eagles defensive backfield one of the youngest starting in the NFL.

    He joins an Eagles secondary that were the only team in NFL history to start two rookie defensive backs in the Conference Championship Game and subsequently — the Super Bowl. It’s also the first time in franchise history that the Eagles have two rookie defensive backs nominated for the prestigious Rookie of the Year Award — presented by the Associated Press.

    The combination of the second round pick out of Texas in Mukuba, DeJean, and Mitchell could solidify the Eagles secondary for years to come. 

    The Eagles are counting on it.

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