Eagles Quick Links. Is any position group more stacked than the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive line, led by Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham? Malik Jackson #97. Sweat is a 2018 Eagles fourth-round draft pick from Florida State who is carving out a prominent role in the team’s defensive end rotation, heading into the home opener Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Given the depth Philadelphia has at the position, he's likely facing an uphill battle for playing time in 2018. That’s when I first started to feel back to my normal self,” he said. I did expect that.”. Hassan Ridgeway #98. Chris Long could see a boost in snaps with Sweat now done for the day. Watch the highlights from the Week 13 matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins. Josh Sweat's 2.3-second sack of Dwayne Haskins caused the Washington quarterback to fumble, but the Eagles didn't recover. He played college football at Florida State. “I didn’t know that was a stat,” Washington said.

“I took a step at him, to make him think I was going to do a power rush, then I just dipped underneath – he tried to stop the power and I just went underneath him and bent the edge.”. He also played 24 snaps on special teams. The knee injury was one hurdle he cleared to get to where Pro Football Focus gave him a 92.7 pass-rushing grade last week at Washington, the highest figure in the league. At some point in Sunday’s 27-17 loss in Washington, Matt Pryor had to be watching Josh Sweat thinking, “I told you!” Because when Sweat had the practice of a lifetime against Pryor at left tackle in the scrimmage at the Linc this summer, everyone assumed it was because Pryor couldn’t play left tackle.

Watch the game highlights from the Week 3 matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles. Get Eagles analysis in your inbox every weekday during the season. A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Sweat attended Oscar F. Smith High School where he was teammates with Andrew Brown. FedEx Field is only about a three-hour drive from where Sweat grew up, with eight brothers and sisters, and Washington said that someone from the family gets to every one of Josh’s games. He finished his second season with the fourth-most sacks (career-high 4.0) and TFLs (career-high eight, tied) on the Eagles' defense. NOW PLAYING

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