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The Eagles didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year, but their fingerprints are all over the two teams that did.
Some 18 players, coaches, scouts and front office execs who spent time with the Eagles will be in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII a week from Sunday.
They range from future Hall of Famers to practice squad members. But they’ve all got Philadelphia Eagles on their resumes.
Let’s take a look!
49ers
Javon Hargrave: After three years and 23 sacks with the Eagles, Hargrave signed a four-year, $84 million contract with the 49ers and recorded 7.0 sacks in his first year in San Francisco. Hargrave now has 44 ½ sacks, 5th-most among active interior linemen. Hargrave made his first Pro Bowl in 2021 with the Eagles and his second this year with the Niners.
Matthew Harper: Harper played for Chip Kelly at Oregon and began his coaching career under Kelly in Eugene. When Kelly was hired here, he brought Harper with him, and he was an assistant special teams coach and then assistant defensive backs coach in Kelly’s three years. Harper was one of nine Kelly assistants Doug Pederson kept and he worked with both special teams and wide receivers under Pederson, winning a Super Bowl ring in 2017. Harper has been the 49ers’ assistant special teams coach since 2021.
T.Y. McGill: Now in his ninth year, the veteran defensive tackle has been released 16 times by the Seahawks, Colts, Browns, Chiefs, Chargers, Eagles, Commanders, Saints, Vikings and 49ers but he’s still at it. McGill had two separate stints with the Eagles in 2018 and 2020, playing in nine games, recording half a sack with two tackles for loss and three QB hits. McGill played in two games with the 49ers this year.
Matt Pryor: The Eagles’ 6th-round draft pick in 2018, Pryor spent three years with the Eagles, starting 10 games, then 2021 and 2022 with the Colts, starting 14 games. He signed…
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Publish date : 2024-02-01 21:46:56
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