JaCorey Shepherd

Embed from Getty Images   The first wave of free agency is over and after Howie Roseman addressed the team's need for a veteran, deep threat with the signing of Chris Givens yesterday, it seems like the team will start to transition their focus toward the draft while waiting to see if any undervalued veterans […]

  View image | gettyimages.com With the preseason now halfway over following back-to-back wins for the Eagles in a matter of six days, the time for roster decisions becomes even more magnified. After essentially swapping DE Wade Keliikipi for waiver claim DT Jeremy Towns, the Eagles still have 90 players on the roster as Week […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The preseason is set to kick off and with that, the Philadelphia Eagles return to the field. A long but eventful offseason kept fans plenty busy during the down time without game action, but today, the games begin. While it is just the preseason and wins and losses have very […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles rolled the dice and gambled. And on Sunday, they lost the first hand. JaCorey Shepherd, who was likely to earn more playing time following the trade of Brandon Boykin, suffered an ACL injury, ending his season. There are other players the Eagles can turn to for the role […]

As Brandon Boykin departs, one of the telling signs from the early days of camp is the vote of confidence the coaching staff has put on JaCorey Shepherd.  Shepherd was the Eagles sixth-round draft pick in April and has very quickly emerged as somebody who will used frequently throughout camp with a chance to earn […]

  View image | gettyimages.com LeSean McCoy continued to run his mouth. On Wednesday, an interview with ESPN The Magazine came to light with McCoy saying that Chip Kelly "got rid of all the good black players" on the Eagles. Kevin Clark, an NFL writer for the Wall Street Journal, noted that Kelly would have […]

  View image | gettyimages.com The offensive mastermind that is Chip Kelly stayed focused on the task at hand this past weekend as the Draft commenced. In drafting six players, five were on the defensive side of the ball. Three were at cornerback. Make no mistake about it, Kelly has established that the defensive depth […]

  View image | gettyimages.com To close out their picks for the 2015 NFL Draft, the Eagles stayed on the defensive side of the ball. With the 237th overall pick, the Eagles selected defensive end Brian Mihalik. The Eagles selected five defensive players with their six picks and should be active among undrafted free agents […]

  View image | gettyimages.com There are cornerbacks aplenty after the Eagles attacked the position in free agency and now the draft. With the 191st pick, the Eagles selected cornerback JaCorey Shepherd. Shepherd is a 5'11", 199-pound wide receiver turned defensive back out of Kansas who was projected to go somewhere in the fifth round. […]