‘That’s why we drafted him’: Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean makes his mark in preseason debut

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‘That’s why we drafted him’: Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean makes his mark in preseason debut
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The second-year player is expected to be a starter at inside linebacker this season after primarily playing on special teams last season due to the presence of T.J. Edwards and Kyzir White.

Back on the football field in a game setting for the first time since Super Bowl LVII, Nakobe Dean admittedly experienced some jitters on Thursday evening, when he made his inaugural start at middle linebacker with the“The first couple of snaps, it felt like, ‘All right, I’ve just got to slow down and get relaxed,’” Dean recalled. “After about the fourth or fifth snap, I felt more comfortable now, back in the swing of things.”Dean wasn’t the only one feeling the nerves.

“It had been a while since I’ve been out there going full speed, being able to hit somebody,” he said. As Dean high-stepped off the field, coach Nick Sirianni embraced him near the home sideline, serving as a welcome moment for the team’s new starting linebacker. The Eagles have heightened expectations for Dean in Year 2 after he sat for a majority of his rookie season. The 2022 third-round pick is now sporting the green dot on his helmet, holding thefrom the sideline to his teammates in the defensive huddle.

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