Eagles' defensive coordinator Vic Fangio clears the air on Cooper DeJean and his official role with Philly

The Philadelphia Eagles' No. 2 outside cornerback is still a major question mark heading into Week 2 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Philly had Mike Hilton in for a workout earlier this week, but they did not sign him. Instead, Eagles' defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and head coach Nick Sirianni insist that Adoree Jackson is still their guy opposite Quinyon Mitchell even after a shaky Week 1 outing versus the Dallas Cowboys.

But while they might believe it, reporters and analysts don't. Some even think the Eagles might settle for moving Cooper DeJean from nickel to outside cornerback full-time.

However, Fangio was quick to shut that thought down.

"Preferably, we want to keep him at nickel," Fangio said.

Cooper DeJean Took Reps at Outside Cornerback During Training Camp

The Eagles did cross-train DeJean on the outside during training camp, but he's way too good on the inside to really consider moving.

For instance, in the Eagles’ 24-20 win over the Cowboys, DeJean shut down Dallas' receivers. He was targeted three times, allowed zero catches, forced one incompletion, and held Dak Prescott to a 42.4 passer rating when targeted.