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Eagles officially have a massive Cooper DeJean problem on their hands
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Who would have thought that Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean would end up giving the franchise so many problems to think about? Well, this isn't necessarily a negative, as DeJean is giving the Eagles problems, similar to an NFL team having two starting quarterbacks at the same time (Jalen Hurts and Tanner McKee, anyone? Perhaps we can discuss that later). While Quinyon Mitchell gets all the attention since he follows the top receiver on each team, DeJean is having an even better 2025 season than his rookie campaign a year ago. Pro Football Focus has DeJean graded as the fourth-highest overall grade among 113 cornerbacks with a grade of 77.7. He has racked up career-highs in tackles (52), tackles for loss (four), and tied in pass deflections (six). Let's start with the dilemma that Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has created for defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. Despite Fangio wanting DeJean to stay in the slot, Roseman made a trade with the New York Jets to acquire cornerback Michael Carter

This article first appeared on Inside the Iggles and was syndicated with permission.

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