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Fran's film review: Promising debut for Cooper DeJean in the nickel

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Fran Duffy
October 16, 2024
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Oct 13, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) returns a punt against the Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

The Eagles defense certainly held up its end of the bargain in Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Browns, keeping the visitors out of the end zone while sacking Deshaun Watson five times. Seven different Eagles contributed on those sacks, with a number of young players contributing in a big way. 
The Eagles limited the Browns to just 144 yards through the air and held them to just 3-of-12 on third down, 
Going into the matchup against a hapless passing game, I thought the Eagles plan would be fairly multiple. You didn’t need to blitz Watson a ton to create pressure, but if you mixed up your looks and kept them off balance, you’d be in good shape. I thought that came to pass in this one. The Eag...

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