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Bowen: Discovering Zack Baun was just your everyday stroke of genius, Eagles' Vic Fangio says

November 12, 2024

Nov 3, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun (53) reacts after his interception against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

Vic Fangio’s telling of the story was matter-of-fact, devoid of inflection. The Eagles’ defensive coordinator might as well have been explaining how he came to order a lunchtime panini from the NovaCare cafeteria.
Fangio was asked Tuesday how he figured out that Zack Baun, the 27-year-old free-agent signee who is the Eagles’ most pleasant surprise this season, would be so effective in his defense. Baun was a special teams ace and occasional edge rusher for New Orleans, which drafted him in 2020’s third round. He had not played inside linebacker before coming to Philadelphia. At least not full time. Now Pro Football Focus ranks Baun second in the NFL among that group, to San Francisco’s Fred ...

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