Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl 52 roster
By Joe Romano
The Philadelphia Eagles are preparing to take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52. The roster and starters for the game are below.
When Carson Wentz went down with a torn ACL, the Phildelphia Eagles probably thought their Super Bowl aspirations were wiped away. The team responded and rallied behind backup quarterback Nick Foles. Now they are in Super Bowl LII and preparing to take on the New England Patriots.
A perpetual underdog city, the Eagles faithful are rallying around this Eagles team as the underdog. Players like Lane Johnson and Chris Long are riding the underdog wave as they wear their dog masks and continue to remind the people of Philadelphia that no one believes in this team.
Offense
QB: Nick Foles
RB: LeGarrette Blount
WR: Alshon Jeffrey
WR: Torrey Smith
WR: Nelson Agholor
TE: Zach Ertz
LT: Halapoulivaati Vaitai
LG: Stefen Wisniewski
C: Jason Kelce
RG: Brandon Brooks
RT: Lane Johnson
Defense
DE: Derek Barnett
DT: Timmy Jernigan
DT: Fletcher Cox
DE: Brandon Graham
LB: Mychal Kendricks
LB: Nigel Bradham
CB: Jalen Mills
CB: Patrick Robinson
CB: Ronald Darby
FS: Malcolm Jenkins
SS: Rodney McLeod
The fuller unofficial depth chart for the Eagles can be found here.
As with all NFL teams, the starters are not the only players that will make plays in the Super Bowl. One name left off the depth chart was the Eagles’ big midseason trade acquisition running back Jay Ajayi. The former Dolphin will surely see more than his fair share of carries for this Eagles team. On defense, stellar rookie Derek Barnett will rotate in on the deeply talented defensive line to try and put pressure on Tom Brady.
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The Eagles will try to follow the New York Giants game plan in taking down the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Use the talent upfront to attack Brady without blitzing and hope your offense can keep pace when the defense does have a lapse. The underdogs in Philadelphia have their work cut out for them.