Daily News | How the Eagles’ Jordan Davis got in better shape: ‘Greater power comes great responsibility’
The Eagles defensive tackle spent his offseason trying to improve his conditioning in preparation for a bigger role up front this year. The 2022 first-round pick said he spent the summer “moving,” whether it was going for walks or riding a stationary bike to go along with his weight-lifting regimen in an effort to improve his endurance.
Early in his first year, the former Georgia standout offered solid run support for a defense that struggled to contain opposing offenses’ ground games without him. Just as his playing time started to increase, Davis suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 7 that sidelined him four games and seemingly hindered him even after his return. His injury facilitated the Eagles signing veteran nose tackle Linval Joseph to stand in for Davis as the space-eating interior lineman of the group.
Davis has been running almost exclusively with the first-team defense during training camp, often playing alongside veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Davis has even been a main fixture in the Eagles’ even fronts after spending the overwhelming majority of his rookie season confined to the nose tackle in odd fronts.
Physical appearance aside, Davis said he has noticed a difference early in camp stringing plays together without getting tired. He’ll need to develop as a rusher to realize the potential that made him a first-round pick, something new defensive coordinator Sean Desai said his physical traits should make a real possibility.
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