Eagles embarrass Patriots in brutally one-sided joint practice

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In what could be their only joint practice session of the summer, the Philadelphia Eagles overpowered, hounded and outwardly embarrassed the New England Patriots outside of Gillette Stadium on Tuesday morning. 

It was the Eagles’ defense in particular that stood out. According to Greg Bedard, founder and lead Patriots reporter for the Boston Sports Journal, the Eagles dominated the Patriots’ offense to the tune of 14 sacks, two interceptions and a 57% completion rate during the regular team period of practice.

Jalen Carter was at the center of the onslaught, as was new addition Bryce Huff and seemingly everyone else who lined up in the front seven for the Eagles.

Let's be clear here: The Patriots are bad. They've had porous offensive line play for years and haven’t done much of anything to address it over the past couple of seasons, especially at the tackle positions. They simply could not block the Eagles, and the constant pressure made it impossible for veteran starter Jacoby Brissett and rookie Drake Maye to do much of anything. 

It was an especially ugly ending to practice for the Patriots’ prized rookie QB:

The Patriots were night-and-day better on defense, outside of trying to cover A.J. Brown. The Eagles’ top wide receiver continued his dominant camp by hauling in 10 catches on 11 targets in team drills, according to Zack Cox of the Boston Herald. 

Brown did complement second-year corner Christian Gonzalez, who was having a breakout rookie season for the Patriots last year before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. 

“He’s a great player, man,” Brown said. “I had picked him coming out, like two years ago, as the best DB in the draft. He’s a great player. He gave me good work today.”

One of the top highlights for the Eagles’ offense was a touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to running back Saquon Barkley on a wheel route that caught Patriots EDGE rusher Matt Judon trailing in coverage.

Overall, it was a positive and productive joint practice session — as long as you’re a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. 

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Ryan O'Leary has spent his entire professional career in sports multimedia, working as journalist, editor, podcaster, and in live events as a content manager and show emcee. His career highlights include working as a podcast host and audio editor for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, where he led a series of NFL podcasts for the company’s top-performing NFL sites. A born and raised New Englander, Ryan’s career kicked-off in newspapers after graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in journalism. He developed an affinity for small-town youth, high school and college sports, while also realizing his childhood dream of covering the Patriots in multiple AFC Championship Games. Ryan enjoys kicking it with family and friends, beating his dad and brother in chess, and arguing with anyone crazy enough to insist that Tom Brady isn’t the GOAT.