Training camp is (almost) upon us. Here’s what the national media is saying about the Eagles.

It’s finally football season again … almost.

Eagles rookies and veterans reported to training camp on Tuesday ahead of the first practice on Wednesday.

It was a busy offseason for the Birds, from wide receiver A.J. Brown being traded to the New England Patriots to the hiring of offensive coordinator Sean Mannion, the drafting of wide receiver Makai Lemon, and lots of debate about where Jalen Hurts ranks among NFL quarterbacks.

Here’s what fans and analysts are saying about the Eagles ahead of training camp’s official start:

Hurts and the offense had their first taste of the new offensive scheme during the June’s minicamp, but a lot has happened since then.

When ESPN asked league executives, coaches, and scouts to rank NFL players, Hurts failed to make the top 10 for quarterbacks. This only led to more discourse surrounding Hurts and his place alongside the league’s quarterbacks, which has put a lot of attention on him and how he will look during training camp.

On ESPN’s Unsportsmanlike radio show, NFL analyst and former player Jason McCourty criticized the conversations surrounding Hurts’ skill set.

“Not only was he a Super Bowl MVP, the year they lost the Super Bowl, he was the runner-up to the MVP, to Patrick Mahomes,” McCourty said. “He’s done some amazing things in our league, and he continues to, like Nick Sirianni, just win games, but all we talk about with Jalen Hurts is what he can’t do.”

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Hurts also was ranked 56th on Jeremy Bergman’s list of top 100 players for NFL.com. This is Hurts’ lowest ranking since he debuted on the list in 2023. The only other Eagle on the list from Nos. 100 to 47 (the full list will be revealed Sept. 4) was cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who was 47th.

If Hurts can take a step forward this season — while navigating a new offense and the attention surrounding Brown’s trade and DeVonta Smith’s adjustment to being the top receiving option — his stock will rise, McCourty said Tuesday on ESPN’s Get Up.

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Whether a 2026 draft choice, a veteran addition, or a rookie free-agent hopeful, we’re telling you more about each player’s potential role this season. We rolled out two players per day in a mostly unscientific order that balanced offense and defense, bigger names with mysteries, and locks with longer shots to be chosen for the 53-man roster.

• QB Andy Dalton, DB Kapena Gushiken
• LB Arnold Ekibetie, OL Jaedan Roberts
• WR Elijah Moore, RB Dameon Pierce
• T Markel Bell, EDGE Joshua Weru
• G Michael Jordan, LS Rocco Underwood
• TE Eli Stowers, S Maximus Pulley
• LB Jonathan Greenard, T John Ojukwu
• TE Stone Smartt, LB Deontae Lawson
• TE Johnny Mundt, DE Ta'Quon Graham
• S Cole Wisniewski, RB Elijah Mitchell
• WR Makai Lemon, CB Shaun Wade
• CB Jonathan Jones, WR Samori Touré
• DE A.J. Epenesa, G Micah Morris
• QB Cole Payton, S Tucker Large
• S J.T. Gray, TE Dae'Quan Wright
• WR Hollywood Brown, DT Zion Wilson
• CB Riq Woolen, WR Erik Ezukanma
• DT Uar Bernard, FB Carson Steele
• WR Dontayvion Wicks, OLB Jose Ramirez
• EDGE Keyshawn James-Newby

While he physically is at New England’s training camp, Brown remains be a huge presence at the Eagles’ camp at the Jefferson Health Training Complex in South Philly.

ESPN’s Matt Bowen ranked Brown being dealt to the Patriots on June 1 as the second-most-impactful move of the offseason, behind Myles Garrett’s move to the Los Angeles Rams.

Bowen wrote that the trade, along with the signing of Romeo Doubs, “elevated a Patriots WR room that lacked impact ability last season,” but the bigger question for the Birds is how they’ll fare without Brown.

With Smith seemingly poised for a much bigger role, NFL writer Kimberley Martin took to Get Up to share her expectations for Smith’s ability to replace Brown’s production.

“As far as his mindset, the team’s mindset, yes, will they miss the production of A.J. Brown, of course, you have to account for that, but no one feels like DeVonta Smith is not that dude as well,” Martin said.

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While much of the pre-training camp conversation has focused on the offense, Vic Fangio’s defense had some questions surrounding it regarding defensive tackle Jalen Carter and where he stands with the Eagles — until Tuesday.

The two-time Pro Bowler signed a four-year, $152 million extension worth up to $160 million, making him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.

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The contract uncertainties surrounding Carter were expected to be a major storyline entering training camp, especially after he didn’t participate in team exercises during minicamp in June. But now, the Eagles are kicking off training camp with this resolved.

After ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news, Pat McAfee commended the Eagles and Carter for getting this deal done and noted Carter’s ability to “take over any game.”

“He fits in immediately,” McAfee said on his show. “He’s a game wrecker. Now he’s getting rewarded.”