Daily News | Jordan Davis’ ankle injury was the lone negative in the Eagles’ victory. How will he be replaced?
The defense did its part, as well. A first-series third-down sack from outside linebacker Haason Reddick set the tone as the Eagles’ pass rush harassed and sacked rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett six times.
The 2-6 Steelers gained 144 yards on the ground and averaged 6 yards a carry, but some of their production came on draws or when Pickett was forced to scramble. When Davis was lined up over the center, though, Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris found few holes. Most of the Eagles’ defensive linemen said they hadn’t spoken to him after the game. Rookie linebacker Nakobe Dean, his former teammate at Georgia, said he did.Hargrave is likely to be the one impacted most by Davis’ injury. He handled nose tackle duties the most last season with 196 snaps over the center. This season, he has lined up there only 12 times. That was often his role during his first four seasons in Pittsburgh.
Despite having to play more nose, Hargrave was the Eagles’ best interior rusher last season. But his production declined late last season. Could it have been all the extra snaps in the trenches? “It just gives another opportunity for someone else to step in,” defensive end Brandon Graham said. “But I’m hoping that ain’t the case for him because that boy — he’s been working his butt off. You can tell that he’s been getting comfortable with what they’re asking him to do.”Jordan Davis is downplaying the viral video hype, but the Eagles hope he has a trickle-down effect
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