Brooks Kubena

Philadelphia

Eagles Beat Writer at The Athletic

Eagles beat writer for @TheAthletic | [email protected]

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Will Nakobe Dean get Wally Pipp'd, potential veteran additions and more

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

The summer has arrived. It's time to hit the shore, kick back and turn on The Beach Boys for old times. I will be taking extended time myself in the weeks leading up to the Philadelphia Eagles opening training camp in late July. There will be plenty of time in the days ahead to mull over the uncertainties that complicate the Eagles' quest to repeat as Super Bowl champions for the first time in team history. It's a fine time to establish a baseline for those discussions. First, a moment of gratitude.
Offense remains a force, Tyler Steen a front-runner, and more

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

PHILADELPHIA - The summer has officially arrived. After six workouts during OTAs, the Eagles fielded perfect attendance in their one-day mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. The reigning Super Bowl champions will break for just over a month before training camp begins in late July, kick-starting the official beginning of their title defense. A series of important questions awaits a franchise seeking to extend its golden era.
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2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena
Handicapping the Eagles' position battles as they look to defend their Super Bowl championship

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

PHILADELPHIA - One week remains before the Eagles break for the summer. Two viewings of OTAs have so far afforded the first looks at how the Eagles are handling the position battles within a reigning Super Bowl champion aiming to prolong its golden era. Too early to handicap starters? Never. Here's a breakdown of five key positions. Right guardWho replaces Mekhi Becton? 1. Tyler Steen: The depth chart in OTAs was initially difficult to observe.
Vic Fangio talks Cooper DeJean, Bryce Huff

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

PHILADELPHIA - Vic Fangio recited a list of names he knew from heart. Zack Baun. Nakobe Dean. Oren Burks. Isaiah Rodgers. Moro Ojomo. Nolan Smith. C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Quinyon Mitchell. Cooper DeJean. Jalyx Hunt. Those names belonged to last year's defensive overhaul. All of them had either just been acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles - like their defensive coordinator himself in 2024 - or had yet to become a household name.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley lands Madden NFL 26 cover

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and his iconic leap will be featured on the cover of Madden NFL 26, EA Sports announced Monday. .@Saquon hurdled his way onto the cover of #Madden26Coming 8.14.25. Pre-Order Today. 🔗: https://t.co/zm14BbUaJf pic.twitter.com/l1QYWN0b7h- Madden NFL 26 (@EAMaddenNFL) June 2, 2025Barkley is the second Eagles player to land on the cover of Madden since the video game franchise first started selecting players in 2000.
Eagles OC Kevin Patullo has firm grasp of the bigger picture. Just ask Chan Gailey

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

On a taxing morning in the fall of 2008, Kevin Patullo walked into a staff room in which the whiteboards were all blank. The Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coaches, already reeling from a series of losses that would eventually stretch to 14, heard their offensive coordinator, Chan Gailey, pronounce the problem they never anticipated they'd need to solve. They'd lost their starting quarterback, Brodie Croyle, first to a bruised shoulder before a season-ending knee injury.
Observations from Eagles OTAs

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

PHILADELPHIA - Rain drizzled before a whistle blew. The doors to the Eagles' indoor practice facility opened, and there, towering above swaths of stretching players, were twin images of the Lombardi Trophy, set behind two bold words: World Champions. The Eagles have begun practicing under that plurality. Nick Sirianni, fresh off signing a multi-year extension, strolled past a slew of incomers wearing their new digs for the first time.
Why the Tush Push, or Brotherly Shove, still belongs in the NFL

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena

Jalen Hurts doesn't call it the Tush Push. No, he likes to keep it standard: The quarterback sneak. But the only thing standard about the play that involves Hurts getting shoved by a teammate or two in the physical region that defies verbal grace is the consistency with which the Philadelphia Eagles pick up first downs, score touchdowns and confound those who haven't yet found a way to stop it.
Key NFL committees recommend 'Tush Push' ban ahead of vote on Eagles' signature play: Sources

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Brooks Kubena |Dianna Russini

The NFL's competition committee and health and safety committee have recommended the league ban the "tush push," the Philadelphia Eagles' signature QB sneak, ahead of a league vote on Wednesday, according to league sources. The development suggests team owners will vote in favor of a proposal to ban the play. That proposal, put forth by the Green Bay Packers, was originally tabled on April 1 during the league meeting.