Jimmy Kempski

New Jersey

Eagles Writer at Philly Voice

Co-Host at Bleeding Green Nation: for Philadelphia Eagles fans

Eagles writer for @thephillyvoice. Tweets are mine, not PhillyVoice's. Journalizin' since 2013.

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Eagles OTA practice notes: The quest to repeat begins now

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles had a full-team practice on Wednesday, the first of its kind this season that the media was able to watch. It was short, but there were still some observations to be made. • As a reminder, OTAs are voluntary.
NFL owners could be taking aim at a far bigger Eagles advantage than the 'Tush Push'

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

Think the NFL's attempts to ban the "Tush Push" were aimed at taking away a Philadelphia Eagles advantage? Well, that's small potatoes compared to what the league could be seeking to strip from the Birds at some point in the future. One of the great advantages the Eagles have — maybe their biggest advantage — is the way they structure player contracts. They get use of players now, get charged for their services on the salary cap later. Let's start with a simple example.
Five Eagles breakout candidates in 2025

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

The 2024 Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl partly because they got breakout performances from a number of their young players, like Zack Baun, Nolan Smith, Nakobe Dean, Cam Jurgens, and even some of their rookies, like Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean. Since the Birds will have their first full-team practice of 2025 on Tuesday, let's name five potential breakout players in 2025.
The 10 worst contracts in the NFC East

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

There are usually a lot of bad contracts in the NFC East, so it's fun ranking the top 10 each year and watching fans get all riled up about it. So, you know, let's do this. 10) Andrew Thomas, OT, Giants: After being named Second-Team All-Pro in 2022, Thomas signed a five-year contract worth $117.5 million. Since then he has missed 18 games.
Eagles player review: LB Jeremiah Trotter, Jr. edition

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

Measurable Jeremiah Trotter T.J. Edwards Height6'06'0 3/8 Weight 228 230 Arm length 31 1/2" 31 1/4" 3-cone 7.13 7.03 20-yard shuttle 4.40 4.28 Bench press 21 reps 16 reps Not noted above — Edwards ran a woeful 4.87 40 at Wisconsin's pro day. Trotter didn't run the 40 at all. Edwards' poor measurables caused him to go undrafted, while Trotter's caused him to drop to the fifth round. But certainly, both players were productive in college, at major football programs.
Where are the Eagles deep, and not so deep, after the 2025 NFL Draft: Defense edition

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

While the Philadelphia Eagles could still add a veteran here or there to their roster before the start of the season, it is still probably somewhere around 95 percent set. Here we'll take a look at each of their positions, and determine where they are strong, where they still need help, and how they stack up against the rest of the NFL. On Friday we started with the offense. Today we'll look at the defense.
Where are the Eagles deep, and not so deep, after the 2025 NFL Draft: Offense edition

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

While the Philadelphia Eagles could still add a veteran here or there to their roster before the start of the season, it is still probably somewhere around 95 percent set. Here we'll take a look at each of their positions, and determine where they are strong, and where they still need help, and how they stack up against the rest of the NFL. We'll start with the offense.
Reviewing the NFL's rule changes, and how they might affect the Eagles

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

In something of an upset (to the majority of the NFL's teams), a vote to ban the Tush Push (or Brotherly Shove or whatever) was unsuccessful on Wednesday. Only 22 of 32 cowards voted to ban the play, when 24 cowards were needed, so the play will survive for at least another year. There were some new rules that did go into effect, so for the sake of being thorough let's take a quick moment to review the notable changes, and how they might affect the Philadelphia Eagles.
An early look at five Eagles upcoming training camp battles

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles' roster is mostly set, with perhaps a few tweaks to come. Let's take an early look at some of the camp battles we'll have to look forward to this spring and summer with OTAs beginning next week. For the third straight offseason Steen will be in a battle for the starting RG job. In 2023 he lost to Cam Jurgens. In 2024 he lost to Mekhi Becton.
10 players the Eagles can least afford to lose to injury

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Jimmy Kempski

Each year, we try to determine which 10 players the Philadelphia Eagles can least afford to lose to injury. Obviously, the Eagles' best players are included, but we also try to consider their importance to the scheme, depth behind them, long-term vs short-term effects, and other factors. This exercise is probably more fun to go back and look at in hindsight. For example: • In 2017, they won the Super Bowl despite missing No. 1, No. 3, and No. 7 on that list.