THE TOP of Jalen Mills' head still looks like a swath of avocado-lime shag carpeting from the '70s, but that's a bit of a disguise, for a precocious rookie who has impressed coaches and teammates.
So much so that if starting corner Leodis McKelvin misses Monday night's game in Chicago with a hamstring injury, as expected, the Eagles probably will put Mills on the outside in McKelvin's spot and leave veteran Ron Brooks in the nickel role, safety Malcolm Jenkins said Thursday.
The Bears like to move 6-3 Pro Bowl wide receiver Alshon Jeffery around the formation; surely they'll want to match him against the seventh-round rookie from LSU, who played a dozen snaps in the Eagles' opener, after McKelvin left the game.