It’s no secret that the Eagles' starting cornerbacks struggled in 2014. Both Cary Williams and Bradley Fletcher, despite their solid pedigrees, struggled to limit the big "X-plays" that haunted the Eagles for most of the season. And while Williams and Fletcher saw just about all of the snaps at outside corner, Nolan Carroll patiently waited for his chance, which finally came in the season finale against New York.
“I just treated it like a regular game,” Carroll said. “I didn’t treat it as anything (different). They just gave me an opportunity to go out there and play, and that’s what I did.