THIS IS Jalen Mills in a nutshell, and this is why Jim Schwartz is so damn fond of the kid.
With the Eagles clinging to an uneasy, 7-6 lead over the Falcons last Sunday, Schwartz had a slight problem. OK, not so slight.
One of his starting corners, Nolan Carroll, had just been ordered by a neurologist to take the rest of the day off after suffering a concussion when he collided with teammate Jordan Hicks.
His other starting corner, Leodis McKelvin, was limping around the locker room at halftime on an achy breaky hamstring.
Down the hall in the visitors' locker room was one of the league's best wide receivers, Julio Jones.