Saying that Philadelphia Eagles’ Marcus Smith will start this season is an incredibly bold statement considering the rookie did not start a single game last year. The number 26th overall pick in 2014 was really a question mark given that he was a reach to start with, had to move to inside linebacker halfway through the season in the hopes of seeing some action, and was put on blast by former offensive line assistant Tra Thomas by saying that he had the body definition of a high school, young-college player.
After a good amount of hours in the weight room, there is now optimism surrounding the current-bust.