Malcolm Jenkins talked Wednesday about how Nigel Bradham’s adaptability has helped solve a problem that could have derailed the Eagles’ Super Bowl season.
Early on in 2017, many observers would have named middle linebacker Jordan Hicks as one of the top half-dozen or so irreplaceable Eagles. Yet Hicks went down for the season with a torn Achilles’ Oct. 23 vs. Washington, and the defense did not.
As you saw on the Vikings’ lone touchdown of the NFC championship game, scored against backup middle linebacker Najee Goode, those observers were right that the Eagles didn’t have a great Hicks replacement on hand.