When Doug Pederson was asked Monday about replacing starting left guard Isaac Seumalo, Pederson spoke of not wanting to “push any panic buttons at this time.” He said that though evaluations would continue, “as of right now, we’re not going to make any changes.”
Turns out, “right now” covered an extremely finite period. Say, during the news conference.
There was no official confirmation, but the upshot from Wednesday’s practice was that Chance Warmack has supplanted Seumalo for Sunday’s home opener against the New York Giants.
This came as a surprise to reporters and to many of the Eagles, despite Seumalo’s struggles in last Sunday’s 27-20 loss at Kansas City, in which Seumalo seemed to have a hand in four of the six sacks the team allowed.