Linebackers coach Ken Flajole understands full well the importance of having veteran linebackers on an NFL roster. A 17-year veteran of the NFL coaching ranks, Flajole has seen the impact of having veteran players like Dan Morgan and Thomas Davis inside the locker room, as he did during his six-year tenure with Carolina.
Entering his first Training Camp with the Eagles in 2016, Flajole inherited a very young linebackers group, highlighted by Jordan Hicks and Mychal Kendricks, two rising talents at the position. But when rookie linebacker Joe Walker went down with a knee injury last week versus Pittsburgh, the Eagles needed to add some depth to the position, and adding some valuable experience in the process could only help matters.