There were a bevy of standout performances from the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles in their upset win over the Los Angeles Rams. None of those were bigger or stood taller than day put together by the 5’9 1/8”, 184-pound Avonte Maddox. While Fletcher Cox’s dominance should be considered, no one for either team played better than the fourth-round rookie.
What Maddox has been asked to do is no easy task. He battled for a spot at nickel in training camp and preseason, was forced to switch to a starting safety role in mid-season, and coming back from a knee injury suffered in Week 11, he was asked to start at outside corner.