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Josh Sweat’s emergence couldn’t come at a better time for the Eagles

With Derek Barnett sidelined for Monday Night Football, Josh Sweat was primed to showcase just how valuable he can be for the Eagles.

The second-year DE is having a fine sophomore season after playing a pretty much irrelevant role in his rookie year. With the performance on MNF, Sweat is now up to 20 QB pressures and 4 sacks.

More importantly, his production couldn’t come at a better time.

“He’s been productive tackling.” Jim Schwartz responded when asked about the development of the FSU product. “Of the rotational defensive ends, he’s been tackling probably at a higher rate than a lot of those guys that we’ve had in those roles in the past and he’s rushing at very similar rates.