Walter Thurmond didn't sign with the Eagles expecting to play safety. In fact, the possibility was never mentioned during the team's courting of Thurmond during free agency. But when the opportunity was presented to Thurmond, the erstwhile cornerback surveyed the scene and decided it was time for a career change.
"Once they had the draft and we drafted three corners, they gave me the option actually if I wanted to play corner or if I wanted to play safety," Maxwell said Thursday. "I chose to play safety and I'm competing.
"I'm not (completely) new to the position, I've dabbled a little bit in practice during scout teams in Seattle and New York and stuff like that, so I'm pretty familiar, but it's a lot different from playing corner my whole career playing football.