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Pair of former Tigers waived by Eagles, per reports

Two former Tigers are going to be waived by the Philadelphia Eagles, according to multiple reports.

According to multiple reports, two former Clemson football players may have to find a new team in the coming days.

Veteran safety K’Von Wallace, a 2020 fourth-round pick, is set to be waived by the Philadelphia Eagles, according to Inside The Eagles’ Andrew DiCecco.

Wide receiver Joseph Ngata will also be waived by the Eagles, according to NBCSports’ Dave Zangaro.

Both Wallace and Ngata can sign with the Eagles practice squad if they clear waivers and aren’t picked up by another NFL team.

Playing in 45 games at Clemson from 2019-2022, Ngata finished with 88 receptions for 1,287 yards and six touchdowns. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eagles in April.

Primarily playing on special teams last season, Wallace had 28 total tackles and two passes defended. He has been with the Eagles for the last three seasons.

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Photos: Tigers report to NFL training camp

From DeAndre Hopkins to Trevor Lawrence, a bunch of former Tigers have reported to NFL training camp over the last few weeks.

As Clemson’s current football team prepares to begin fall camp, many former Tigers are already in the thick of it.

With all 32 teams reporting to training camp sometime over the last two weeks, former Clemson players across the country are gearing up for the NFL season.

From Trevor Lawrence to Tee Higgins to Jayon Kearse, the NFL is littered with Clemson products.

That said, here are the best photos of Tigers reporting to camp:

Uiagalelei says confidence is still ‘sky high’ after loss

After the worst offensive performance of the season in the loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei spoke to the media after the game and offered his take on where the team is in terms of confidence. The junior signal-caller …

After the worst offensive performance of the season in the loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei spoke to the media after the game and offered his take on where the team is in terms of confidence.

The junior signal-caller described his confidence as “sky high” despite having the lowest total yards on offense (281) all season.

“Same confidence I’ve had all season,” he said. “I would rather die with these guys in the offense — my offensive line, my running backs, my tight ends, my receivers, coach (Brandon) Streeter. I would rather die with everyone on the offensive staff. The confidence is sky high. I believe in the offense and we all believe in ourselves. We have a great offense and we have to continue to show that and next week will be a good week.”

Some may question where the quarterback is mentally after being benched late in the third quarter to bring in true freshman Cade Klubnik for one drive, but Uiagalelei insists he was locked in and would do whatever the team needed him to do in that moment.

“The mindset don’t change,” he said. “Whenever we come out of the game, we want to be the biggest supporter I can to my brother Cade. He’s going to be great. It all happens, quarterbacks, we all make mistakes, but he’s going to be a great ball player. Biggest thing I love about Cade is he’s aggressive, he’s a baller. He’s a young player, he’s a freshman, but he’s going to be great. I told him he’s going to have a great career.”

 The California native was already trying to shake the loss and emphasized to the media that this loss will test the resilience of the Clemson program. The quarterback referenced the 4-3 start to last season, and in that moment they had to decide the fate of the remainder of the season.

With a loss to Notre Dame, Clemson’s record moves to 8-1, but Uiagalelei insisted that the goals the team set out to accomplish at the beginning of the season still stand and ultimately how the team chooses to respond to this adversity will dictate their fate.

“We have a great team,” he said. “Today sucks, but you have to respond. We got the right makeup of the team that’s going to come back and respond, and that’s what you have to do. At the end of the day, you’re either going to starve or you’re going to go out there and eat, and we have to go out there and eat.”

Skalski not dwelling on past in return to Clemson’s defense

Neither of the last two seasons have ended the way Clemson hoped they would. For James Skalski, the bitter disappointment has been two-fold. Not only have the Tigers’ last two College Football Playoff games resulted in runaway losses, but the …

Neither of the last two seasons have ended the way Clemson hoped they would.

For James Skalski, the bitter disappointment has been two-fold.

Not only have the Tigers’ last two College Football Playoff games resulted in runaway losses, but the veteran middle linebacker that Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has referred to as the heart and soul of the Tigers’ defense also wasn’t around the whole time to help. That’s because Skalski was ejected from both games for targeting.

The first ejection came in the 2020 national championship game against LSU when Skalski led with the crown of his helmet during a tackle on receiver Justin Jefferson. The most recent one happened in January when Skalski inadvertently caught Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields in the back at the end of a scramble during the second quarter of the Tigers’ Sugar Bowl loss.

So it wasn’t exactly surprising to hear what one of the focuses has been since then for Skalski, who enters his sixth season with the Tigers — and third year as a full-time starter — with 1,222 snaps and 210 tackles in 56 career games.

“I’ve worked this offseason on really just head up and tackling the right way,” Skalski said.

For Skalski, though, working on his fundamentals doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be thinking about the way the last two seasons have ended for him personally once he returns to the field. That will happen Saturday in Clemson’s primetime opener against Georgia.

Skalski’s mind will be preoccupied with what Georgia is trying to do offensively, which figures to include a heavy dose of the running game. The Bulldogs ranked fifth in the SEC in rushing last season, and with a deep collection of backs and a Heisman Trophy hopeful at quarterback in J.T. Daniels, Swinney said he fully expects the Bulldogs to go to the ground often to try to set up play-action passes down the field.

It’s the kind of downhill approach that plays more to Skalski’s strengths. The 6-foot, 240-pounder had 44 tackles in eight starts last season on his way to second-team all-ACC honors. As long as he can stay on the field, he figures to play a key role if Clemson hopes to plug the running lanes between the tackles and make Georgia’s offense more one-dimensional.

But there won’t be any dwelling on the past, he said.

“I’m just going to play ball,” Skalski said. “Whatever is going to happen is supposed to happen. That’s the way I look at things. I’m just going to play ball. I can’t wait to be back out there.”

Football season has finally arrived. Time to represent your Tigers and show your stripes!