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Eagles’ regular season countdown: Every player to wear No. 94 for Philadelphia

With Eagles training camp quickly approaching, we’re looking at every player to wear the No. 94 for Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Eagles will kick off their 2023 regular season against the New England Patriots on Sept. 10, now 79 days away.

From now until the start of the season, we’ll be counting down each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

No. 94 is worn by veteran pass rusher Josh Sweat, who’ll look for double-digit sacks for the second straight year.

With less than 90 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to ever wear No. 94 for the Eagles (via Pro Football Reference):

Going into the draft, the Pacers needed …

Going into the draft, the Pacers needed a point guard, said Walsh, who was then the team’s general manager. People in Indiana wanted him to take hometown favorite Steve Alford, who had just won an NCAA title at IU. Walsh said he never entertained that thought. He had his mind set on Kevin Johnson, who in high school led the state of California in scoring (32.5 points) and was named the Northern California Player of the Year. “This kid was good,” Walsh said from his Indianapolis home this month. “So if I could have gotten him, I probably would have taken him. But I realized pretty quickly that we weren’t going to get him.”

Walsh never counted on getting Johnson …

Walsh never counted on getting Johnson in 1987. His research told him Johnson would be gone long before the 11th pick. Walsh started plotting. He went to then-Pacers coach Jack Ramsay. “And I had a tape of Reggie and I said, ‘Jack, I want you to look at this because I don’t know if we’re going to get the kid we were looking for,’” Walsh said. “He watched it that night and he came back in and said, ‘Yeah, I’d take him.’ And I said, ‘So would I,’ and so that’s what we did.”

NFL draft history: Every No. 16 overall pick since 2000

NFL Draft history: Looking at every No. 16 overall pick selected since the 2000 NFL Draft and the Eagles chances of landing an impact player

The Eagles need impact players on both sides of the ball and with three first-round picks in April’s draft, Howie Roseman will have his best opportunity ever to add game-changing players to the roster.

After missing on picks like Jalen Reagor and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Roseman is under pressure to not waste assets or opportunities while attempting to be the smartest man in the room.

Philadelphia currently has the 15th, 16th, and 19th overall picks and we’ll take a look at some of the impact players and draft bust that were selected with the 16th pick.

Mitchell & Ness are about to give you …

Mitchell & Ness are about to give you an opportunity to level up your rotation, featuring over 150 new styles as part of their Heritage Collection, a celebration of classic NBA jerseys from the ‘90s and ‘00s. The collection includes undisputed classics like the 98-99 Vince Carter Raptors jersey – in both home and away colours – Shaq’s 96-97 Lakers jersey, Penny Hardaway’s 94-95 jersey, the instantly-recognisable Horace Grant 1990 Bulls jersey and, for those who wanna take it back to the ‘80s, you can cop Kevin Johnson’s 1989 Phoenix Suns jersey.

Titans could get second compensatory pick in 2022 NFL draft

Remember Kevin Johnson? His retirement might help land the Titans a second comp pick in the 2022 NFL draft.

Throughout this past season and so far during the offseason, all we’ve heard as far as compensatory picks are concerned is that the Tennessee Titans will get one in the 2022 NFL draft.

However, Over the Cap’s Nick Korte is now projecting Tennessee will get two compensatory picks — one in the fourth round and one in the sixth — but he cautions that could change depending on if cornerback Kevin Johnson’s contract qualifies for compensatory free-agent status.

The gray area there is that Johnson retired before playing on his one-year, $2.25 million contract he signed with the Titans last offseason. For now, Korte’s projection does not count him in the formula.

So, if Johnson is factored into the equation, Tennessee will not get an extra sixth-round pick. If he is not factored in, the Titans will indeed get their second sixth-round pick.

No matter what, though, the Titans will get a fourth-round comp pick.

As Korte goes over in his article, the fourth-round selection will come from the signing of wide receiver Corey Davis by the New York Jets, while the sixth-round selection comes via the Carolina Panthers signing defensive lineman DaQuan Jones.

If Korte’s projection works out, the Titans would have seven picks in total in the upcoming draft. Here’s a rundown of each.

Round 1 (No. 26)

Round 3

Round 4

Round 4 (projected comp pick)

Round 5

Round 6

Round 6 (projected comp pick)

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Titans’ updated cap space after Jones trade, Tannehill restructure

There are differing figures for the Titans’ cap space depending on where you look.

The Tennessee Titans have seen some movement in their salary cap space after the trade for wide receiver Julio Jones, the restructure of quarterback Ryan Tannehill’s contract and the retirement of cornerback Kevin Johnson.

According to Spotrac, after factoring in those moves the Titans have about $9.5 million in top 51 cap space. Over the Cap has a slightly different figure, with theirs coming in at about $7.4 million.

Obviously the more the better, but even if it’s the former figure the Titans are still strapped for cash when you consider they have three draft picks to sign, at bare-bones minimum must bring in a veteran kicker, and need to keep extra cash around for in-season moves made as a result of injury.

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Of course, in the age of voidable years and overall salary cap magic, there are avenues to make more room.

Tennessee could add voidable years to the contract any player they sign to lessen the 2021 cap hit, or they could restructure the deals of players like running back Derrick Henry, left guard Rodger Saffold, left tackle Taylor Lewan and/or Jones, who only has $2 million in guaranteed money in 2022, and none in 2023.

If Tennessee takes any of the approaches listed here, they could create enough space to add a veteran tight end and/or defensive lineman, two positions that are among the team’s biggest remaining needs.

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What new Titans CB Kevin Johnson said in first presser

On Wednesday, Kevin Johnson had his first presser since joining the Tennessee Titans.

For the first time since signing a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans, cornerback Kevin Johnson met with the media on Wednesday.

We still don’t have the specifics of how much Johnson’s deal with the Titans will pay, nor do we have a concrete answer on what his role will be with the team in 2021.

Johnson spent most of his time in the slot with the Cleveland Browns last season, and there is a sense the team likes him as the slot corner, per Paul Kuharsky, so he appears to be the early favorite for that role.

The Wake Forest product touched on that and more Wednesday (all quotes from Jim Wyatt of Titans Online unless otherwise noted).

Grades for Titans signing Janoris Jenkins, Morgan Cox, Kevin Johnson

More grades for some of the Tennessee Titans’ most recent moves.

Three moves the Tennessee Titans have made in free agency were the signings of cornerback Janoris Jenkins, long snapper Morgan Cox and cornerback Kevin Johnson.

Johnson is the most recent of the three, as he agreed to terms with Tennessee on Thursday night just minutes after it was announced that defensive back Desmond King will go to the Houston Texans.

After purging their secondary, the Titans signed Jenkins to help fill the void, while Cox is slated to assume the starting long snapper duties, replacing Matt Overton.

Here’s a look at how we graded each move after they were made.

Twitter reacts to Titans adding Kevin Johnson, losing Desmond King

Twitter wasn’t exactly thrilled with the Kevin Johnson signing.

After gutting their secondary early on this offseason, the Tennessee Titans have made yet another addition to it with the signing of cornerback Kevin Johnson.

Johnson will ink a one-year deal with the Titans, although we’re not sure for how much yet. After playing mostly in the slot last season, Johnson could be Tennessee’s solution there in 2021, but we can’t say we’re excited about that potential scenario, as he’s really a depth piece, not a starter.

A former first-round pick, Johnson also fits with a Titans defense that likes to play man coverage, just like Janoris Jenkins. Tennessee is going in a clear direction with its secondary, signing players that better fit their approach.

In one fell swoop, the Titans lost a defensive back, as Desmond King has agreed to a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Houston Texans, and then gained Johnson in what was a matter of minutes.

Here’s a look at how Twitter reacted to the Titans losing King to the Texans and gaining Johnson on Thursday.