Stephen Tulloch practiced with the Eagles for the first time Tuesday afternoon wearing a No. 54 jersey and with an understanding of both the scheme and the expectations of his new defensive coordinator.
Tulloch's long-standing relationship with Jim Schwartz goes back to 2006, when Schwartz still ran the Tennessee Titans defense. As Tulloch tells it, the Titans were prepared to draft another player in the fourth round of the draft before Schwartz put more college tape of Tulloch in front of coach Jeff Fisher. Schwartz lobbied for the undersized linebacker and convinced the Titans to draft him.
Tulloch developed into a starter in Tennessee before signing in Detroit in 2010 to reunite with Schwartz after Schwartz became a head coach.