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Nick Sirianni lauds Jason Kelce & Brandon Graham for Jalen Carter’s special role

You know that feeling when your favorite blues track starts slow, just a simple, mournful guitar riff. It simmers. You lean in, waiting for the moment the whole band kicks in and the room shakes. For three quarters on Sunday, the Eagles’ season opener had that slow, anxious build. The rhythm was off. Something was missing.

Then, suddenly, the whole damn band exploded into a symphony of chaos and triumph. The final note, however, wasn’t scored by a usual headline act. It was a masterpiece composed in the trenches.

Jason Kelce, Brandon Graham & the Culture of the Play

Head coach Nick Sirianni revealed the secret ingredient on Monday.