Nothing has really changed.
The same kid who would toil under the summer sun and outwork the other kids still surfaces. The same kid who would break down film with his famous dad when he was 10 is still there. The glaring difference is that Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is a lot larger, much stronger and faster, and he’s the one these days picking up his Eagles Hall of Fame father, Jeremiah Trotter Sr., than the other way around.
Trotter Jr., the Eagles’ 2024 fifth-round out of Clemson by way of St. Joe’s Prep, had an impressive rookie season, making 25 tackles, nine solo, playing in all 17 regular-season games, starting one, and getting a Super Bowl his rookie season as a major special teams contributor.