The Philadelphia Eagles selected Cooper DeJean with the No. 40 overall pick in Day 2 of the NFL Draft on Friday. Fans made the same joke about the selection.
DeJean was an All-American cornerback at Iowa last season. He also happens to be a white defensive back, which is something that is rare in football. However, the Eagles now have two white defensive backs between DeJean and Reed Blankenship. That led to jokes about the team’s secondary.
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Dejean and Blankenship 🦅🦅🦅🦅 pic.twitter.com/Yd4ZtMi8Il
— QB1 (@iambgreene) April 26, 2024
Cooper dejean and reed Blankenship replacing slay and badberry #Eagles pic.twitter.com/7IJ8TDyzhn
— Dark Tito (@kittynamedTito) April 27, 2024
Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship when they meet pic.twitter.com/RoMQOEbr8f
— erk ོ (@1kalwaysright) April 27, 2024
Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship in the same secondary.
Leading the league in DEI 🫡#FlyEaglesFly
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) April 27, 2024
Reed Blankenship and Cooper DeJean in the same secondary pic.twitter.com/P9TKREat12
— Tom Ignudo (@TomIgnudo) April 26, 2024
Philly’s defense was 30th of 32 teams last season in terms of points allowed. So it’s no surprise that they went defense early in the second round and are trying to improve their secondary.
The real surprise is that the Eagles drafted a defensive player who wasn’t from Georgia.
