Malcolm Jenkins attends Carson Wentz’s charity softball game
After being absent for two week’s worth of OTAs, Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins still made time to go to Carson Wentz’s AO1 Softball game.
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, was crowded with fans on Friday, but they weren’t there to watch baseball. Instead, fans of the Philadelphia Eagles were there to watch slow-pitch softball. Thanks to Carson Wentz’s charitable foundation, AO1, he brought most of the team together to participate in the organization’s biggest annual event.
All of the Eagles’ stars were in attendance. Center Jason Kelce was out on the field donning an Ezekiel Elliott-esque belly shirt. Backup tight end Richard Rodgers was crowned champion of the home run derby. And DeSean Jackson was getting fans pumped up as he was feeling the love once again in another pre-homecoming.
Being that the event has become a hot commodity over the last couple of years, it came as no surprise that Wentz had all the big guns out in South Philly. Believe it or not, yes, the Eagles’ locker room does still like their quarterback, despite what that offseason hit piece says. And while Wentz had a lot of big names out there, the most shocking one happened to be one of the guys who have yet to show face at voluntary OTAs — starting safety and acting captain, Malcolm Jenkins.
Jenkins shows face at the event
Malcolm Jenkins has not been at OTA’s but he is here to support Carson Wentz @AO1Foundation and his Eagles teammates#Eagles pic.twitter.com/1iVZPrdsFQ
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) May 31, 2019
The OTAs portion of the offseason does happen to be voluntary. However, Jenkins’ absence caused a bit of a stir. Typically, the veteran safety is around working out regardless of the activities being voluntary or not. But this time around, Jenkins was not around at all. If other veterans aren’t around either, then why is Jenkins’ inability to show up so important?
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The obvious here is that Jenkins is attempting a holdout. While his camp won’t confirm whether he is or not, the players in the locker room have pretty much revealed that Jenkins is trying to work on a contract without really saying those exact words. Knowing how vital Jenkins is to the defense, we could probably expect a revised contract at some point this offseason.