Philadelphia Eagles: Malcolm Jenkins has a lot to say on Carson Wentz
Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins endorsed his teammate and quarterback Carson Wentz during a recent appearance on the Rich Eisen show.
It’s time we all subscribe to a theory. If you want to know who your favorite NFL players are, maybe the best way to do so is to enlist the opinions of their coaches and teammates. Over the past year or so, we’ve heard all kinds of opinions on who Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is as a teammate and where he stands on his health. Recently, one of Philly’s team captains, Malcolm Jenkins, sat with Rich Eisen, and we got the skinny from someone we can always count on to keep it real.
This one fell into the category of must-see television. Here are some of the highlights.
On the subject of how Wentz is doing and how he looks:
"He had a good Spring. I think he’s confident. He’sthrowing the ball well; and he’s recovering and everything, so he’s ready to go."
As you might expect, if you’ve followed Eisen on the NFL Network since it’s inception (he’s been there since the launch on November 4th of 2003), you just kind of knew the questions that came up about how he’s viewed by his teammates would be brought up.
Not too long ago, a story dropped, and we were all beginning to question how he was perceived by his teammates in the locker room. Here’s Jenkins’ response to all of that:
"I think it’s one of those things when we had a weird situation where you have a Carson Wentz and a Nick Foles in the same locker room; and so, of course, the questions that come (are) who do you prefer (and) who do you like more? I think they do have two different personalities, but carson, as a teammate, is a great guy. He comes in… He’s a quarterback who doesn’t try to act like he’s the leader or the quarback (or he has to) be vocal just because he plays that position. He’s had the opportunity to come in as a young guy and grow into a little bit of a leadership piece. He’s a guy who likes the outdoors. He doesn’t necessarily like the city life, so he’s not one who’s going to be partying with guys. He’s a great teammate, so a lot of the stuff was overblown."
Case closed. It’s time to put all of that in the rear view mirror and move on, for good this time. Welcome to the ‘new norm’. We can call 2019’s season a retake.
If you missed any part the Jenkins interview, here it is in its’ entirety. Everything from his thoughts on his desires for lifetime medical carein the next CBA to to his skepticism of the new pass interference rules and how any reviews will be handled came up. Take the time, and take a look and listen.
Clip courtesy of AT&T AUDIENCE Network
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The Rich Eisen Show airs daily at 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET on AT&T AUDIENCE Network which can be found on DIRECTV Channel 239. It’s worth a watch if you find yourself in front of a television.