When looking at the Philadelphia Eagles' offense, there are always first glances at guys like Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, Saquon Barkley, and DeVonta Smith. Still, another offensive player has emerged onto the scene and caught everyone's attention.
Newly unretired Eagles edge rusher Brandon Graham spoke on his "Brandon Graham Unblocked" show as he talked about seeing running back Tank Bigsby for the first time in practice. Graham was impressed with how explosive he was and even made a comparison to former Eagles Pro Bowl running back Miles Sanders.
"Man I didn't realize how good Tank was until I practiced on Wednesday," Graham said. "You can tell when you got a good running back when you're playing against them. I'm still learning everybody. All I know is I'm playing the run. You just see a running back just burst through. 'Who was that?' Because that's how I used to feel when Miles Sanders first got here. You know you can just see the explosion."
Bigsby has caught everyone off guard with his play against the New York Giants
The Eagles traded for Bigsby after Week 1 to help give the team depth at running back with Will Shipley's injury and give them a spark on special teams. Bigsby did not play well on special teams, including multiple muffed kickoff returns in Week 3 against the Los Angeles Rams.
While Eagles fans had been calling out Bigsby for his poor play, he started to show glimpses of what he can do. In Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, he had a random 11-yard burst that caught everyone by surprise.
The next week, against the New York Giants, that small burst became multiple small bursts. Bigsby finished with nine carries for 104 yards in the 38-20 win over New York.
Eagles fans joined in with Graham in being stunned by how good Bigsby was in that game. The young running back has now found a new role with the team that doesn't involve him ever returning kickoffs.
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Bigsby's quiet trade at the beginning of the year might have become one of Howie Roseman's most underrated moves since being general manager.