Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins appears to be holding out for a new contract while not reporting to OTAs this time around.
However, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz knows that he can still count on the veteran defensive back when push ultimately comes to shove.
“[He’s] one of our most experienced players and biggest leaders,” Schwartz recently said, via NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk. “Again, that’s really not anything unusual when you look around the NFL. There are different guys in, different guys out, different guys have different parts of their career. Some guys benefit from more rest; some from more work. Every case is a little bit different. . . .
“I know this, when the chips are down, you’ll be able to count on Malcolm Jenkins. And a lot of other guys we’re trying to find that out about, and that’s what they’re doing here at this time of year. Malcolm has some of those credits already in his bank account.”
The Eagles remain loaded on both sides of the football while there is seemingly just a slim chance that Jenkins opts against joining his teammates in Philadelphia in the end. While reaching the postseason in each of the last two seasons, the Eagles are now just two years removed from winning the franchise's first ever Super Bowl title.
In 2019, it appears as though Philadelphia will be forced to battle it out against the rival Dallas Cowboys with both the New York Giants and Washington Redskins lacking in the talent department.
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