During his Tuesday morning press conference, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said linebacker Nakobe Dean would begin practicing "either this week or next week."

Dean had a breakout season in 2024, making 128 tackles, three sacks, a forced fumble, two recoveries, and a game-sealing INT Week 9 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. However, in the Eagles' Wild Card Round win over the Packers, Dean tore a patellar tendon, which is an extremely serious injury, as our Evan Macy laid out back in January . That ended his season.

"He played great last year," Fangio told reporters on Tuesday. "Besides being the signal caller guy and being a leader — you can't be a leader if you don't play good — he played great for us last year."

Dean started 2025 training camp on the PUP list,

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