Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Monday that the position battle between Ringo and Adoree' Jackson for a starting cornerback role "is close," Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation reports.
Ringo started only five of 34 regular-season games in his first two years with the Eagles, but the 2023 fourth-round pick is looking to earn a bigger role in his third campaign. Jackson has 82 regular-season NFL starts under his belt but may have lost a step at age 29, as the veteran started only five of the 14 games in which he appeared for the Giants last season. Quinyon Mitchell is locked in as the other starter on the outside, with Cooper DeJean working as the slot cornerback.
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Eagles' Kelee Ringo: Taking first-team reps
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Ringo played with the first-team defense during minicamp Tuesday, Brandon Lee Gowton of SBNation reports.
Ringo also played with the starters during training camp about a year ago before eventually taking a back seat to then-rookies Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean. Ringo has also reportedly been rotating at right corner with offseason acquisition Adoree' Jackson. There's no guarantee of an every-down role for Ringo in 2025, promising as early reports out of minicamp might be.
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Eagles' Kelee Ringo: Seeing first-team work
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Ringo was spotted working with Philadelphia's first-team defense Wednesday, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Ringo started seeing more work on the Eagles' first-team defense towards the end of his rookie campaign, and it appears that he'll remain one of Philadelphia's top cornerbacks in 2024. The Georgia product recorded 21 total tackles and two pass deflections, including one interception, across 17 games last season (199 defensive snaps). He's expected to compete with Isaiah Rodgers and Avonte Maddox for a larger defensive role as the offseason progresses.
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Eagles' Kelee Ringo: Earns late-season role
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Ringo finished his rookie season with 1.0 sacks, one interception and 21 tackles in 17 regular-season games.
The fourth-round pick spent the bulk of the season limited to special-teams duty, playing just a single defensive snap prior to Week 14. He earned a role on defense for the final six games, starting four of them.
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Eagles' Kelee Ringo: Philly stops slide
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The Eagles selected Ringo in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 105th overall.
Ringo was a member of the excellent Georgia defense and served as one of its top corners in each of the last two seasons while combining to pick off four passes. He entered the draft after his junior season and was projected to go on Day 2, but he slid a bit. Ringo has the speed and size -- he ran a 4.36 40-yard dash at the combine and stands 6-foot-2 and 207 pounds -- to keep pace with the top receivers in the league, but he will likely begin his rookie campaign in a depth role.
