The Eagles will take on division rival New York Giants in the Week 3 home opener. Check out their key players to watch.
QB Eli Manning led the Giants to their first postseason appearance in five years in 2016. Manning has two Super Bowl MVPs to his resume and ranks among the top 10 all-time in passing yards.
WR Odell Beckham Jr.'s status for the Week 3 contest is still undetermined. If he's healthy, the Giants will have one of the league's most lethal playmakers on the field. In six games against the Eagles, Beckham Jr. has raked in 524 yards and four touchdowns.
WR Sterling Shepard caught 8 touchdown passes as a rookie in 2016. Shepard pulled in two of those touchdowns against the Eagles.
WR Brandon Marshall joined the Giants in the offseason. The six-time Pro Bowler climaxed the 1,000 receiving yard plateau eight times out of his first 10 NFL seasons.
DE Olivier Vernon led the Giants in sacks last season with 8.5.
CB Janoris Jenkins has started 74 out of a possible 76 games in his career. Jenkins was named second-team All Pro after defending 16 games and three interceptions last season.
CB Dominique Rodger-Cromartie earned second-team All-Pro honors alongside Jenkins. He notched a team-high six interceptions and 21 passes defended.
S Landon Collins earned a first-team All-Pro nod after his sophmore campaign for the Giants. Last season, Collins had five interceptions and returned one of them for a touchdown.
DE Jason Pierre Paul lines up for his eighth season in New York. In that span, he's accumulated 50 sacks which ranks seventh-highest in Giants history.
Guard Chance Warmack, who was inactive for the first two games, worked with the first-team offense at left guard in the portion of practice that was open to the media on Wednesday. Starter Isaac Seumalo struggled in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs.
Warmack was the first-round pick of the Titans back in 2012. He made 46 starts at right guard for Tennessee before coming to Philadelphia. During practice, he said he spent time at both the right and left guard spots, getting reps with the first and second units.
"That's why I'm here, just trying to help the team as best as I can," Warmack said. "For me, I just execute what they tell me to do. I trust my coaches. I trust my teammates. Whatever they ask us to do, we're going to execute on that."
The team's leading receiver thus far, tight end Zach Ertz, has some familiarity with Warmack. Both players were members of the 2013 draft class. Ertz believes Warmack's presence up front will be a considerable addition to the offense.
"We're excited to see what Chance can do. He was (10th) overall pick for the reason," Ertz said. "He's huge obviously. He's really strong. He's really good in the run game so we're very excited about him."
Sunday's upcoming game could provide the occasion to prove his blocking ability against a talented Giants defensive line.
"He was good enough to get picked in the first (round) so he's obviously a good player," said running back LeGarrette Blount. "Opportunities are the biggest things in this league. Once you get an opportunity you have to try and make the best of it. You've got to try and stretch it out for long periods of time and as long as possible. Sometimes, if you lose an opportunity, you might not get it again. I think he's going to take advantage of it and do a really good job for us."
Running back Wendell Smallwood chimed in about Warmack as well.
"He's been getting better every day. We've seen him. I know whoever's going to step in, whether it's going to be Isaac or Chance we're going to get that some camaraderie we always have and just keep it going."
Right tackle Lane Johnson started alongside Warmack in the preseason opener in Green Bay. He knows Warmack won't go into Sunday's game with cold feet.
"He's worked hard. Came from Tennessee and he's just been consistently working. Trying to get better with his hands, his leverage, and just been practicing hard and battling all year," Johnson said. "So (when) his opportunity comes he'll be ready."
