Eagles Draft Cole Wisniewski: Blankenship Path Awaits

0:00It's April 27th, I'm Cory with the story. This is NFL News Today, driven by AI and Bill for football fans. Philadelphia Eagles scooped up Cole Wysnefski in the seventh round of the draft, catching him out in some remote spot with family. He hopped straight on a Zoom call, all hyped from the hugs and cheers after that phone pinged. This 6 foot 3, 220 pound dude switched from linebacker to safety and just turned 24. He grew up in Sparta, Wisconsin, balled at North Dakota State for four years, then hit Texas Tech for one more season. That move came after sitting out the prior year with a foot injury, but he grinded through it by staying a top team. General manager Howie Roseman sees shades of Reed Blankenship in him and that's big news. Blankenship went undrafted back in 2022, started on special teams, then blew up on defense after an injury opened the door. Now he's a starter. Eagles fans know the safety spot needs fresh blood soon, with Marcus Epps and Michael Carter both on one year deals.

1:02Wysnefski proved he can hang with big 12 speed on spread offences during his comeback. Philly's got sky high hopes, so expect this kid to hit the ground running in Novacare and chase that Blankenship path to the lineup.