[Music] Eagles name seven captains omitting Devon
Smith Eagles receiver Devon Smith had a c on his jersey last year this year he won't a captain in
2023 Smith has been omitted from the 2024 roster recently announced by the team the seven captains
for 2024 are receiver AJ Brown kicker Jake Elliot defensive end Brandon Graham quarterback Jaylen
herds tackle Lane Johnson tackle Jordan Mela and cornerback Darius slle on Sunday coach Nick serani
was asked about the omission of Smith there were a lot of guys that got votes sirani said I had to go
with the guys that got the most votes there just because Devon didn't have as many votes as some
of the other guys does not mean he's not still a leader on this football team that goes for a
lot of guys that goes for saquan Barkley who has been a captain for many years with the Giants
again chony Gardner Johnson all these guys so just because they aren't the captain and have
the sea on their chest doesn't mean they're not the leaders of this football team you just
can only have so many last year the Eagles had nine captains syriani acknowledged that they had
a couple too many where do you cut it off sirani said it's always a tricky thing there are a
lot of guys deserving of it the new captain this year is Mela the other six were captains
in 20203 along with Smith Center Jason Kel and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox Kel and Cox
have retired the real question is whether Smith finished eighth or ninth or whether those
spots went to others such as the two other players syriani specifically mentioned regardless
of the number of captains the Eagles will need better leadership than they got down the
stretch in 2023 when the team imploded from a 10 to1 start to a one andone embarrassment
against the Buccaneers in the postseason