**7:18 PM:** Safety Sydney Brown will enter a starting role with rookie Andrew Mukuba expected to miss some time. Mukuba has been a starter in Philadelphia's secondary this season and had come on in recent weeks, with Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio noting his lack of mistakes. Now, it's time for Brown, a third-year player, to step into the action.
"I'm ready," he said on Tuesday. "I feel like I've been ready since \[Training\] Camp. I think I've been prepared since I got here. I've had a couple setbacks in the past. It's just been something to work back from, but I think I've been ready to go since I came here."
Brown has played 36 games since getting drafted in the third round in 2023, making seven starts and nabbing two interceptions, including a 99-yard pick-six as a rookie. He plays a physical brand of football and can deliver some big-time hits.
Brown will start alongside Reed Blankenship, someone he has spent a lot of time around, something he thinks will help make the transition smooth.
"I think he's great. I think we have a good rapport," Brown said of Blankenship. "We've been together for three years. \[...\] I think just being as close as we are in the locker room and knowing him as a person, knowing him over the last few years, I think we're going to be great together." — Matt Ryan