BIRDS 365: Barrett Brooks and Mike Kaye

The former Eagles O-lineman talks Landon Dickerson and Mike Kaye dives into DeVonta's Smith's background

PHILADELPHIA - The Friday edition of BIRDS 365 welcomes former Eagles' O-Lineman Barrett Brooks to the show to give his thoughts on Landon Dickerson and the Philadelphia offensive line moving forward.

Brooks also talks about "lovin' ball" and the mentor relationship in the NFL when it comes to veterans and the counterintuitive notion of helping young players who might ultimately take your job.

Brooks also discusses the dearth of talent in the back seven on the Eagles' defense and why he plans on using a lot of Tums on third-downs this year plus his take on the biggest story in the NFL right now: Aaron Rodgers' unhappiness in Green Bay.

Rodgers has been unhappy for some time now, but his hards feelings were brought up again by ESPN's Adam Schefter on April 29, the start of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Hour 2 welcomes Mike Kaye of NJOnline.com to chime in on his recent DeVonta Smith piece examining how an awkward teenager turned into the football version of the "Slim Reaper" and a Heisman Trophy winner.

Kaye also examines Kenny Gainwell's fit in the offense and getting fourth-round CB Zech McPhearson up to speed.

Finally, Kaye, a former beat writer in Jacksonville, gives you the skinny on Tony Khan, AEW wrestling, and Tim Tebow.

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John McMullen contributes Eagles coverage for SI.com's EagleMaven and is the NFL Insider for JAKIB Media. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on both PhillyVoice.com and YouTube. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen

Ed Kracz is the publisher of SI.com’s EagleMaven and co-host of the Eagles Unfiltered Podcast. Check out the latest Eagles news at www.SI.com/NFL/Eagles and please follow him on Twitter: @kracze.


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JOHN MCMULLEN

John McMullen is a veteran reporter who has covered the NFL for over two decades. The current NFL insider for JAKIB Media, John is the former NFL Editor for The Sports Network where his syndicated column was featured in over 200 outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He was also the national NFL columnist for Today's Pigskin as well as FanRag Sports. McMullen has covered the Eagles on a daily basis since 2016, first for ESPN South Jersey and now for Eagles Today on SI.com's FanNation. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on YouTube.com. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey and part of 6ABC.com's live postgame show after every Eagles game. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen