This NFL season had a bit of everything, but let’s be real—it was a straight-up rookie takeover. I mean, from Jayden Daniels dragging the Commanders to the conference championship round to Bucky Irving ending up as the highest-graded rookie of 2024, the young guns left an impact across the league. And how can we ignore the Eagles‘ CB, Cooper DeJean?

From being the 40th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft to becoming a cornerstone of the Eagles’ defense, the 22-year-old had one heck of a career start. The guy recorded his first career reception in the most anticipated showdown of the season—the Super Bowl, that too, on his birthday. And not only did he record his first interception, he also returned it for a 38-yard TD. One of the reasons, the Eagles recorded a significant lead in the first half. And now he shared the Eagles’ game plan after the team’s lead.

On Wednesday, the rookie CB made an appearance on the latest episode of the Dan Patrick Show. And when Patrick asked him, “Take me into halftime what was it like,” the rookie made it clear—the team knew this thing was far from over. “I mean a lot of focus I think, you know, I think everybody understood that this the game wasn’t over,” Cooper DeJean stated.

“Because you know we understood you know, who they were on that side, you know, their offense and what they’re capable of, their quarterback, their offense, how explosive it is and you know, so we knew it wasn’t finished at halftime. And you know, we had to go out there and you know, put it away in that second half.” And can you blame him, or the Eagles, to be more accurate?

I mean, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes have a reputation for staging remarkable comebacks, especially in high-stakes games like the Super Bowl. Who can forget the Super Bowl LIV back in 2020 when the Chiefs were trailing the 49ers 20-10 heading into the fourth quarter? And what happened? At one point, it looked like the 49ers had already had one hand on the Lombardi trophy.

But then Mahomes did what he’s best at. He switched the tables and led his team to a 31-20 victory after back-to-back touchdown drives. So yeah, Cooper DeJean and the Eagles were pretty much aware of every possibility in the game. And let’s be real: it was not just limited to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

If we’re actually talking about such remarkable comebacks, then how we can ignore Tom Brady and the Patriots? I mean, the Super Bowl LI is still a fresh memory, especially for the Falcons. When the Patriots were buried, down 28-3 to the Falcons late in the third quarter, Brady pulled off an unexpected heist of the points.

He went full GOAT mode, leading drive after drive, picking apart Atlanta’s defense like it was a warm-up drill. The result? One of the biggest comebacks in Super Bowl history as he led the Patriots to a 34-28 win.

All in all, the Super Bowl is basically the home of legendary comebacks. And DeJean and the Eagles? Yeah, they weren’t about to make the mistake of sleeping on the Chiefs—thus winning their second Super Bowl.

Someone wanted Jalen Hurts’ Super Bowl MVP title

Who were the heroes of the Eagles’ Super Bowl win? There were many. For starters, their defense that hit the backbone of the Chiefs. They didn’t just set the tone for the victory, but forced three turnovers and sacked Mahomes a career-high six times. Second, their offense, led by Jalen Hurts. The guy completed 17 of 22 passes for 221 yards, three total touchdowns, and one interception.

On top of that, he was a total dual threat as the QB rushed for 72 yards. The result? Well, he didn’t just lead his team to the second Super Bowl, but also grabbed the Super Bowl MVP, becoming the first player of the organization to do so. However, the Eagles’ LB, Josh Sweat, believes that he should have won the award instead of Hurts. Yep, you read that right.

“I should’ve had it,” Sweat said. “I could’ve had it. It’s all good, though.” Yeah, the guy definitely had an impeccable performance enough to win the Super Bowl MVP. He recorded six tackles, six QB pressures, three QB hits, 2.5 sacks, and two tackles for loss. Talk about a complete player. It is safe to say that Sweat managed to build pressure on Mahomes that forced him to throw a couple of interceptions.

The 27-year-old LB wrapped up his seventh NFL season for the Eagles with eight sacks, 237 combined tackles, 54 tackles for loss, and 97 QB hits. And now? Sweat is now entering free agency this off-season and surely he’s gonna be one of the most watched-out LB, considering his successful season with the Eagles.