PHILADELPHIA - Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins is the only name remaining on the roster that has withstood Chip Kelly's personnel blitzkrieg that had so many defensive backs looking for their luggage.
Bradley Fletcher and Cary Williams are missing from the corners, replaced by Walter Thurmond and Byron Maxwell; safety Nate Allen is history after four years with the club and a cavalcade of draft selections found three more cornerbacks join the fold.
Jenkins likes what he has seen thus far, probably because he's still there.
"No one player is bigger than the team, and that's me included," he said on Sunday, via CSNPhilly.com. "Every move he [Kelly] makes is to make the team better, so I can live with any decision that he makes because I know that's where it comes from.
Jenkins tallied 80 combined tackles and three interceptions against 15 defended passes (his career-high) with Philadelphia since signing in March of last year from the Saints.
But, if the two-time All Pro and Super Bowl champion with New Orleans knows anything being around the Eagles this offseason, anybody can go at anytime, and his name could be called next.
"Even if down the road that [the next move] ended up being me, I understand that I'm not bigger than the team and nobody is necessarily safe."
And if Chip Kelly's wizardy fails to produce at least a playoff berth come December, he may find himself looking for a new ZIP code.
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