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Nigel Bradham has not been suspended and will play the first game of the Eagles season against Washington on Sunday, according to head coach Doug Pederson.
While Pederson said any discipline imposed on Bradham was "an internal problem," he confirmed that Bradham would play Sunday at Linc.
Bradham, 30, did not show up for the bus trip to North Jersey for the pre-season final last Wednesday because he was sick, but he did not alert the Eagles. Bradham admitted Thursday he needed to communicate better.
I trust Nigel, "Pederson said," He and I had a great conversation, frankly, it's behind us, I'll just tell you this, we got one, without going into details because I do not I'm not going, big talk on Monday, and he's focused on the Redskins like me and we left him behind.
Bradham said Thursday that he was expecting to be disciplined. He said he was dealing with "a little stomach virus" and he was not thinking about his phone when he should have contacted the Eagles.
Whatever it is, it's past the Eagles now and Bradham will play Sunday. He plays an important role in this defense of the Eagles. He will be the linebacker who does not leave the field. And he will be ready to play Sunday after his rehabilitation after a foot operation this season. It's huge for the Eagles.
Cases like this one with Bradham – or really anything out of the box – happen much more often than they are reported. This Bradham news came from the Philadelphia Inquirer, so we all talk about it.
During his years as Eagles head coach, Pederson has demonstrated his ability to manage and massage such situations. It goes back to that "emotional intelligence" that we have all heard so much about.
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