If Philadelphia Eagles fans didn't already love rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean before Sunday, they love him now.The former Iowa Hawkeyes star took on one of the NFL's biggest, baddest running backs in the open field in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 24-19 win Sunday against Baltimore. And he didn't just make the tackle, he made a highlight reel-worthy hit.Right as Ravens' running back Derrick Henry gathered a pass from Lamar Jackson, DeJean closed quickly and upended the league's second-leading rusher. Henry, listed at 6-3 and 247 pounds, is in his ninth NFL season and first with Baltimore. He has about 50 pounds on DeJean, listed at 6-0 and 198 pounds.When asked about it after the game, DeJean played it cool."I was just trying to do my job, run through him and make the tackle," he said. "I didn't expect to fully pick him up and put him on the ground. It kind of just happened like that."The NFL's video post on X replaying the hit has more than 2 million views as of Monday afternoon. Photos of Cooper DeJean's hit on Derrick Henry
BALTIMORE — If Philadelphia Eagles fans didn't already love rookie defensive back Cooper DeJean before Sunday, they love him now.
The former Iowa Hawkeyes star took on one of the NFL's biggest, baddest running backs in the open field in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 24-19 win Sunday against Baltimore. And he didn't just make the tackle, he made a highlight reel-worthy hit.
Right as Ravens' running back Derrick Henry gathered a pass from Lamar Jackson, DeJean closed quickly and upended the league's second-leading rusher.
Henry, listed at 6-3 and 247 pounds, is in his ninth NFL season and first with Baltimore. He has about 50 pounds on DeJean, listed at 6-0 and 198 pounds.
When asked about it after the game, DeJean played it cool.
"I was just trying to do my job, run through him and make the tackle," he said.
"I didn't expect to fully pick him up and put him on the ground. It kind of just happened like that."
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The NFL's video post on X replaying the hit has more than 2 million views as of Monday afternoon.
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Photos of Cooper DeJean's hit on Derrick Henry
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Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) tackles and slams Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) to the ground after a pass in the flat during the Philadelphia Eagles versus Baltimore Ravens NFL game at M&T Bank Stadium on December 1, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) tackles and slams Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) to the ground after a pass in the flat during the Philadelphia Eagles versus Baltimore Ravens NFL game at M&T Bank Stadium on December 1, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
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Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean (33) tackles and slams Ravens running back Derrick Henry (22) to the ground after a pass in the flat during the Philadelphia Eagles versus Baltimore Ravens NFL game at M&T Bank Stadium on December 1, 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
