The Philadelphia Eagles will play their first preseason game Thursday night in Philadelphia against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' most important offensive starters have sat out the entirety of the preseason each of the last two seasons, and I don't expect that they'll play this year either. The defensive starters played briefly in the first preseason game last year, but they were also new to Vic Fangio's scheme.

The starters aside, there are roles to be earned, and roster spots to be made, so here's what I'll be watching.

1) The backup edge rushers

Howie Roseman has already made one trade during training camp this year. Another one could be on the way if some of the backup edge defenders don't step up and show something soon.

The regular season starters will be

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