PHILADELPHIA — In the second quarter of the Eagles’ 22-13 preseason loss to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday, Eagles rookie safety Drew Mukuba followed Browns wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the sideline and ditched his man to jump Dillon Gabriel’s pass to tight end Blake Whitehart , pulling down an interception and returning it for a 75-yard touchdown.

Two drives after his pick-6, Mukuba dove to the ground and recovered Gabriel’s fumble on a bad handoff.

Mukuba’s preseason debut went well, and it could give him momentum to beat out Sydney Brown for the starting job. He showed Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio that he could be Philadelphia’s playmaker on the backend.

Philadelphia’s decision to trade safety C.J Gardner-Johnson during the offseason was a risky move. Ga

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