When CJ Gardner-Johnson was released by the Houston Texans , Philadelphia Eagles fans over the world banged the table to see Howie Roseman re-sign the veteran safety and send presumed rookie replacement Andrew Mukuba to the bench.

A highly anticipated second-round pick out of Texas who had slot cornerback experience from his time at Clemson, Mukuba struggled early on with assignments, on-ball coverage, and most crucially, tackling, with his six missed tackles ranking among the worst marks on the team.

And yet, in the opinion of Fangio, those early struggles were worth it, as he told reporters Tuesday that Mukuba settling in has been a massive part of the Eagles' defensive dominance as of late.

“Yes. That’s a part of us playing better, too,” Fangio told reporters. “Early in the

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