Jalen Brunson, the dude who carried the Knicks to a championship last season, is reportedly hopping on the ManningCast for the Eagles-Cowboys Week 7 showdown. But seriously, you gotta wonder how much he’s gonna enjoy repping his beloved Eagles given how absolutely grim things are looking for Philly right now.
From Finals MVP to Fan on the Fringe
Brunson’s got some serious street cred. The guy’s a three-time All-Star, and he was the engine that finally ended the Knicks’ 53-year championship drought. He crushed it in the 2026 playoff run, averaging a league-leading 28.4 points per game with sick 46.5/36.3/84.6 shooting splits. He didn’t just snag Eastern Conference Finals MVP, he took home the Finals MVP award, too. So yeah, the man knows how to win. But now he’s gonna be on ESPN’s alternate broadcast during the third quarter, watching his favorite team, the Eagles, try to dig themselves out of an early season hole. It’s a tough spot when your squad is struggling this hard.
NFC East Turmoil and a “Murky” Outlook
This NFC East clash between the Eagles and Cowboys isn’t exactly a battle of titans right now. Both teams are sitting at a dismal 2-4 record, desperately trying to put their slow starts behind them. For Philadelphia, things are looking especially rough. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the rest of the season with a blood clot diagnosis, which makes their outlook for the rest of the year “murky” to say the least. And Dallas? They’re not exactly tearing it up either, having dropped three of their last four games. So, Brunson’s gonna be watching a couple of teams that are struggling big time, which has to be a gut punch for any fan, let alone one who just tasted championship glory.
The Eagles and Cowboys kick off on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET. It’ll be interesting to hear what Brunson, a certified winner, has to say about his struggling Eagles. Can they pull off a turnaround without their starting QB? We’ll all be watching to find out, and hey, while we’re talking NFL, everyone in Seattle is still buzzing about those “Reported Details of Seahawks-K9 Split.” Wild times for football fans all over, right?
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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