Ex-Eagle Reed Blankenship Shocks Philadelphia Fans With Recent Comments
When Blankenship made his first appearance after leaving the Eagles, what he shared left many Eagles fans scratching their heads.
This offseason has been a wild ride for the Philadelphia Eagles to this point. They went in with the intention of returning to the heights they had come to find in previous seasons. It's obviously unrealistic to assume a trip to the Super Bowl every season, but with where Philadelphia is as an organization right now, a first-round elimination to the 49ers doesn't cut it.
So far in the free agency cycle, we're already looking at a much different Eagles team than we've seen in previous seasons. They've lost pieces like Jaelan Phillips, Nakobe Dean, Jahon Dotson, and one very noticeable piece on the back end. Safety Reed Blankenship decided to sign elsewhere as he agreed to a deal with the Houston Texans.
Today, he made his first major appearance on a podcast since departing Philadelphia, and what he said shocked some Eagles fans. Reed Blankenship Didn't Feel Wanted in Philadelphia? Nov 10, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Philadelphia Eagles safety Reed Blankenship (32) during warmups prior the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Reed Blankenship had a Zoom interview with Texans reporter Aaron Wilson today, and there was one comment he made about his recruiting process with Houston that didn't make much sense to Eagles fans. In the interview, when speaking on Houston's pursuit of him, Blankenship said, "That honestly felt like the first time in my whole career that somebody really wanted me as a player and as a person. " As someone who was undrafted in 2022 out of Middle Tennessee State, it makes all the sense in the world how a guy like that could have a chip on his shoulder based on not being wanted.