Philadelphia’s training camp has brought a fresh kind of project to the field, and Uar Bernard is unlike just about anyone else in the building.
The Eagles’ seventh-round pick is still figuring out the basics of football after being selected by Howie Roseman late in this year’s draft. Bernard, a Nigerian-born International Pathway Program standout, had never taken a snap before arriving in Philadelphia. That reality has pushed the Eagles into a patient, custom-built approach for a rookie who is still early in the learning curve.
Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio laid out the blueprint plainly, describing it as “The "PP Plan," lots of patience and lots of persistence,” and making clear just how new this really is for Bernard.
“The day he put on a helmet here was the first time he ever put on a helmet. He hasn’t had shoulder pads on yet. That would be a new experience for him.”
Fangio also stressed that everyone around Bernard has to slow down and let the development happen on its own timeline.
“Everybody, including himself and us, needs to temper any expectations down,” Fangio said. “He's got a process to go through. Process, that's a bad word around here.”
There’s a little edge in that last line, and Fangio’s word choice doesn’t exactly feel accidental. But the larger message is simple: the Eagles are not trying to rush Bernard into anything. They want him to grow into the position, absorb the details, and survive the inevitable growing pains that come with learning football from scratch.
He’s in a good place to do it. Fangio and defensive line coach Clint Hurtt will handle the teaching, and Hurtt was a strong voice in pushing for Bernard to end up in Philadelphia. On top of that, Bernard gets to work around a loaded group every day.
In practice, he’ll be challenged by the Eagles’ offensive line, and in the meeting room and on the field he’ll be around Jordan Davis, Jalen Carter, and Moro Ojomo. That kind of environment gives him a chance to see how top-tier trench players operate while he tries to catch up.
The Eagles believe the ingredients are there: coaching, structure, and time. Bernard has already drawn praise for his work ethic and his hunger to improve every day.
For a rookie with this little football background, that matters. The plan is set, and now the real test begins.
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