Tyler Steen earns his locker stall

With the 2025 regular season just seven days away, some notes as the Eagles focus in on Dallas and the NFL's first game of the season on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

This has been a staple of the Eagles' locker room at the NovaCare Complex for years: In the far right back corner, the starting offensive line has its lockers lined up, left to right. Farthest away is left tackle Jordan Mailata. Next to him is left guard Landon Dickerson's locker. Next to him, center Cam Jurgens. At the very end, right tackle Lane Johnson.

The lone empty spot has been filled, and with that, Tyler Steen is smiling. He is the starting right guard heading into Thursday's regular-season opener against Dallas and he is darn pleased with the work he's put in, the progress he has made, and the play he has shown this spring and summer.

Steen, a third-year player from Alabama, has a high level of confidence with the opener ahead.

"Very confident," Steen said on Thursday afternoon. "I'm really confident in the guys we have in that room. I plan to lean on those guys. Just make sure we communicate well and that we're on the same page and I think everything will go well."

In 2024, Steen and Mekhi Becton battled for the starting job and eventually Becton won out. Still, Steen played 371 offensive snaps and helped the Eagles when he was on the field. He has talent. He has experience.

And now he's starting at right guard for the Eagles with the Dallas Cowboys coming to town next week. He's in the starting locker, after all.

"That's cool. The starting five, all on that side of the locker room. Cool," he said. "I plan on staying there. I stayed focused on putting my best foot forward every day. I wasn't concerned on winning the job or whatever. I just wanted to get better the next day."

The offensive line's job will be much different come Thursday night, as the Cowboys have traded All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers (so the Eagles will still see Parsons, just later in the season).