The Eagles' two-day mandatory minicamp opens Tuesday, June 9, with full media access on both days. It is the last football activity before the team breaks for the summer, and the first time reporters get a full look at the offense in the post-A.J. Brown era. Here are the seven storylines that will define what comes out of the next 48 hours.
1. Sean Mannion's Offense Gets Its First Real Test
The biggest variable in the Eagles' 2026 season is the new offensive coordinator. Sean Mannion's installation has been ongoing since OTAs opened, and Jalen Hurts has been complimentary about the scheme so far ("You can definitely see the vision"), but minicamp is the first opportunity to see the offense run a full menu of concepts with the starters on the field. The defense has been ahead of the offense in OTAs. That is normal in June. The question is whether the gap is closing.
2. DeVonta Smith as the Unquestioned WR1
Smith takes the field this week as the No. 1 wide receiver of the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time in his career. There is no A.J. Brown to share targets with. There is no debate about pecking order. Smith led the team in receiving yards in 2025 already (1,008), so the transition is more formalization than reinvention, but the route concepts and target volume in Mannion's design are about to look different. Watch how often Smith is moved around the formation, how often he is the first read, and how the offense leans on him in the red zone.
3. The Makai Lemon Hamstring Watch
The Eagles' first-round rookie was sidelined the last open OTA with a hamstring and has been in danger of missing minicamp entirely. Lemon is the projected WR2 alongside Smith. If he is on the field, the Eagles can run a real first-string two-receiver look for the first time this spring. If he is not, Dontayvion Wicks and Hollywood Brown rotate up and the depth chart conversation extends through training camp.
4. Lane Johnson's Absence and the Markel Bell Audition
Lane Johnson has skipped both open OTA practices, which is his pattern, but mandatory minicamp is the line he typically does not cross. If he is in attendance Tuesday, that confirms business as usual. If he is not, the conversation around third-round pick Markel Bell taking first-team right tackle snaps gets a lot louder. Sirianni has already praised Bell's mental game ("really sharp mentally, handles the volume in a very positive manner, obvious freakish size"). The next two days are the audition.
5. Jalen Carter's Attendance
Carter has been absent from the open portions of OTAs. Mandatory minicamp is mandatory, with fines for unexcused absences. If Carter is on the field Tuesday, the conditioning question goes away. If he is not, the conversation shifts to why and what the team is willing to do about it. Carter's fifth-year option was just picked up at $27.127 million for 2027. The team is invested.
6. The QB2 Race: Andy Dalton or Tanner McKee?
Andy Dalton has taken the QB2 reps through the open portion of OTAs, with Tanner McKee working with the threes. That alignment has been notable enough that Bleacher Report this week named McKee as a player every team should try to trade. The QB2 order in minicamp will be the cleanest signal yet of where the team actually has McKee on the depth chart. If Dalton stays at QB2 through both days, the trade chatter gains weight.
7. The Safety Battle: Marcus Epps vs. Michael Carter II
The least-discussed real position battle on the roster. Epps has the inside track on the starting safety job opposite the existing rotation, but Michael Carter II has been making plays on the back end through OTAs. Minicamp reps will determine whether Carter II works his way into the conversation or whether Epps lock it down ahead of camp.
What This Sets Up
The Eagles break after Wednesday and do not reassemble until late July when training camp opens. Whatever the team looks like coming out of these two days is the picture that hangs in fans' heads for the next six weeks. The biggest tells are not in highlight reels. They are in attendance, depth-chart order, and how Mannion's first-team unit looks against a Vic Fangio defense that has owned every spring practice so far.
Reporters are on the field both Tuesday and Wednesday. The full minicamp recap will be live at the end of Wednesday's session.
