After Philadelphia’s joint practice with the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay was celebrating an Eagles’ interception – and he didn’t make it.

Second-year cornerback Josh Jobe did.

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“Oh, my goodness,” Slay said. “First of all, Jobe’s probably the worst catcher in the DB room. But I am so happy my boy caught the ball. I felt like I caught it for him. I felt like I took my hands and put them on his hands and caught it. He cannot catch, and today he caught it. I’m like a proud dad right now, I ain’t going to lie. I was so happy for him, man.”

As an undrafted rookie from Alabama, Jobe stuck with Philadelphia last season. In 11 regular-season games, he was on the field for 12 defensive snaps and 220 special-teams plays. This year, he’s seeking to solidify this spot in the secondary, and he’s listed as a second-team cornerback behind Slay and James Bradberry, a former Pleasant Grove High School and Samford standout.

“He’s been working his behind off each and every day,” Slay said. “He’s a guy that really asks questions. I know he’s a guy that don’t talk a lot, but he asks a lot of questions. He be doing a great job this camp, man. Being an undrafted guy, he just come in every day and work hard.”

The Eagles followed their signing of Jobe last year by adding another Alabama cornerback after he was passed over in the draft this year.

Jobe started at cornerback in Philadelphia’s 20-19 preseason loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. But Eli Ricks made the splash play for the Eagles’ secondary when he returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of his first pro game.

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A 10-year veteran, Slay said Jobe and Ricks had profited from “being around great leaders” in the Philadelphia secondary.

“That’s how young guys get great, become great at a younger age,” Slay said, “because they got great vets that’s willing to teach guys. A lot of vets in this league probably don’t want a young guy to take their spot. I’m looking forward to a young guy taking my spot because that’s what it’s all about – giving off your knowledge of the game – because one day I’m going to hang it up and want these guys to be prepared to be in this position I’m in, so I’m looking forward to a Josh Jobe or anyone of them young guys taking my spot.”

A third member of the Eagles’ secondary who came to Philadelphia as a undrafted rookie also has Alabama football roots, and former West Limestone High School standout Reed Blankenship is vying for a starting spot.

In his first NFL season, Blankenship started four times at safety when Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was out with an injury as the rookie played 291 defensive snaps in 2022.

In the offseason, Philadelphia lost its regular safeties – Gardner-Johnson and Marcus Epps – in free agency. Blankenship is listed as a starter on the Eagles’ preseason depth chart.

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“He makes a lot of plays,” Slay said of Blankenship. “He’s smart. As you see, he was growing into it last year, playing at a high level filling in for Chauncey, still rotating in a little bit learning from (Marcus) Epps last year.

“And it’s carrying over to this year, man, him being one of our top guys in the secondary. Been doing a great job communicating, leading the way, and right now, he got the most picks during camp, and I’m kind of jealous because I’m trying to win. … Happy for him, though.”

The Eagles and Browns practiced together in Philadelphia on Monday and Tuesday in advance of their preseason meeting at 6:30 p.m. CDT Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. NFL Network will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.