​PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 13: Willie Lampkin #61 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on against the Washington Commanders during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 13, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to The Linc, the daily Philadelphia Eagles links roundup at Bleeding Green Nation!Really excited to see how Willie Lampkin fares in his first NFL start. Despite his unconventional frame, he might be a pretty good player? Lampkin was the 11th-highest graded interior offensive lineman by Pro Football Focus during the 2025 preseason. He was sixth-highest in the 2026 preseason. Lampkin stood out in a good way during training camp practices and he drew unprompted praise from Lane Johnson in a conversation the former Eagles right tackle had with some reporters off to the side with no microphones or cameras after a joint training camp practice with the Patriots. Let’s see what he’s got! Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links …Willie Lampkin to make NFL history Sunday in first career start – NBCSPThere’s never been an NFL offensive lineman built like Willie Lampkin. There’s about to be. Lampkin stands 5-foot-11, 290 pounds. And when he made his NFL debut playing four special teams snaps in the Eagles’ opener vs. the Commanders, he became the heaviest offensive lineman in NFL history under six feet. That’s a distinction previously held by Terry Long, who was 5-11, 272, and played in 105 games for the Steelers from 1984 through 1991. Now, for at least one week, Lampkin will be a starter. With Landon Dickerson not eligible to come off Injured Reserve until next week and Cam Jurgens now a Baltimore Raven, Lampkin will play regular-season offensive line snaps for the first time in his career. It may be at guard and it may be at center. Lampkin and Drew Kendall are both natural centers who got reps at guard this summer, but one of them will have to start at left guard. Most likely it will be Lampkin because you would think they wouldn’t want to move a 24-year-old Kendall to guard when he’s just starting to play well at center. Although it’s easier to hide a 5-11 guy at center than guard. So we’ll see. Either way, Lampkin on Sunday will become the Eagles’ shortest offensive line starter in 69 years, since 5-11 Abe Gibron started 12 games at left guard in 1957.There’s almost a foot between Markel Bell and Willie Lampkin. But they’ve become ‘brothers’ as O-Line careers take off. – InquirerWhen the two players first met, over the summer, they realized they shared a resilient spirit. Before long, they were inseparable; “always together” at the practice facility and at the stadium, in Lampkin’s telling. “He’s like my brother, man,” the guard said of Bell. “He’s like a humble beast.” Like any brothers would, they began to engage in some good-natured ribbing, mostly about the