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Will Jahan Dotson be able to contribute while A.J. Brown is out? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jahan Dotson and Jalen Hurts are trying to squeeze an entire offseason into just a few weeks. And so far, it’s not going well.
Dotson, who the Eagles acquired along with a 5th-round pick for a 3rd-round pick and two 7th-rounders, has one catch for six yards in two games this year, including a start Monday night in place of A.J. Brown in the loss to the Falcons.
With Brown unlikely to play Sunday against the Saints in New Orleans, Dotson is expected to get his second start in an Eagles uniform.
They need the former 1st-round pick to contribute.
“The toughest part was that I was just in camp with another team, basically finished camp, and came straight here,” Dotson said before practice Thursday. “I’m going to learn the playbook in about a week or so? It’s pretty tough.
“But you get out what you put into it. I put a lot of hard work into it and I gained the coaches’ trust that they can put me out there without messing up. That was the overall goal when I came here. No one’s going to care how long it takes me to learn it. People just want to see me get out on the field.”
Since 2021, DeVonta Smith has 28 games with at least 60 receiving yards, Brown has 25 and Quez Watkins has six, most as a starter in 2021. No other Eagles WR – not Jalen Reagor, not Olamide Zaccheaus, not Julio Jones, not Zach Pascal – has ever had 60 yards in a game since Nick Sirianni became head coach.
Smith and Brown are one of the NFL’s top duos, but the Eagles haven’t had an impact third receiver since Jason Avant back in the final few years of Andy Reid’s coaching tenure.
The Eagles have been fortunate that Brown and Smith haven’t missed much time. But when an outside receiver has missed time, there hasn’t been anybody to fill in.
Dotson caught 85 passes for 1,041 yards and 11 touchdowns in two years in Washington – mainly as a starter. The Eagles need that sort of…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-09-20 16:59:08
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