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What if A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Britain Covey all miss the Eagles-Bucs game? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
John Ross has never played for the Eagles. Johnny Wilson has one catch in his brief career. Parris Campbell has two catches in an Eagles uniform, and Jahan Dotson has three.
That, potentially, is your Eagles receiving crew this weekend.
With DeVonta Smith likely to miss the Eagles’ game Sunday in Tampa, A.J. Brown’s status iffy with a lingering hamstring injury and Britain Covey on Injured Reserve for at least four games with a shoulder injury, the Eagles are left with a group of healthy wide receivers that has a total of six combined receptions in an Eagles uniform.
The Eagles haven’t played a game without both Smith and Brown since before they acquired Brown during the 2022 draft. And Covey isn’t quite in their category, but he does have seven catches – 2nd-most among Eagles WRs – on seven targets.
In the win in New Orleans, Dotson played 63 snaps, Campbell 36 after his practice squad call-up and Wilson 24. Dotson caught a three-yard pass, Campbell had 2-for-13 and Wilson had a nine-yard first down reception.
Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said the coaches were thrilled with all three for helping get the offense going while playing in roles they were unfamiliar with.
“Excellent job of guys being able to play adjustment football,” Kellen Moore said Tuesday. “Those guys ran around, probably ran a few plays they never ran necessarily other than watching other guys run them (at practice). Being able to hop in there and play those adjustments in positions they probably didn’t anticipate lining up in and being able to execute those plays.
“We feel really confident and comfortable with those guys. Especially (if) you give them a few extra days, they can continue to develop and handle all the different adjustments through a game plan and so we feel very fortunate to have those guys.”
After Smith went down early in the…
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Publish date : 2024-09-24 23:01:02
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