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10 Eagles backups to watch in Week 18 against Giants originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
With nothing to play for in terms of seeding, the Eagles are going to rest their star players in Week 18 against the Giants.
But this is a big opportunity for a lot of backups.
“What an opportunity for some of the guys who are going to be playing that maybe don’t get as many reps,” head coach Nick Sirianni said. “Huge, huge, huge opportunity for some people to do it in an NFL regular season game. Again, this isn’t the first time we’ve been in this scenario. You look back at your notes from that, you always grow from things that you go through with these scenarios but excited for these guys and their opportunity to go out and play.”
Here are 10 Eagles to watch on Sunday against the Giants:
QB Tanner McKee
Last week, McKee had a really strong NFL debut when he got in the game against the Cowboys. McKee completed 3 of 4 passes for 54 yards and 2 touchdowns and his one incompletion was a beautiful pass to A.J. Brown in the end zone but Brown couldn’t keep his feet in. McKee only got in the game last week because Kenny Pickett took another couple hits to his ribs. In this game, expect McKee to get the most snaps of his two-year NFL career. He’ll probably make his first career start.
WR Ainias Smith
The fifth-round pick from Texas A&M hasn’t played much at all this season. He has played just a total of 49 snaps all season and has just 3 catches for 6 yards. His last target came in the first win over the Cowboys in Week 10 and he was inactive for the four games before the Week 17 blowout against the Cowboys. Smith had a rough training camp and began the season in Injured Reserve, missing the first six games. It’s possible he could get to return some punts on Sunday too.
WR Jahan Dotson
The Eagles traded away a third-round pick in the move to acquire Dotson from the Commanders and he hasn’t been very productive. On an offense with A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith,…
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Publish date : 2025-01-03 12:00:00
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