Josh Huff arrested Rant | Talk is cheap Nelson Agholor stfu and do something about it!
Tuesday certainly never will be remembered as one of the greatest days in Philadelphia Eagles history.
Not only did the franchise fail at the 4 p.m. trade deadline to add a wide receiver, but learned that it may actually be forced to subtract one in the wake of Josh Huff"s arrest.
Huff was charged with possession of a gun and marijuana during a traffic stop for speeding on the Walt Whitman Bridge, according to reports.
The Eagles had no comment on the Huff arrest except to say they"re still gathering information.
They had all the information they needed on the quality of their receivers before the deadline, though, and did not make a move. That signified they either are satisfied with the group that"s in place or found the price tags too high for some of the receivers thought to be available, such as San Francisco"s Torrey Smith and Chicago"s Alshon Jeffery.
Huff has been mostly a disappointment as a receiver since being drafted in the third round out of Oregon in 2013 but has been outstanding on special teams, particularly this season. On Sunday night at Dallas, he returned a kickoff 53 yards to set up a field goal. The week before, he took one back all the way for a touchdown.
The Eagles" other receivers have been struggling as well. The longest of quarterback Carson Wentz"s 32 pass completions went for just 14 yards in Sunday"s 29-23 loss to the Cowboys.
Lack of a downfield threat has been their biggest shortcoming. Ironically Huff, who might be their fastest runner and is easily their most explosive player, is averaging 5.5 yards per reception on 13 catches.
Jordan Matthews leads the team in receptions (36) and receiving yards (419) by large margins. He also ranks first in yards per reception (11.6) and TD receptions. But he is mostly coming from the slot.
Outside receivers Nelson Agholor (21 catches, 216 yards, 1 TD) and Dorial Green-Beckham (18 catches, 194 yards, 1 TD), who was acquired in a preseason trade with Tennessee, have been barely more productive combined than Matthews has been by himself.
This despite rookie quarterback Carson Wentz"s remaining on pace to set the franchise record for completion percentage. He is 150 of 228 for 1,526 yards and nine TDs.
Head coach Doug Pederson last week denied the team was interested in trading for a wide receiver.
"There"s no legitimacy to that," he said, "and I"m thrilled with the guys we have and going to work with them every day."
In Sunday night"s game, Agholor dropped a ball and had a catch wiped out when it was ruled he stepped out of bounds (without being forced) before stepping back in to catch the ball, then in the postgame locker room directed some rage at reporters who questioned him about the team"s problem with drops.
"We have a responsibility to win football games and I get it," he said. "Certain plays could have helped us. But there"s still four quarters of football to be played. We"ve got to win. You heard it from me I don"t got time for that no more. I only got time to win football games. No statistics, no "did this," just win. And that"s all that matters.
"That"s what the coaching staff cares about, that"s what I care about, winning football games," he said.
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