Alshon Jeffery Agrees To Deal With Philadelphia Eagles

No NFL team wins championships in March.

Much of that had to do with Chicago’s inferior quarterback play for most of the year. They’ll likely make more cuts soon.

The Philadelphia Eagles are in desperate need for wide receiver help. The rest of the league apparently felt likewise because Jeffery had to accept a one-year, $14 million deal from Philadelphia.

Releasing Barwin saved the team almost $8 million against the salary cap. But they are not. On paper, it makes solid sense.

This year, the Eagles have some veterans and a veteran receivers coach.

Jeffery was considered the NFL’s top free agent at the position. You don’t sign a receiver of Jeffery’s caliber to a one-year deal unless you’re gunning for the division title.

Like most free agents, Jeffery has some baggage.

The 27-year-old Jeffery has seen a dropoff in production over the past two seasons after back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving campaigns in 2013 and 2014.

Hmmmm: A new team has entered the fold for Alshon Jeffery: The rival #Vikings. He sat out four games serving a suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

Carson Wentz gets to throw to a pair of accomplished receivers next season. As of now, the Eagles will have Jeffery on one side, Smith on the other, with Jordan Matthews and Zach Ertz in the middle. Pryor has been mentioned in connection with the 49ers, Titans, Eagles, and Browns. The Eagles also released defensive end Connor Barwin, which would free up some space to sign Jeffery. He had only one drop in 94 targets last season.

Jeffery is known as a big receiver, but isn’t known for being a big personality.

It seems unlikely that the Eagles, who have never won a Super Bowl, will play for it in 2017, but he may be thinking long-term, despite saying he wants to win “right now”. Smith will follow around 2:15 then Jeffery and Warmack will have their news conferences at about 4:30.

The Eagles improved themselves on Thursday and the offseason is still far from over.