After an lively joint follow on Tuesday, the Eagles and Patriots will every play their second preseason recreation at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night time. Listed here are two gamers from Philadelphia to keep watch over.
WR Britain Covey
The Eagles have been looking for a reliable No.3 receiver since Nick Sirianni took over as head coach in 2021. Gamers like Julio Jones, Quez Watkins and Olamide Zaccheaus have all come and gone leaving the workforce weak behind starters A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
New addition Parris Campbell appeared destined for the job, however he’s been coping with a groin situation in camp. Covey caught all of his team-high 4 targets for 25 yards in opposition to the Ravens on Friday and in response to Jimmy Kempski of phillyvoice.com, he noticed the third-most snaps (38) amongst extensive receivers.
Covey has simply 4 catches for 42 yards in two seasons with the workforce, however led the league with 417 yards on punt returns final season and has been making a case to change into the workforce’s third receiver.
