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3 takeaways from the Philadelphia Eagles signing Jordan Howard to the practice squad
The Eagles have signed RB Jordan Howard to their practice squad Monday, days after he was waived by the Dolphins.
Howard signed a two-year, $9.75 million deal with the Dolphins in the offseason and now he’ll return to Philadelphia to join the Eagles committee of running backs.
Here are three takeaways from the move.
Eagles snap counts vs. the Browns: Breakdown, analysis
The Philadelphia Eagles fell to 3-6-1 on the season after an ugly 22-17 road loss to the Cleveland Browns.
With a Monday night matchup at home against the Seahawks on the horizon, here are the snap counts for Sunday’s loss with breakdown and analysis.
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Wentz played every snap on Sunday, going 21 of 35 for 235 yards, two touchdowns, and two more interceptions. Hurts saw one snap in the rainy, gloomy conditions.
The Eagles promoted Elijah Holyfield up from the practice squad and he only saw five snaps on special teams. The Eagles rolled with Sanders and Scott on the afternoon. Miles Sanders led the Eagles with 66 yards on 16 carries (4.1 ypc), but had a huge fumble early in the first quarter. Boston Scott carried the ball 5 times for 24 yards.
Jeffery took a step back from a snap count, logging 5 one week after playing 18 snaps against the Giants. Weather likely played a factor in the reduction. Travis Fulgham led the Eagles in snaps at the receiver position, while Reagor led in the stat line, catching four passes for 52 yards. Fulgham was again held to one catch.
Goedert played every snap on Sunday, catching 5 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Richard Rodgers made the most of his 22 snaps, catching 2 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown.
The Eagles offensive line struggled on Sunday with only Seumalo and Matt Pryor seeing every snap. Jason Peters played the worst game of his career and Lane Johnson left with a shoulder injury.
The Eagles play valiantly on the defensive line Sunday with Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox leading the way. Javon Hargrave had a solid game with seven tackles, while Josh Sweat had 6 tackles and 1 sack.
Singleton is proving to be a solid NFL linebacker and he showed his mettle again on Sunday, leading the Eagles with 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack. T.J. Edwards missed some tackles but had another solid outing, logging 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss.
The Eagles secondary again gave up to many first-down conversions and outside of Slay, the entire secondary struggled in coverage.
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Eagles CB Michael Jacquet was the 4th highest-graded defensive rookie in Week 8
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The Philadelphia Eagles will already enter the 2021 offseason almost $70 million over the salary cap and even with $24 million to roll over, the loss of revenue from fans not being in attendance will cost the franchise over $100 million as well.
With the Eagles needing to secure good players at value, one 2020 undrafted free agent could have a future opposite Darius Slay at cornerback. Michael Jacquet joined the Eagles after the draft on and last Sunday night, he quietly was one of the league’s most impressive rookies.
Jacquet played 38 snaps against Dallas, giving up zero catches along with four tackles and a pass defended. Pro Football Focus rated Jacquet as the fifth-best defensive rookie for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season.
Highest-graded defensive rookies in Week 8:
1. Trevon Diggs – 90.4
2. Alex Highsmith – 88.7
3. Jeremy Chinn – 80.3
4. Michael Jacquet III – 75.6
5. Tershawn Wharton – 69.4 pic.twitter.com/K70CbGKK6m— PFF (@PFF) November 2, 2020
Jacquet, 23, spent the reduced offseason and training camp with the Eagles and made an impression before being one of the final cuts.
Jacquet (6-1, 203) is a former wide receiver who flipped to the defensive side of the ball for his last two collegiate seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2018 and 2019.
An undrafted free agent, the Eagles signed Jacquet to one of their bigger deals and he has the size and athletics to find a place in Jim Schwartz’s defense.
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