There’s been a ton of conversation recently surrounding the future of left tackle Jason Peters and how much he has left in the tank.
Peters is one of the best left tackles in NFL history, and if you ask him, he’s still among the best currently doing it.
You tell me, somebody, better than me, and I’ll walk away from the game.”
“You got somebody?”
Peters caught flak for his performance against the Cowboys where he was called for a costly holding penalty and a strip-sack that was eventually recovered by the Eagles.
Peters has played 12 games this season and missed three weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery. Even with his struggles this season, head coach Doug Pederson told reporters on Friday that “Peters is still very productive” and has done a nice job this season.
“Where he is in his career and what he’s done, I think he’s had a very productive season. And here lately coming back from the procedure he had, he feels good. He’s another one probably not 100% at this time of the year, but he feels good. We give him the rest during the week and give him some reps later in the week. Today will be a big day for him to get back out on the field.
But he’s done a nice job for us and still very productive.”
Peters has been flagged nine times this season, including five false starts, but he’s remained among the highest graded left tackles in football despite that.
He was No. 10 in a ranking of the top-25 offensive linemen conducted two weeks ago and depending on how things shake out, could end up in another Pro Bowl.