Tag: Genard Avery

Bucs elevate LB Genard Avery from practice squad for Week 1

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have elevated linebacker Genard Avery from the practice squad for Sunday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are adding some veteran experience and versatility to their active roster heading into Week 1.

Linebacker Genard Avery has been elevated from the practice squad for Sunday night’s season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

Avery has the ability to line up as an off-ball linebacker or on the edge, and also give the Bucs some valuable special teams ability.

[listicle id=70717]

Bucs to sign OLB Genard Avery

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing veteran outside linebacker Genard Avery

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing free agent outside linebacker Genard Avery, per multiple reports.

Avery, 27, started 12 games for the Philadelphia Eagles last season, tallying 43 tackles.

A fifth-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft out of Memphis, Avery spent his first two NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns before joining the Eagles for the last two campaigns. Most recently, he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday.

Avery joins a Tampa Bay defense that just brought back veteran Carl Nassib to help replace Cam Gill, who was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury. He’ll have an opportunity to compete for a spot on Tampa Bay’s final 53-man roster as the Bucs prepare for Saturday’s preseason finale against the Indianapolis Colts.

[mm-video type=playlist id=01eqbw5aerff6ff182 player_id=none image=https://bucswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/plugins/mm-video/images/playlist-icon.png]

[listicle id=70236]

Two former Browns sign with the Steelers Thursday

Former Browns getting second and third chances around the league used to be rare. Much more common now:

As the Cleveland Browns have slowly pulled themselves out of the dregs of the NFL landscape, more and more former players are finding the ability to stick around the league. At one point, only a few former Browns scattered the league. A lot of Johnny Manziel, Justin Gilbert and Brandon Weeden making it six or fewer years in the league.

There, of course, were the Mitchell Schwartz, Alex Mack and Joe Hadens who went on to be successful after playing for the struggling squad in Cleveland.

Constant turnover in the front office and coaching staff of the Browns often led to roster turnover before players got a chance to solidify themselves in the league.

Two more former Cleveland players found their way to a division rival on Thursday:

Avery was drafted by the Browns in 2018 before being dealt to Philadelphia in 2019. That trade gave the team an extra fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft where they selected James Hudson III. Avery played 18 games for Cleveland collecting 4.5 sacks, five tackles for loss and 14 quarterback hits.

With the Eagles for 35 games, Avery only added three sacks, six tackles for loss and 10 more quarterback hits.

Joseph was signed by Cleveland in Andrew Berry’s first year as the team’s general manager after being a first-round pick in 2016. in 14 games for the Browns, Joseph had one interception, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble.

He signed to return to Las Vegas but was waived by the team. He spent time on Pittsburgh’s practice squad in 2021 and played in two games.

Former Eagles’ LB Genard Avery to sign with the Steelers

#NFLFreeAgency: former #Eagles pass rusher Genard Avery is set to sign with the #Steelers

Another former Eagle has landed in a new home, as Adam Caplan is reporting that pass rusher Genard Avery will sign with the Steelers.

Philadelphia acquired Avery from the Browns and immediately converted him to a pass rushing defensive end during the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

In 2021, Jonathan Gannon converted Avery back to his natural SAM linebacker spot, but the results were underwhelming.

Avery also had one of the worst missed tackle rates among players at his position, according to Pro Football Focus.

[listicle id=665009]

[listicle id=665011]

[lawrence-related id=665024,665020,664999,664986,664969,664965]

 

Predicting which Eagles’ 2022 unrestricted free agents should stay or go

With #SBLVI now just a week away and the offseason officially set to start, we’re predicting which #Philadelphia #Eagles 2022 unrestricted #NFL #freeagents should stay or go #FlyEaglesFly

NFL Free agency is just over a month away, and after an interesting week at the Senior Bowl, it’s now time for Eagles GM Howie Roseman to start his due diligence on league veterans and NFL free agency.

Philadelphia is slated to have almost $25 million in available cap space — before any trades, releases, or restructures — and several roster spots to address from the standpoint of an upgrade.

We’re predicting whether 9 Eagles’ unrestricted free agents will be back with the team or departing in free agency.

Eagles activate 11 players from the Reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of wild card matchup vs. Bucs

#Philadelphia #Eagles activate 11 players from the Reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of wild card matchup vs. #Buccaneers #TBvsPHI #PHIvsTB #BUCS

The Eagles are getting reinforcements back for Sunday’s postseason matchup against the Buccaneers on FOX.

Veteran linebacker Genard Avery, star defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, safety Marcus Epps, tight end Dallas Goedert, right guard Nate Herbig, running back Jordan Howard, star center Jason Kelce, slot cornerback Avonte Maddox, safety Rodney McLeod, running back Boston Scott, linebacker Alex Singleton, and reserve tight end Jack Stoll were all activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Jason Kelce came off the list over the weekend to keep his consecutive games played streak going.

Here are four takeaways from the moves.

4 key takeaways from Eagles placing 12 players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list

Jason #Kelce, Fletcher Cox among 12 #Eagles placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of Week 18 matchup against the #Dallas #Cowboys

The Eagles placed about a dozen players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday ahead of Saturday’s Week 18 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

Veteran linebacker Genard Avery, star defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, safety Marcus Epps, tight end Dallas Goedert, right guard Nate Herbig, running back Jordan Howard, star center Jason Kelce, slot cornerback Avonte Maddox, safety Rodney McLeod, running back Boston Scott, linebacker Alex Singleton, and reserve tight end Jack Stoll on the Reserve/COVID-19 list.

Here are four takeaways from the move.

Eagles snap count vs. Giants: Breakdown, observations from Week 12

Philadelphia Eagles snap count vs. New York Giants: Breakdown, observations from Week 12

Philadelphia went from potential playoff darling to once again searching for an identity after a disastrous 13-7 loss to the Giants at MetLife Stadium.

Jalen Hurts attempted 31 passes on the day, completing less than 50% of his attempts, while Jalen Reagor had more targets than Goedert and DeVonta Smith combined.

Here’s your snap count for Week 12.

Eagles snap count vs. Saints: Breakdown, observations from Week 11

Philadelphia Eagles snap count vs. New Orleans Saints: Breakdown, observations from Week 11

The Eagles are 5-6 and roaring towards a potential playoff birth after thrashing the Saints 40-29, in Week 11 at Lincoln Financial Field.

Philadelphia dominated New Orleans with the running game and made several timely plays on the defensive side of the ball.

With preparation set to begin for the Giants in Week 12, we’ve got your snap count from Sunday’s win.

Should the Eagles regret not blitzing 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo more in Week 2 loss?

Should the Eagles regret not blitzing 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo more in their 17-11 loss?

Jimmy Garoppolo has been one of the most pressured quarterbacks in the NFL over the past three seasons and he’s performed slightly above-average when pressured.

During Sunday’s 17-11 loss in their home opener, any pressure put on Garoppolo came organically, as Jonathan Gannon refused to blitz the 49ers quarterback and leave his secondary one on one with Deebo Samuel or George Kittle.

Per Next Gen Stats, the Eagles defense blitzed on just 3 of 30 San Francisco dropbacks (10.0%) and Garoppolo was 0-3 when Philadelphia did blitz.

Per PFF, Garoppolo finished with a 3.6-yard average depth of the target, with only 28.6% of his yards coming through the air. His two turnover-worthy plays came while pressured by the Eagles defensive line, so the question has to be asked, why didn’t Gannon blitz more, allowing Darius Slay and Steven Nelson to play on an Island?

Likely wanting to play it safe with George Kittle fully capable of exposing Philadelphia’s linebackers and safeties, the Eagles played two safeties over the top, choosing to play zone, while also relying on the defensive line to pressure the quarterback from within.

Kittle’s four receptions all came behind the line of scrimmage and his longest play went for eight yards. Kittle was also targeted on only 13.3% of his routes, his lowest target rate in a regular-season game since 2018.

Gannon chose a tight game over-pressuring Garoppolo with the extra defender and he should be applauded for almost pulling it off without his top defensive leader.

[listicle id=654051]

[lawrence-related id=654030,654014]