Jordan Matthews Is Once Again An Eagle And Here's Your Friendly Reminder He Was Carson Wentz's Favorite Target And Best Buddy
PHILADELPHIA — Depleted at wide receiver, the Eagles turned to a familiar face for help, signing Jordan Matthews on Wednesday while placing starting wideout Mike Wallace on injured reserve. Matthews, a second-round pick by the Eagles in 2014, played in Philadelphia for three years, averaging 75 catches, 891 yards and six touchdowns per season. He was traded to the Buffalo Bills prior to the start of last season along with a third-round pick for cornerback Ronald Darby. Hampered by injury, Matthews bounced from Buffalo to New England and was released by the Patriots with an injury settlement in August.
Jordan Matthews and the Eagles: A match made in heaven purgatory. Look, it’s a matter of circumstance J-Matt is back in midnight green. If every WR on the Birds roster wasn’t either injured and/or incompetent, he’s most likely not on a NFL roster. But the Eagles are making the best of a shat situation. Matthews knows the system, can step in right away, and, oh, was once Carson Wentz’s favorite target by FAR and also his best friend. Obviously can’t hurt the cause. In fact, here’s what happened the day Matthews was trading in the middle of camp:
Male relationships, man. And Wentz and Matthews have already gone all the way. HE DROVE HIM TO THE AIRPORT.
I’ve always liked Jordan Matthews. He has down times, but his personality, work ethic, and bursts of talent speaks for itself. It’s just the question of whether he can stay healthy, still ball, and has finally has grown out his hands that were straight out of the fetus. His drops were always an issue, but the dude led the SEC, the greatest college football conference in all the land, in all-time receptions – BY FAR:
Plus there’s this little stat of the ages:
And that includes every third pass going through his mitts and ricocheting off his face. Let’s hope he can help out the cause. Here’s hoping J-Matt can step in and immediately contribute to the cause.
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PS – Still hilarious, and possibly accurate.