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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Training Camp Battles to Watch

By George Stockburger

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Tropy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Tropy after his teams 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 27: Wide Receiver Mike Wallace #17 of the Baltimore Ravens catches the ball in warm ups prior to the game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on November 27, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – NOVEMBER 27: Wide Receiver Mike Wallace #17 of the Baltimore Ravens catches the ball in warm ups prior to the game against the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium on November 27, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

Wide Receivers

Philadelphia’s depth at wide receiver has been an issue for years, but during their Super Bowl run the quality was finally decent. Alson Jeffery and Nelson Agholor emerged as a quality tandem with Agholor finding a home in the slot. Torrey Smith’s departure left the Eagles with second year receivers Mack Hollins and Shelton Gibson as the number three and four receivers, which was greatly concerning.

Mike Wallace will now enter camp as the presumptive number two outside receiver with former Steeler Markus Wheaton competing for a job.

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Jeffery, Agholor, and Hollins are the only locks at receiver, and Wallace is as close to a lock as you’ll find. A large amount of Wallace’s cap hit consists of bonus money; aside from that he’s earning near the league minimum at $915,000, a steal if he pans out.

Gibson was a fifth-round draft pick in 2017 who never saw the field, and former Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. will compete after spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad.

Philadelphia also returns preseason star Bryce Treggs and a handful of practice squad hopefuls to compete for a special teams role.

Competition in training camp will come down to Gibson, Treggs, Wheaton, and Ward fighting for one or two spots on the 53-man roster. Speed is the name of the game for these guys, and showing their skills on punt returns could seal the deal on cutdown day.

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