time2rock Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Former Eagles WR says Jalen Reagor needs a change of scenery Through two NFL seasons, Jalen Reagor has not approached playing up to the billing of the 21st overall pick in the 2020 Draft. His career averages through 28 games of a bit more than two catches for 25 yards reads more like a No. 3 or No. 4 receiver on an NFL team, at best. Factor in the handful of times where he has come up small in big situations -- the most recent being the muffed punt in the Wild Card game against the Buccaneers -- and many Eagles fans would rather he takes his talents elsewhere. Former Eagles wide receiver Jason Avant played in Philadelphia for eight seasons, and is remembered for being one of the most sure-handed, if not prolific, pass-catchers in recent memory. Avant knows what it means to play in Philadelphia, and on the Take Off with John Clark Podcast, he shared that the City of Brotherly Love may be too much for the 23-year-old from Waxahachie, Texas to handle. "I think that Jalen Reagor may need a change of scenery. I just do, I think that this city is tough, in and of itself. I just think it has gotten to him in Philadelphia, and I don’t necessarily know if this is the best, you know, city for his personality type. "Now, that city could be somewhere else, where he can thrive and be a better player, but the truth of the matter is that there’s a lot of growth and development that has not occurred with Jalen Reagor. "I think that some of it is confidence, but also… he has been able to get away with being the best athlete for so long. When you get to the NFL, being the best athlete is impossible. It’s the upper echelon, the most elite of the elite. You have to have technique, you have to have some subtleties, some tricks, you have to have a bunch of development. I think it’s just caught up to him. The lack of preparation… has caught up to him now.” That last bit is very telling. Reagor was drafted where he was because of the athletic gifts he showed at TCU, on big stages in the Big 12. But most NFL players know that the work doesn’t stop once you are drafted, regardless of which round you were taken. The fans in Philadelphia are demanding, especially for big-name free agents and highly-selected draft picks. And fair or not, if you don’t produce, or show measured development, you will draw plenty of negative attention. Reagor has two seasons remaining on his rookie deal. It would be a surprise if he is not on the team for 2022. It would cost the team more than twice as much to release him than to keep him. But barring a serious turnaround next season, he will have to find his game somewhere else. https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/jalen-reagor-change-of-scenery-jason-avant-eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Absolutely agree. He needs a new team and a change. He's played with 2 different QBs here and 2 different HCs with different offensive schemes. And this year he actually looked like he regressed from last year. And the thing is... He doesn't even show anything! He doesn't flash or drop too many passes. He does nothing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 He might be the slowest "speed guy" I've ever seen. A move is 100% in order for him. Give him that career restart somewhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, PoconoDon said: He might be the slowest "speed guy" I've ever seen. A move is 100% in order for him. Give him that career restart somewhere else. Problem is nobody is trading much, if anything, for him and the cap hit is too big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesAddict Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: Problem is nobody is trading much, if anything, for him and the cap hit is too big. Yep. Unless Howie is willing to accept a late day 3 draft pick or some young/middling player, Reagor isn't going anywhere next year. The good news is that it's a 99.9% certainty that Howie will add a WR in FA and Reagor will be WR 4 at best next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said: Yep. Unless Howie is willing to accept a late day 3 draft pick or some young/middling player, Reagor isn't going anywhere next year. The good news is that it's a 99.9% certainty that Howie will add a WR in FA and Reagor will be WR 4 at best next year. And even if he took a late day 3 pick we still take the cap hit don't we? Or does that go to his new team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesAddict Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: And even if he took a late day 3 pick we still take the cap hit don't we? Or does that go to his new team? We would ultimately save money by trading him...I think I saw something like 3.5 mil in Cap savings if we traded him, but would take over a 7 mil cap hit if we cut him outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, EaglesAddict said: We would ultimately save money by trading him...I think I saw something like 3.5 mil in Cap savings if we traded him, but would take over a 7 mil cap hit if we cut him outright. Reagor: $7.8M in dead money if cut (no cap savings), $3.6M in dead money if traded (cap savings $13.6K). Both using pre June 1 designations. If cut using a post June 1 designation it still results in a $6M dead money hit to the cap and push the remaining to 2023 (doubt they will want to add even more since they are already pushing a pretty good amount to 2023 with the way they are handling Brooks' retirement). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchew88 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Nice way of saying GTFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weko Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Reagor is a BUST and the guy playing the same position, drafted one spot after him, is on pace for the Hall of Fame. Go Howie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weko Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 11 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: And even if he took a late day 3 pick we still take the cap hit don't we? Or does that go to his new team? Doubtful a team trades a 7th rounder for him and assumes his contract. He is a minimum pay, play well or be cut, player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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