Eagles promote Britain Covey from practice squad

[time2rock]

Eagles promote Britain Covey from practice squad

 

 

 

Reuben Frank

EAGLES INSIDER

For the third straight week – and the final week – the Eagles have promoted undrafted rookie Britain Covey from the practice squad to the game-day roster.

The Eagles released Covey on Aug. 30 as part of final cuts and signed him a day later to the practice squad. He was a game-day elevation for both the Lions and Vikings games and has been the Eagles’ punt returner in both games.

The Eagles, 2-0, face the Washington Commanders at 1 p.m. Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

NFL rules only allow teams to promote each player three times from the practice squad to the active roster, so after this weekend, the Eagles will have to sign Covey to the 53-man roster if they want him to continue playing. They do have an open roster spot.

Although Covey has been sure-handed and made the right decisions fielding punts so far, he hasn’t yet shown the explosiveness that he displayed in college, when he had four punt return touchdowns and one on a kickoff return.

Covey is averaging just 5.4 yards per punt return, which ranks 25^th out of 29 players who have returned at least two punts so far this year. He has a long gainer of 11 yards. He has yet to play a snap on offense.

Players on the practice squad generally earn $11,500 per week, but those who are promoted to the game-day roster earn minimum wage for their experience level, and for Covey that’s $39,167 per week – 1-18^th of $705,000. 

So Covey will have earned $117,498 after this weekend even though he has yet to be on an NFL active roster.

The Eagles haven’t used Covey on kick returns yet. Quez Watkins ranks 22^nd out of 23 kick returners with at least two attempts with a 10.2 average.

The NFL averages this year are 8.3 yards per punt return and 22.0 yards per kick return.

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/eagles-promote-britain-covey-practice-squad-eagles-commanders

 

[brkmsn]

It wasn't the end of the world. Young players have to learn from mistakes. 

[PoconoDon]

Hasn't been special so far but it's far too early for a final answer yet. Time will tell if he's got what it takes or not. Also, there's nothing stopping the team from exploring other options.

[time2rock]

1 hour ago, PoconoDon said:

Hasn't been special so far but it's far too early for a final answer yet. Time will tell if he's got what it takes or not. Also, there's nothing stopping the team from exploring other options.

They can't call him up from the practice squad any more without putting him on the 53.  Will be interesting to see what they do.  They do have an open roster spot currently.  

[Cochis_Calhoun]

The muff Yesterday was bad but his biggest problem is he hasn't really elevated himself above the level of 'returner you could pick up from anywhere', he's never really looked like uncorking a big return, with all the preseason buzz I was interested to see what he can do but in all honesty, you could put Scott, Gainwell, Pascall or Watkins in there and get 5.4 per return and not need to use the roster spot.

 

[NCTANK]

he’s a tough little SOB, i’ll give him that.