http://insidetheiggles.com/2009/05/26/somebody-likes-jason-avant-in-2009/ A Philadelphia Eagles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://insidetheiggles.com/2009/05/26/somebody-likes-jason-avant-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2430 Scott Tunstall Wed, 27 May 2009 04:50:14 +0000 http://insidetheiggles.com/?p=3967#comment-2430 You're right, Matt. He's one of the guys who will be approached about a new contract. He'll be a free agent after this season. With the receiver picture looking crowded, I wonder if he'll stick around? You’re right, Matt. He’s one of the guys who will be approached about a new contract. He’ll be a free agent after this season. With the receiver picture looking crowded, I wonder if he’ll stick around?

]]> http://insidetheiggles.com/2009/05/26/somebody-likes-jason-avant-in-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2429 Matt Tue, 26 May 2009 20:26:22 +0000 http://insidetheiggles.com/?p=3967#comment-2429 I'll be honest: until late in the 2008 season, Jason Avant just struck me as another name on the depth chart for the Eagles at the WR position. Yet, time-after-time, he came up big on third down. Not just the yardage, but the YAC as well. Now, I look at him as one of my favorite kinds of players: a role-player who does just what he's asked to do, and does it very well. I’ll be honest: until late in the 2008 season, Jason Avant just struck me as another name on the depth chart for the Eagles at the WR position. Yet, time-after-time, he came up big on third down. Not just the yardage, but the YAC as well. Now, I look at him as one of my favorite kinds of players: a role-player who does just what he’s asked to do, and does it very well.

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