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4 starters Philadelphia Eagles must finally say goodbye to in free agency

By Erin Grugan

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 05: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on Seahawks during their NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 05, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 05: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on Seahawks during their NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 05, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Nelson Agholor #13 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 01, 2019, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Nelson Agholor #13 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 01, 2019, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

player. 54. . . . Nelson Agholor. 13

He may have been a hero of Super Bowl LII, but it’s been rough fall from grace since then for the Eagles’ 2015 first-round draft pick.

The 2019-20 season saw Nelson Agholor manage just three touchdowns, all of which came in the first three weeks. He racked up a total of 363 receiving yards for the entire 2019 regular-season campaign. We won’t even bring up the drama surrounding that burner account.

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Recent mediocre performance coupled with the ongoing issues with a knee injury will follow Agholor as he enters free agency for the first time in his young career. Rather than take the risk on him bouncing back to his Super Bowl season form (and potentially put the team at risk by awarding him with a new long-term deal), it makes much more sense for the Eagles to part ways with the inconsistent young receiver and allow an emerging Greg Ward to take over duties as the team’s primary slot receiver.

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