Philadelphia Eagles: Looking back at what happened to Jordan Matthews
By Hunter Doyle
What a start it was
In one of the deepest wide receiver draft classes in recent history, the Eagles selected Matthews in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
With the Eagles previously moving on from both DeSean Jackson and Jason Avant, there were big expectations surrounding Matthews, as he would have to compete with fellow rookie Josh Huff for the third receiver spot behind Jeremy Maclin and Riley Cooper.
Luckily for Philadelphia, Matthews didn’t disappoint as a rookie after playing in all 16 games while racking up 872 yards and eight touchdowns on 67 catches, earning a 72.2 grade from Pro Football Focus.
Matthews also had three 100-yard performances in his rookie season, one of which came on a big Monday Night Football game in Week 10.
After Nick Foles suffered a broken collarbone, Mark Sanchez was making his first start as a member of the Eagles in a primetime game.
Sitting at 6-2, the Eagles need to continue their momentum and they did just that during a 45-21 win over the Carolina Panthers that helped Philadelphia improve to 5-0 at home.
During the win, Matthews collected 138 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches. This was a signature game where we really saw what Matthews was made of, and it was quite the night for Sanchez as well after the quarterback celebrated at Geno’s Steaks following the game.