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Will the Philadelphia Eagles finally give up on Sidney Jones?

You’ve heard this story so many times that you could probably write this portion yourself (and maybe even tell a better story). In 2017, Philly’s second-round selection was a highly-touted cornerback from the Pac-12’s Washington Huskies program that had been given first-round grades before shredding his Achilles at Washington’s Pro Day.

As some teams will do from time to time, Philadelphia decided that, even with the injury, having Jones available at a position of need in the second round was too good of an option to ignore, so they took him anyway.

The plan was to let him heal and, hopefully, he’d be ready for battle come Year 2. Sadly ladies and gentlemen that plan hasn’t worked, and a couple of deflections and an interception at the end of a Giants game that had, for the most part, already been decided won’t change that.

If Jones makes the team, a very real possibility, we might be using terms like ‘bust’ at season’s end. If he doesn’t make the team, also a very real possibility, no one will be shocked or surprised. He hasn’t been able to stay healthy or be overly productive during the first three seasons of his career, and to be frank, he hasn’t been able to stay healthy or be overly-impressive at this year’s version of training camp.