Philadelphia Eagles release 2 veterans, including Super Bowl hero

Well, it wasn’t the move that we were expecting, but it wasn’t anything that was totally a shock to anyone either. On the first day of the new NFL year, while most Philadelphia Eagles fans awaited news of a trade involving Zach Ertz, Philly’s brass threw us a slight curveball.

According to an official team report, this one penned by Chris McPherson, Philly has decided to part ways with two of their most expensive veterans, one of which is a hero of Super Bowl LII.

When the 2021 season kicks off and the games count for real, the Birds will take the field without wide receiver Alshon Jeffery as a part of the roster. That’s the first time that’s happened in a while. According to McPherson, defensive tackle Malik Jackson has been released as well.

Again none of this is a surprise. It just isn’t the news that we were expecting. At the time of this story being published, there’s no word on what’s going on with Zach Ertz.

Here’s one last look at Jackson and Jeffery’s Philadelphia Eagles career.

Jeffery leaves the City of Brotherly Love with a Super Bowl ring, 194 receptions, 2,601 yards receiving, and 23 trips to the end zone. Those numbers include the playoffs. Jackson ends his run in midnight green with 28 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, and two pass breakups in 16 career games with seven starts. he never suited up for a playoff game with the Birds.

It wasn’t the output that Birds fans or the Eagles brass expected when they signed Jackson to a three-year, $30 million deal on March 13th of 2019, but he’s battled injury much of the time and hasn’t been the same guy most NFL fans remember playing in Denver with the Broncos and in Jacksonville with the Jaguars.

One day of the new league year is in the books, and there hasn’t been a ton of activity. That is unless you count the signing of a two-year deal by Adrian Killins who Philly’s already released either from either the roster or the practice squad about four times.