The third-year player has shown his value as a punt returner. He could see some action on kickoff returns under the new format.
Eagles wide receiver Britain Covey is hoping to make a bigger impact on the offensive side of the ball this season.After spending the last two seasons as a return specialist with an extremely limited offensive role for the Eagles, Covey is working this summer to prove he can bring value as a complementary receiver for an offense in desperate need of one.
“Because you’ve got to be fearless on this kickoff return,” Covey added. “You can’t dance around, it’s got to be one cut, get vertical and trust. And that’s tough to do. It can turn into something like a punt return and it’s something I feel like I know I’d be good at, but there’s also a durability aspect of, you’re probably going to get five or six a game. So you’ll probably see a rotation of guys. If I were to place a bet on it, I would say you’d see four or five guys per game.
The 26-year-old cornerback, vying for a starting spot on the Eagles, said he dropped all the way down to 166 pounds while serving a yearlong suspension in 2023 for gambling while he was a member of the Indianapolis Colts. Going into the final days of training camp, Rodgers said he has surpassed the 180-pound mark, illustrative of the improved mental and physical state he has found since returning to the field.
The second-year defensive back, sidelined with an ACL injury suffered last January, has been watching the team sessions during practice from the end zone behind the defense dating back to organized team activities in the spring. Brown will mimic the pre-snap routines of the safeties on the field for “mental reps” before watching the play from a safety’s vantage point, something his teammates have taken notice of.
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