Football Eagles land 6'7 WR

thabear04 · 03-30-2013, 12:54 PM

We still don't know what Chip Kelly's offense will look like next season, but the Philadelphia Eagles are getting bigger at wide receiver.

A pair of recent additions -- Arrelious Benn from earlier this month and Ifeanyi Momah on Saturday -- give the Eagles two taller wideouts. Benn, who flamed out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is 6-foot-2, and Momah is an outrageous 6-foot-7 and recently clocked a 4.4 40-yard dash.

The Eagles announced they agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Momah, who spent all of last season recovering from a knee injury suffered at Boston College as a senior in 2011. He's a long shot to make the roster -- so is Benn -- but Kelly is adding bodies to a receiver group long led by 5-foot-10 DeSean Jackson and 6-foot Jeremy Maclin.

Height doesn't make one a red-zone threat, but taller receivers give quarterbacks options in a league trending toward bigger, more physical corners. Philly isn't the only team mining for larger wideouts. It's possible neither of these guys stick, but the Eagles are making an early effort to restock the position.

03-30-2013, 12:54 PM	Topic Starter
thabear04 MTFU Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Valley Heat Casino cash: $5570450	Eagles land 6'7 WR We still don't know what Chip Kelly's offense will look like next season, but the Philadelphia Eagles are getting bigger at wide receiver. A pair of recent additions -- Arrelious Benn from earlier this month and Ifeanyi Momah on Saturday -- give the Eagles two taller wideouts. Benn, who flamed out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is 6-foot-2, and Momah is an outrageous 6-foot-7 and recently clocked a 4.4 40-yard dash. The Eagles announced they agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Momah, who spent all of last season recovering from a knee injury suffered at Boston College as a senior in 2011. He's a long shot to make the roster -- so is Benn -- but Kelly is adding bodies to a receiver group long led by 5-foot-10 DeSean Jackson and 6-foot Jeremy Maclin. Height doesn't make one a red-zone threat, but taller receivers give quarterbacks options in a league trending toward bigger, more physical corners. Philly isn't the only team mining for larger wideouts. It's possible neither of these guys stick, but the Eagles are making an early effort to restock the position.
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