Eagles WR Nelson Agholor Expects to Return Sunday From Knee Issue
By Michael Luciano
Much to the chagrin of Philadelphia Eagles fans, Nelson Agholor appears to be good to go.
The struggling wide receiver had been dealing with a knee issue in the lead up to Philly's matchup against the struggling Miami Dolphins. The man himself, however, is now certain that he will play in the contest, as he has been throughout.
Nelson Agholor (knee) said that he expects to play Sunday. #Eagles
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) November 29, 2019
Agholor has struggled mightily this year, catching 36 passes for a measly 322 yards. Mixed in with those numbers are some back-breaking drops, and he's swiftly become public enemy No. 1 in Philadelphia.
There is a chance that Agholor will return to his 2017 form now that the Eagles' best wide receivers are back and healthy, thus taking the attention away from the struggling former USC Trojan. Alshon Jeffrey will return from injury this week, and rookie JJ Arcega-Whiteside will start on the outside, which will push Agholor back inside to the slot.
Doug Pederson says JJ Arcega-Whiteside is a starter at outside WR now
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) November 27, 2019
Your starters could be Alshon Jeffery and JJ on outside with Nelson Agholor in slot
JJ says bye week helped him a lot to study more, get more comfortable. He has longest catch for receiver the last two games pic.twitter.com/YF6lbrJ5oX
Agholor might not be Michael Thomas, but the Eagles were throwing to a practice squad wide receiver who was a quarterback in college, so Agholor will be welcomed back to the Eagles' starting lineup with open arms. The Dolphins are a nice defense to play if you want to get your confidence back up, too.