Doug Pederson first mentioned watching "the young receivers," when the Eagles coach asked this week what he wanted to glean from Thursday's final preseason game. Merrill Reese, the team's radio voice, tweeted that wide receiver DeAndre Carter was one of two Eagles he was most anxious to see in the final action before the roster cut downs from 90 to 53, which must be complete by 4 p.m. Saturday. (The other was rookie running back Josh Adams.)
They saw Carter gain the Eagles' first two first downs of the game against the visiting New York Jets, on catches of 19 and 18 yards in an Eagles 10-9 victory at Lincoln financial Field.