Nelson Agholor’s rise from two years of disappointment to becoming one of the most vital cogs in the Eagles offense didn’t begin with the regular season, and it didn’t begin in training camp.
Way back in the spring, when Agholor took most of the snaps at the slot position while Jordan Matthews was out with an injury, was when the coaches started to look at each other and go, “Hmm.”
The addition of Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith made it obvious that Agholor would not be needed as a wideout in the 2017 offense, so what was to become of him?