Report: Eagles will release Alshon Jeffery

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The Eagles’ reception corps continues to undergo a makeover this off-season.

Philadelphia Will launch Alshon Jeffery when the new year of the league begins next month, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.

Jeffery was a key part of the Eagles’ team that won the Super Bowl LII, making 12 receptions for 219 yards with three touchdowns in the 2017 postseason. But he hasn’t been able to play 16 games since that year, going from 13 games in 2018 to 10 games in 2019, to just seven in 2020.

Jeffery picked up six passes for 115 yards with a touchdown last season. He lost most of the year while recovering from foot surgery out of season.

Jeffery had a season remaining on the four-year extension, $ 52 million, which he signed with the Eagles in December 2017. He has 475 career receptions for 6,786 yards with 46 touchdowns between five years with Chicago and four seasons with Philadelphia.

Last week, the Eagles announced that they would launch DeSean Jackson, which was transferred to the transaction on Monday.

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