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The Philadelphia Eagles have been established in 1933 and have received three NFL championships and one Tremendous Bowl.
Casey Tucker’s first stint in Philadelphia lasted lower than three months. Now the massive, burly offensive lineman is again.
The Eagles claimed Tucker off waivers on Tuesday because the workforce continues to fill out its post-draft roster. He spent final season in Detroit on the Lions’ observe squad. Nonetheless, the Arizona native began his NFL profession in Philadelphia in 2019 when he acquired an invitation to coaching camp following a formidable tryout.
Tucker (6-foot-6, 308 kilos) loved his 15 minutes of fame final yr following a combat with fourth-round choose Shareef Miller in 1-on-1 drills at camp. Punches have been thrown within the temporary scuffle and the gamers needed to be bodily separated however nobody was injured. Sadly, Tucker was launched by the Eagles three days later.
Tucker (6-foot-6, 308 kilos) is a flexible athlete who can man a number of spots on the offensive line, together with proper guard, left guard and left deal with. A redshirt switch from Stanford, the place he blocked for all-purpose stud Christian McCaffrey, Tucker began 22 video games for the Cardinal and helped McCaffrey rush for two,019 yards.
From there, he transferred to Arizona State in 2018 and began 10 video games. Tucker went undrafted within the 2019 NFL Draft regardless of incomes an honorable point out for the Pac-12 All-Convention workforce throughout his senior yr.
The Eagles’ roster unofficially stands at 91 gamers in order that they should lower somebody to get it all the way down to the 90-player restrict earlier than coaching camp. After all, there's all the time the choice of inserting a participant on injured reserve. Alshon Jeffery stays a possible candidate for that designation.
Scouting Report: ‘Not Sufficient Bend’ in Sport
Regardless of going undrafted in 2019, there's purpose to be hopeful in Casey Tucker’s skills. Keep in mind, he was a starter at Stanford (27 video games in three years) earlier than transferring to Arizona State in 2018 (12 video games, 10 begins). If nothing else, he has first rate dimension and max versatility.
Tucker began three video games at left deal with in his senior yr for the Solar Devils, plus 5 video games at left guard and two video games at proper guard. His offensive line at Arizona State surrendered simply 15 complete sacks all yr.
Bleacher Report’s Edwin Weatherby described his recreation as higher suited to a pro-style offense (versus a variety assault) again in 2013:
His greatest asset is his means to shortly short-set versus rushers to make use of his energy to anchor and cease their progress. He’s a mauler within the operating recreation who has the talents to work wonders in a man-on-man scheme.
In the meantime, Lance Zierlein of NFL.com known as out his “athletic limitations” as potential issues on the subsequent degree in 2019:
On paper, the pedigree appears strong with good. Tucker was a starter at Stanford earlier than this previous season at Arizona State, he has beginning expertise at each deal with spots and at guard and he has NFL dimension. On tape, it by no means materializes prefer it must. His athletic limitations are going to be troublesome to beat towards athletic linemen in tight quarters and there isn’t sufficient bend to generate constant energy.
Tucker might be only a camp physique (at most) for the Eagles in 2020 if he even makes it that far. However the workforce values amorphous gamers as of late and the man can slot in at just about each place on the offensive line. His dimension would possibly even make him an intriguing candidate to play heart.
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