The Eagles seem to have found their replacement for Torrey Smith in the way of former Ravens wideout, Mike Wallace. But what does the 31-year old wideout bring to the table?
This should come as no surprise, but the Eagles have found solace in yet another prove-it contract. The 31-year old veteran signs a one-year deal that gives the team some reliable receiving help at a cheap cost, with the deal being set at $2.5M and incentives making it worth up to $4M. This is a structure that helped build the Super Bowl winning roster one season ago and it’s clear that building through the draft and adding veteran leaders to help nurture that young talent is the direction that Roseman and Douglas intend on pushing down.
The 6’0, 199 lbs wideout is coming off of a year in which he received for 748 yards and 4 touchdowns, averaging over 14 yards per reception. While he’s at the tail end of his career, it’s clear that he still has the ability to burn defenses and stretch the field. The 2011 Pro-Bowler has long been heralded as a deep-threat and has three 1,000 yard seasons to his name, with his latest being in 2016 in Baltimore. The Ravens offense faded away fast in 2017 and while perhaps not the lone reason for his regression, it may have definitely played a factor that gives the Eagles move value.
This video dives into the reason behind one of Wallace’s slower seasons, unearthing a veteran player with plenty of fuel and turbo left in the tank.
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