The Eagles on Sunday afternoon waived receiver/return man Xavier Gipson.
Meaning they’re sticking with Britain Covey as their punt returner.
Gipson injured his shoulder in Dallas on a disastrous play that resulted in a fumble. He missed final week and Covey crammed in and carried out properly. Now that Gipson is wholesome, the Eagles have elected to stay with Covey, who has been the Eagles’ full-time returner earlier than.
Covey didn’t have many alternatives final week however made the a lot of the one he acquired.
“Yeah, clearly a well-recognized face with Covey,” particular groups coordinator Michael Clay stated throughout the week. “I believed he had a very good job, troublesome with circumstances on the market with being windy. Solely had actually that one alternative to return it. I believed he did a pleasant job. It was a kind of punts that we name, it was so dangerous, it was good, by way of it got here off Tory Taylor’s foot form of sideways and it was brief then it simply saved rolling and we did not know — if he did not decide that up, who is aware of the place that ball would’ve rolled to, might have been to the 15, issues of that nature. He did a very good job of form of corralling and getting sq.. Then he made two miss and acquired 9 yards out of it and form of classic Covey making one thing out of nothing to get us that first down by way of the return.
“So I believed he did a very good job of battling towards the circumstances, the kickers, the punters proper there. It was a very good to have a well-recognized face there in Covey again.”
By waiving Gipson, the Eagles opened a roster spot that can be utilized to carry security Marcus Epps off Injured Reserve. The Eagles should make that transfer by 4 p.m. on Monday.
Epps has missed the final 4 weeks on IR with a shoulder damage however is predicted to play towards the Chargers on Monday Night time Soccer.
The Eagles on Sunday additionally downgraded rookie OT Myles Hinton to out. Hinton has been on IR all season however has been practising after having his window opened. The Eagles subsequent week must both activate Hinton or shut him down for the season.
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