Bleeding Green Nation on Eli Stowers
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I noticed a bad rep where he dropped the ball after being contacted from behind by Michael Carter II... I am wondering if Stowers will even be active for Week 1... it doesn't seem ideal if the coaching staff doesn't trust a second-round pick to suit up for game action.
STACKED’s take
Stowers may be healthy scratch early; dropped passes when contacted, but had one TD catch.
Stowers is the third tight end on the Eagles roster, behind Goedert and Johnny Mundt. Bernard observed a bad rep where Stowers dropped the ball after being contacted from behind by Michael Carter II; this isn't the first time in camp that Stowers failed to make a catch upon being met with physicality. Bernard is wondering if Stowers will even be active for Week 1, noting he's not a top two tight end right now. When Bernard asked other practice observers for their thoughts, they agreed that Stowers could be a healthy scratch early in the season. Bernard noted it's not necessarily the end of the world if Stowers can't majorly contribute as a rookie, but it doesn't seem ideal if the coaching staff doesn't trust a second-round pick to suit up for game action. However, Stowers did catch a touchdown pass on a vertical route during a team session between the second-team offense and the first-team defense (though it looked like a busted coverage against the starters).
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