Yahoo Sports NFL on Makai Lemon

Lemon had one bright spot but remains ineffective with just 12 yards on 10 targets.

Lemon had a 14-yard catch that was the most encouraging development of his Eagles career thus far, and he showed good hustle making a tackle on Hurts' first interception. However, the Eagles continue to use him on designed touches that aren't fooling the defense; he was thrown another backwards pass that counted as a five-yard rushing loss. Including the preseason, Lemon is at 10 targets for 12 receiving yards (or 11 targets for 7 receiving yards if the backwards pass is counted as a passing target). The source notes this approach isn't working and the Eagles should try other ways to get him involved.

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