Speedster John Ross is joining the Eagles after attending the team's rookie camp on a tryout basis.
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles have a depth issue at wide receiver that was magnified when veteran DeVante Parker did a 180 after signing with Philadelphia in March.
Parker was officially played on the reserve/retired list Wednesday, and a day later the Eagles are affording an opportunity to John Ross to reboot his once-promising career as a backup to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The No. 9 overall pick by Cincinnati in the 2017 NFL Draft, Ross ran a record 4.22 40-yard draft at the combine that year, a record that stood until Kansas City first-round WR Xavier Worthy pulled off a 4.21 pre-draft this year.
Injuries contributed to Ross' issues with the Bengals with his two best seasons coming in 2018 when the Washington product snared seven touchdown catches among his 21 receptions and then in 2019 when Ross produced 508 yards on just 28 receptions, averaging more than 18 yards per catch.The Eagles are very thin on paper when it comes to the depth behind their two star outside receivers: Brown and Smith.
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