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LeSean McCoy Says Eagles Showed Plenty of Interest in Him
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Shady McCoy’s Philly reunion won’t happen. He signed with the Bucs on a one-year deal, a veteran minimum worth about a million dollars.
Apparently the Eagles did have interest, which was reported a few times over the offseason, but it was about Tom Brady and warm weather and blah blah:
New #Buccaneers RB LeSean McCoy said the #Eagles showed plenty of interest in him but he ultimately chose to play with Tom Brady and the Bucs.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 4, 2020
LeSean McCoy said that Philly was another situation he was monitoring. But “Tom Brady. Tampa. Warm weather. C’mon”
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) August 4, 2020
“Yeah well, we didn’t want him back anyway!” – some guy in South Philly, probably. LeSean wasn’t a great fit here anyway, because his skill set is similar to Miles Sanders and he would have taken a backseat to the sophomore running back anyway. Tampa makes a lot of sense for him.
With Shady’s addition, the Bucs’ RB corps looks like this:
- Ronald Jones
- LeSean McCoy
- Dare Ogunbowale
- Ke’Shawn Vaughn
- TJ Logan
- Raymond Calais
Tom Brady under center, Chris Godwin and Mike Evans at receiver, Gronk, O.J. Howard, and Cameron Brate at tight end. Pretty damn good offense.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com