Rookie Myers hopes to plug hole for Eagles at tight end
Rob Myers must be making progress, the Philadelphia Eagles’ rookie tight end said with an impish grin Sunday afternoon. “I’ve been here for two weeks and two games,” he said. “I was with the Jets for about a week and a half.” A pre-training camp cut by the Jets, Myers has hung on with the tight-end-needy Eagles and seems to be earning his keep. Starter Brent Celek and veteran backup Matt Schobel have battled injuries, though both practiced Sunday. Rookie draft pick Cornelius Ingram is out for the season with a knee injury. The Eagles also have another rookie free agent at tight end, Eugene Bright, who played defensive end at Purdue. The odds were already against the 6-foot-3, 243-pound …
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Rookie Myers hopes to plug hole for Eagles at tight end
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