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Eagles bring back Mahe
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The Philadelphia Eagles re-signed running back/kick returner Reno Mahe to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
In a corresponding move, the team released safety/kick returner J.R. Reed.
Mahe, a reserve running back for the Eagles from 2003 to 2006, led the NFL with an average punt return of 12.8 yards in 2005. During his career, he has returned 64 punts for the Eagles, averaging 9.4 yards per return.
The move comes to shore up the Eagles punt return squad as a pair of fumbled punts contributed to Philadelphia's 16-13 loss at Green Bay on Sunday.
Reed muffed a punt that was recovered by the Packers at the Eagles' 31-yard line with 59 seconds remaining in the game. The Packers won the game on a Mason Crosby 42-yard field goal with just six seconds left. In the first quarter, Greg Lewis fumbled a punt that the Packers recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.
I wonder if Mahe was cut this summer, or if he was a free agent who did not get signed. Either way, the importance of considering special teams when putting together a roster was proven again.
By Sports Network
The Sports Network
The Philadelphia Eagles re-signed running back/kick returner Reno Mahe to a one-year contract on Tuesday.
In a corresponding move, the team released safety/kick returner J.R. Reed.
Mahe, a reserve running back for the Eagles from 2003 to 2006, led the NFL with an average punt return of 12.8 yards in 2005. During his career, he has returned 64 punts for the Eagles, averaging 9.4 yards per return.
The move comes to shore up the Eagles punt return squad as a pair of fumbled punts contributed to Philadelphia's 16-13 loss at Green Bay on Sunday.
Reed muffed a punt that was recovered by the Packers at the Eagles' 31-yard line with 59 seconds remaining in the game. The Packers won the game on a Mason Crosby 42-yard field goal with just six seconds left. In the first quarter, Greg Lewis fumbled a punt that the Packers recovered in the end zone for a touchdown.
I wonder if Mahe was cut this summer, or if he was a free agent who did not get signed. Either way, the importance of considering special teams when putting together a roster was proven again.
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