Eagles give Pinkston OK to seek trade
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
The Monday trade that brought the Philadelphia Eagles speedy fifth-year veteran Donte' Stallworth has suddenly created a bit of a logjam at wide receiver, and the team could be looking to move some bodies.
Starting with former starter Todd Pinkston, the six-year veteran who missed the entire 2005 season with a torn right Achilles, and who has been limited for much of training camp.
ESPN.com has learned that Eagles officials have granted Pinkston and agent Joel Segal permission to speak with other teams about a potential trade. It is not certain what Philadelphia would be seeking in return for Pinkston, who could be extraneous, given the glut of receivers on the roster.
As of Tuesday afternoon, three teams had indicated an interest in Pinkston, a second-round selection in the 2000 draft. At least two of the three receiver-needy franchises would likely view Pinkston as a starter, if he is healthy. Pinkston has conceded, though, he is not pain-free yet as he continues to recover from the Achilles injury suffered last summer in training camp.
Even teams legitimately interested in Pinkston will have some concerns about his health and also might be willing to gamble that he will be released this weekend, when teams must reduce their rosters to the regular season limit of 53 players. Philadelphia is set at the two starting wideout spots, with Stallworth and second-year veteran Reggie Brown, and the coaches like some of the youngsters they've brought in, too.
The teams interested in Pinkston likely are attracted by his outstanding deep speed and career average of 15.3 yards per catch.
During camp this summer, Pinkston has battled tendinitis in both Achilles, and he has missed considerable practice time. Not until last week was Pinkston able to log an entire week of full-speed practices, and his appearance in last Friday night's exhibition victory over Pittsburgh was his first of the preseason. He had one reception for four yards.
A former Southern Mississippi standout, the reed-thin Pinkston has played in 78 games, including 68 as a starter, and has 184 receptions for 2,816 yards and 14 touchdowns. His best season was in 2002, when he had 60 catches for 798 yards and seven touchdowns.
Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.
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warehouse wrote:
Electromatic wrote:
warehouse wrote:
i just heard him and koy detmer were released. maybe he'll end up in denver to replace the amazing ashley lelie
ha ha. so it was Pinko that got canned. This is good for you guys, Greg Lewis is worth keeping because he can stretch the field.
Pinkston and Fred Ex were unbelievably horrible. Addition by subtraction.
you really love greg lewis dont you
no I love Reggie Brown. I like Stallworth. Having a player who can run the 9 route like Lewis forces the coverage to respect that and that provides space underneath for Westbrook and LJ smith. Lewis is a home run guy, being better than Pinkston is not hard, it's not exactly a ringing endorsement, but the guy does have big play potential and his hands couldn't be as bad as Dez White?
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Electromatic wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Electromatic wrote:
warehouse wrote:
i just heard him and koy detmer were released. maybe he'll end up in denver to replace the amazing ashley lelie
ha ha. so it was Pinko that got canned. This is good for you guys, Greg Lewis is worth keeping because he can stretch the field.
Pinkston and Fred Ex were unbelievably horrible. Addition by subtraction.
you really love greg lewis dont you
no I love Reggie Brown. I like Stallworth. Having a player who can run the 9 route like Lewis forces the coverage to respect that and that provides space underneath for Westbrook and LJ smith.
Ha ha, James Trash.
that's all he will be doing. he'll be #4 behind stallworth, brown and basket. he's decent on special teams too. i think the only reason i hate him is b/c he was terrible last year, but he's really not anything more than a #4 wr and good special teams player.
looking at who the eagles had at reciever its amazing they were as good as they were
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i own a todd pinkston jersey. this is a sad day for me.
why? were they all out of Na Brown jerseys that day?
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