Daily News | The unsung hero of the Eagles’ season is a guy on their shakiest unit
Millions of kids grow up dreaming of playing in the NFL. None of those kids grow up dreaming of playing special teams in the NFL. But then, in his athletic career, Zech McPhearson already has gotten accustomed to adjusting.
to fight through the Texans’ Tremon Smith, charge down the field to cover an Arryn Siposs punt, and take down returner Desmond King for a 2-yard loss.Two weeks ago, against the Steelers, McPhearson had to have the peripheral awareness and the leaping ability to fling himself forward — without having his toes touch the goal line — to bat a Siposs punt out of the end zone and allow the Eagles to down it inside the 5-yard line.
Special teams is a big part of the game, and if you want to stick around, you’ve really got to take it seriously.
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