🏈 He’s missed almost as many games as he’s played, and new Eagles running back Rashaad Penny thinks he knows why. NBCSPhilly flyeaglesfly
He’s missed almost as many games as he’s played, and Rashaad Penny thinks he knows why.-round pick in 2018, missed two games as a rookie with a knee injury, six games in 2019 with knee and hamstring injuries, 13 games in 2020 with a torn ACL from 2019, seven games in 2021 with calf and hamstring injuries and 12 games last year with a broken leg.
He’s played 42, missed 40, and even with a 5.7 career rushing average — tied for highest in NFL history by a running back with at least 300 carries — the Seahawks gave up on him after five seasons, letting him reach free agency this past spring after paying him over $16 million since 2018. The Eagles signed him to a one-year, $1.35 million bargain contract in March and immediately handed him over to Vice President of Player Performance Ted Rath and his staff.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.“It just came down to me playing at a lighter weight and knowing that I have the potential to play all 17 games ,” Penny said. “I don’t know if that was a big factor in my career early on, but hopefully it changes this year. So I’m excited.
Penny has averaged just 67 carries and 384 rushing yards per season. The only time he got 100 carries in a season was 2021, when he ran for 749 yards and six touchdowns and fashioned a gaudy 6.3 average — 8Philadelphia Eagles
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