Jeremy Maclin and Riley Cooper have a mini beef. (USATSI)
The Eagles signed Riley Cooper to a big contract this offseason, but he's hardly been a No. 1 receiver following the departure of DeSean Jackson to the Redskins. Lucky for the Eagles, Jeremy Maclin's having a career year.
In fact, Cooper's seen a significant dip in his playing time lately. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer's Zach Berman, Cooper's snaps went from 91 percent the first five games to 76 percent the last six games.
The resulting dip -- as well as a non dip for Maclin -- caused Cooper to recently comment on Maclin's contract status (coming off an ACL injury, Maclin bet on himself and a one-year deal).
"Maclin's trying to get a contract so he's probably not going to try and come out of the game," Cooper said.
That's awkward. You never really want to go public with someone else's contract chatter, you know?
Naturally Maclin wasn't thrilled with the quote.
Maclin: "That was not a very smart for Coop to say." Asked if it's true, Maclin said, "No." Said each side has different rotation.
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) November 25, 2014On Tuesday, Cooper said he was "joking" when it came to his contract comment previously (too late!) and pinned it on Maclin being a better player.
Cooper: "I'm supposed to sub every 4,5 plays and that's what I do. Maclin, I guess, is a lot better player than me, so he doesn't have to."
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) November 25, 2014The honest truth? Maclin IS a better player. It's why he's staying on the field. If there were anything related to his contract to deal with the Eagles would keep him off the field to keep his value suppressed.
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Newly acquired Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount to split carries with Jonas Gray
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I don't expect Blount or Gray to be overly effective against Detroit this week. It will probably be a 65-35 split between the two on any carries the team has. However, the games in which RB Shane Vereen has been the most utilized and effective have been games against solid defenses. The Lions have that. They allow the fewest points per game (15.6) and the fewest rushing yards per game (68.8) in the NFL. Expect Vereen to be the best fantasy back for New England this week.
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