Parris Campbell

Parris Campbell‘s time with the Eagles has proven to be short-lived. The veteran receiver is being released, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports.

Campbell had a forgettable one-year stint with the Giants last year, and he made an intra-NFC East move to Philadelphia in the hopes of landing a depth role. That effort proved unsuccessful, though, and he was let go ahead of roster cutdowns. The 27-year-old did not originally intend to remain with the Eagles, but he had a change of heart and signed to the practice squad.

In the end, Campbell wound up making four appearances with Philadelphia. He recorded six catches and one touchdown across a two-game span, but with the team in a better spot health-wise at the receiver spot, he has fallen back down the pecking order. Both A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith are back in the fold, and they will of course account for a heavy target share moving forward. Campbell could once again find himself on the taxi squad, but otherwise he will need to find a new opportunity.

The former Colts second-round pick saw injuries plague him in Indianapolis, but after a productive contract year — one largely obscured during the AFC South team’s Jeff Saturday-led season — he has shaken the injury trouble. Though, both the teams who took fliers on Campbell over the past two years have not seen much despite the Ohio State alum staying healthy. Campbell caught just 20 passes for 104 yards with the Giants last season, finishing the year as a healthy scratch. In Philly this season, Campbell has turned his six receptions into just 30 yards.

Campbell’s 2022 season (63 catches, 623 yards) marked his only time beyond 150 yards in a single campaign, but it has proven to be an outlier for the slot player. While it would surprise if no team gave Campbell an opportunity — barring another return to Philly’s P-squad — the sixth-year vet is trending in the wrong direction.

Jahan Dotson and sixth-round rookie Johnny Wilson round out the Eagles’ depth chart. With Campbell again being cut, the team — with only four WRs left on its 53-man roster — will need to make a move soon to add another backup piece.

Parris Campbell joined the Eagles in free agency, but he has not made the team’s initial roster. The veteran wideout is being released, Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Campbell spent his first four seasons with the Colts, struggling through injuries from 2019-21. In the final year of his rookie pact, though, he managed to remain healthy and record a 63-623-3 statline. That production did not earn him an extended stay in Indianapolis, but the Giants took a flier on him last year.

The Ohio State product’s one-year New York tenure did not go according to plan, and for the final five weeks of the season he found himself a healthy scratch. To no surprise, Campbell moved on in free agency, and his Eagles accord gave him another opportunity to carve out a depth role. He signed for the league minimum, so Philadelphia’s only dead money charge from today’s move will stem from the $168K signing bonus Campbell received.

The Eagles are set atop the receiver depth chart with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Both players signed big-money extensions early this offseason, one which has been dominated by a slew of monster deals at the position. Philadelphia lost Quez Watkins in free agency, and Campbell had the opportunity to take his place as a rotational option the passing game. After the team acquired Jahan Dotson via trade from the Commanders, however, that spot will likely now go to the 2022 first-rounder. With Dotson in the fold, Campbell will hit the open market.

After a season featuring only 20 scoreless receptions, Campbell will likely have to wait until after teams have set their rosters and practice squads before finding a new gig. At the age of 27, though, he could draw some interest as a bottom-of-the-depth-chart option in advance of Week 1.