This is how quickly things can change in professional football. “In my mind I can do them all. Every College Football Team's Longest Play 2019 Season - Duration: 35:56. But then, at some point during the summer, he tore the other side. WR Mack Hollins began team drills with a contested catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick.Two plays later, he went up high, with two defenders challenging him, to make a beautiful, one-handed catch. So, he walked on at North Carolina and quickly became a team captain — even as a walk-on — by the end of his freshman year, largely because of his role on special teams.He kept that throughout college, even telling then-coach Larry Fedora not to take him off even as he became one of the team’s leading receivers.Hollins thinks that’s all part of his try-hard mentality.“It came from I guess college because that’s how I got my start,” Hollins said. He’s now just another guy fighting for a roster job. He tore one side of his groin in the offseason, had sports hernia surgery, then returned in time for training camp. One thing that Hollins has going for him is that bottom-of-the-roster players need to be able to play special teams, and he’s an exceptional special teams player. He played in the Eagles’ first preseason game before being shut down. “If I can’t run right now, then I’m going to make up for it with my hands.Carson Wentz throws a 64-yd TD to rookie Mack Hollins! Get Eagles analysis in your inbox as they prep for the season. A week into his third training camp, life has changed dramatically for Hollins. In Week 2, against the Kansas City Chiefs, he had his first three career receptions, which went for 32 total yards, in the 27–20 loss. Hollins suffered a lower-body injury, believed to be a hamstring strain, in warmups earlier this week, and that has kept him out of the last four training camp practices. The Eagles are going to keep no more than six wide receivers and, quite possibly, only five. You can look in, but you can’t ask any questions or get any information.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. He also had a team-best eight receiving touchdowns. “He was somebody that taught me the work and the mental side of special teams and I wanted to continue that.”He added: “I think it’s just whatever helps the team win.
“Obviously, I want to go whether I can or not.’’ When the Eagles selected the University of North Carolina product in the fourth round of the ‘17 draft, his size was a big part of his appeal. He had just three special teams snaps Sunday. They were also his first catches since the playoff run in 2017, as the North Carolina alum missed all of last season with a groin injury.Hollins couldn’t care less about those catches, though.“I’d rather have zero caches in a win than 10 catches in a loss," Hollins said. He was captain of the special teams all four seasons as a Tar Heel and, as with other things, try finding another guy in the Eagles' locker room with that on his resume.
You’re not feeling the same heat. You can tell me how you used to do it, but it’s not the same.’’ Get Eagles analysis in your inbox as they prep for the season. Out of sight, out of mind. He proves to be more than a special teams player. The Eagles offensive coordinator was the first to take to the podium on Wednesday, a day after the team released receiver Mack Hollins, who was … “I could’ve played 10 years on the team. Eagles rookie wide receiver Mack Hollins had a solid debut on Thursday night against the Packers. "Thats what I used to tell Coach Fedora, who’s my college coach, ‘take me off offense before you take me off special teams’. Four of those spots already are the property of Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor, DeSean Jackson, and second-round rookie J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. He played on most As a sophomore in 2014 Hollins earned honorable mention All-ACC accolades after finishing with 35 catches for a team-high 613 yards. And you need those guys, that kind of stuff is contagious.”Hollins was drafted in the fourth round by the Eagles in 2017 and as a rookie mostly played on special teams coverage. In the event he sees some offensive snaps, he presents a potential big-play threat, as he stands 6-4, weighs 221 pounds, averaged more than 20 yards per reception at North Carolina, and ran a … In Week 7, against the Redskins, he recorded a 64-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Carson Wentz. Bleeding Green Nation You’re so close, but so far away.’’ The Eagles had the option to activate Hollins later in the year after he was healthy again, but chose not to. “But [the injury] is already getting better. “I’m just super happy that it’s not the groin,’’ he said earlier this week. Get Eagles analysis in your inbox as they prep for the season. "It was the receiving ability first," Roseman said. Caught at least one pass in all 13 games and found the end zone in seven different contests, including five of UNC’s six wins On September 6, 2018, Hollins was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.During the 2019 offseason, Hollins gave his jersey number, No. I did it last game (against the Falcons), I was on all four special teams and basically started, if I could it then, I could do it now. Mentally, I don’t know if I could do that again.’’ While Hollins wasn’t able to practice this week, he caught about 300 balls from the JUGS machine every day after practice. Hollins was a four-year special teams captain and, by the end of his career, one of the best deep threat wide receivers in the nation.