The return of Avonte Maddox on a one-year deal made plenty of sense.
The Philadelphia Eagles are still in the dark about whether or not Isaiah Rodgers will be reinstated but the NFL after serving a year suspension for violating the league’s gambling policy.
Plus, he’s pretty good when he’s healthy.
Here’s another return that makes a lot of sense – Boston Scott. The running back is the king of the one-year contract, having signed one-year deals the past three seasons with the Eagles. And it makes sense for the Eagles to give him another one.
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There’s no mystery to Philly’s running back room this season. It will be Saquon Barkley’s show with whatever crumbs are left going to Kenny Gainwell.
Nov 20, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott (35) warms
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After that, though, is where the curiosity begins.
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Typically, the Eagles carry four and sometimes five running backs, though last year, Rashaad Penny was nothing more than a spare part, playing a paltry 31 offensive snaps.
Right now, they have just two waiting in the wings: Tyrion Davis-Price and Lew Nichols. Both player have similar builds, with Davis-Price checking in a t6-1, 232; Nichols at 5-11, 220.
Davis-Price was signed back on Feb. 20. A third-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers, Davis-Price. He played just seven games in two with the Niners but ran for 15 touchdowns in three seasons at LSU with his lone 1,000-yard season (1,003) coming in his final year there.
He could wedge his way into a role should one develop.
Nichols was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round last year but was released before the season began. He joined the Eagles’ practice squad in Week 7, but could be un prime position to make the roster.
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At Central Michigan, he piled up more than 1,800 rushing yards and 2,200 scrimmage yards in his final season.
Adding Scott, though, would certainly provide competition and more depth. He will turn 29 during the draft, but he’s a low mileage back after being used primarily as a reserve during most of his six-year career.
Scott is also someone who never complains about his role but always seems ready to accept whatever it is and do it to the best of his ability. And he is well-liked in the locker room, which helps develop chemistry.
There’s a chance the Eagles could wait to see how the draft unfolds and whether or not they select a RB before making any decision on Scott. Of course, the same could be said for other teams.
Either way, Scott should get a job, and it may make sense for Philly to bring him back for Year 7.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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A State Police trooper who was allegedly found “slumped over” in his car at around 5 a.m. in the South End with an open container of High Noon vodka has been “relieved of duty.”
Mass State Police confirmed to the Herald Wednesday night that Trooper Donovan Preston, 31, arrested for alleged drunken driving in Boston this past weekend, “has been relieved of duty.” Preston’s base pay is listed as $80,213.
A Boston Police report states that police arrived at Herald Street on Saturday to see Preston “stopped in lane 2 of the road” with his brake lights on. The suspect was slumped over “with his eyes closed,” the report adds.
“The officer observed that the car was on and in drive. The officer observed an open container of alcohol (High Noon) in the cupholder,” according to the report. The BPD officer then knocked on the window “for approximately 10 seconds before the suspect lifted his head up.”
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Once he picked his head up, police said he appeared “confused and he looked around. The suspect’s vehicle began to roll to which the officer announced, ‘Boston Police. Open the Door.’ ”
Preston stopped on the three-lane, outbound road with his black BMW in the middle of two lanes.
A State Police spokesman said in an email: “Trooper Donovan Preston was relieved of duty and will be subject to a department discipline process.” All other comments were directed toward the police report.
That report, provided to the Herald Wednesday night, added that State Police were notified after Preston’s arrest.
The can of High Noon was logged into the evidence book.
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This latest OUI case comes as State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley is being investigated in an alleged drunken driving fatal crash in Woburn in 2023 that killed a disabled passenger in a van.
In the Quigley case, his blood alcohol level reportedly tested at a .114 at the hospital following the crash (the legal limit is .08). That detail came out in a wrongful death suit filed by the victim Angelo Schettino’s family.
‘Unless he’s s###-faced, I’m not worried’: Mass State Police dash cam catches aftermath of deadly cruiser crash [+video]
The smashed van at the Woburn crash scene. (MSP body camera video screengrab)
