Eagles sign Andrew Brewer, waive injured Ron Johnson
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Eagles sign Andrew Brewer, waive injured Ron Johnson
Zach Berman
The Eagles needed to add another body to the wide receivers corps after Ron Johnson suffered what will turn out to be a season-ending injury on Monday. They made the move on Tuesday, signing Andrew Brewer from the United Football League and waiving/injured Johnson.
Brewer, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound Northwestern product, is a former teammate of Eagles backup quarterback Mike Kafka. He arrived at Northwestern as a quarterback before converting to wide receiver. He played in 2010 and 2011 with the Omaha Nighthawks, whose general manager was Rick Mueller. Mueller is now a player personnel executive with the Eagles. While with the Nighthawks, Brewer caught passes from formerEagles quarterback Jeff Garcia.
Because of the collective barganing agreement, Brewer cannot practice until Friday. By that point, the Eagles will have 11 healthy receivers. Riley Cooper, the 12th receivers, remains out through the preseason with a fractured collarbone.
The Johnson move is mostly procedural, and he could end up back on the Eagles' injured reserve. The "waived/injured" is a special designation for injured players. Had the Eagles just placed him on injured reserve, he would have counted against the 90-man roster. By waiving him injured, the Eagles could retain his rights if he clears waivers and he would not count against the Eagles' roster limit. The Giants tried this with Jake Ballard, who was suprisingly claimed by the Patriots. But Johnson does not yet have the type of NFL resume that would suggest a team would claim him.
Speaking of Johnson, he underwent surgery Monday to correct a fracture and dislocation of the left ankle. The procedure was performed by Peter DeLuca and Steve Raikin in Philadelphia.
Dear god, at least re-read the post for typos once, eh?- Why did they have to sign a WR? They have 12 in camp...after the injury.— scootch
- scootch; because Reid believes quantity is always better than quality.
— Geno D - This guy sucks— Jay Grace 69
- andy likes the 60/40 ratio, he likes to pass 60 percent and run 40,he likes 60 percent hot wings and 40 percent garlic, and by signing this white dude,he gets to keep a 60 percent african american and 40 percent white (if you count the coaching staff,GM and Owner)team.— sammydelphia
- ok,maybe the sports writers too!— sammydelphia
- man just because his name is ron johnson you have to waive him, flashback!!! most drops from randell cunningham era, what a nightmare— sube
- The people who cry, whine, and complain that the Eagles never find a Victor Cruz type guy are the very same people who are first to post on these stories ripping the Eagles for signing what amounts to a camp body. And before you start jumping all over me and misinterpret what I'm saying (as usual), I do not think this guy's the next Cruz, but you can't find the next Cruz without signing some of these guys and giving them a chance.— Penfold18
- so,,,,, a 6'3 former QB over a 6'5 Burress? humm!! sounds like a "winning" plan! Vick at QB = 7-9! 8-8 if he gets hurt!— osi is hurt boohoo
- who sucks?— dwilly
- sad to see long neck Ron Johnson's comeback attempt come to an end.— Serge_Matthews
- No one wants Burress. That is why he remains unsigned. He won't play special teams and he is no good as a 5th receiver.— mjposner
- he is too tall to be a WR— mwright252
- andy reid always looks outside the box for talent. rag on andy all you want....he is a good coach who loves this city (and stool 5 at pats) sorry big red we love ya— mwright252
- wide recievers are the wings of the o-line. and andy equates wings with hot wings. and he cant get enough of them. therefore, to andy more wide recievers is better.— Evil Overlord
