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WR Curtis Primed for Success




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After suffering a surprising sports hernia injury in the 2008 preseason, veteran Wide Receiver Kevin Curtis has made serious strides in regaining his popularity and production in Philadelphia. Although the injury was recovered from roughly halfway through last season, Curtis underwent follow-up procedures earlier in the offseason to insure that he will be in top shape come September. These operations forced the 7-year player to sit out of the post-draft mini-camp, and practice only sparingly in other OTAs.

But now blanketed with joy and excitement, Curtis said at a recent charity golf event that he was "100 percent" healthy and ready to hit the field. "I'm feeling good and should be ready to roll."
With a sturdy Curtis (see picture) back in the mix at the WR position, the Eagles are now arguably sporting one of their best receiving corps in a long time, and perhaps one of the best in the league right now.

An average bystander would typically not be able to pick out Curtis as a professional football player, for he weighs in at 186 lbs. and appears no more than an average guy who keeps himself physically fit. But after sprinting one of the fastest recorded 40-yard dash times at the annual NFL Combine, Curtis was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2003 out of Utah State. Playing under the shadow of potential Hall-of-Fame WRs Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce for 4 years until signing a 6-year deal with the Eagles prior to the '07 season, Curtis posted one of the best statistically recorded years for a Philly receiver in 2007, catching 77 passes for 1,110 yards and 6 TDs.

His success from 2007 unfortunately was not experienced in '08 because of the injury, and he was only able to record 33 catches for 390 yards and two scores. Despite this, Curtis is looking forward to the upcoming season so that he can get back to the '07 days when he was praised as a contributor.

Now positioned beside a cluster of newcomers that include 1st-round pick Jeremy Maclin and various other rookies like Brandon Gibson, Brandon Robinson, and Marcus Thigpen, Curtis has been thrust into a "leadership" role at his position. On July 17, Kevin, who has also been nicknamed "White Lightning" by teammates, will hit the age of 31, and with 6 years of NFL experience under his belt, he has the knowledge--and ability--to teach the younger players how to play the game right. And by instructing the others, he hopes not only for them to experience a great deal of success, but for he himself to play at a Pro-Bowl caliber level.

Overall, Curtis is a talented football player, and is undoubtedly an under-rated star in the league, as well as a kind-hearted man willing to do anything for anyone. I know I can't wait to see him in action in Training Camp (and preseason, and the regular season, and hopefully the postseason, and...), and I hope that you're just as excited too.

Picture source: online image. http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0819/nfl_g_curtis1_300.jpg

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THIS WILL BE HIS BEST YEAR SINCE ENTERING THE LEAGUE. KC WILL POST HIS BEST NUMBERS TO DATE THIS YEAR.

by STRAIGHTOYOURFACE on Jun 20, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed, Definintly a breakout year for Curtis, and even Djax.

Our Eagles will be the best team in football this year, be ready.

Mcnabb= probowl

by Qu1nTeR on Jun 22, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

he is one of the most underrated players in the league and now that he has djax to take away double coverage he will have a breakout year

by footballfreak20 on Jun 22, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Huh

In my head coach 09 game Kurtis had 103 receptions. over 15 hundred yards and 14 touchdowns. Djak and brown also had 1000 yard seasons. Mcnab had 56 tds 6000 yards. We went 16-0 and then won the superbowl. I am using this game as my next season prediction. The Pats went 16-0 but for some reason traded tom Brady to the redskins in the biggining of the season. We beat the in the Superbowl. Oh yeah, Mcnabb got MVP. Desean jackson Rookie of the year. Sheldon Brown Devensive player of the year. KC wide reciever of the year. Reid head coach of the year and 8 probowlers!

Eagles fan since December 10, 1995

by Eagles675 on Jun 22, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm glad to hear

he isn’t Primed for Failure!


"I want to maintain my flexibility."
-Andy Reid

by BroadStBullies on Jun 22, 2009 6:33 PM EDT reply actions  

No doubt

That would be a pretty shitty article….

by Iggles Fan 4 Life on Jun 23, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

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