JOSHUA PERKINS' CHRISTIAN FAITH

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Joshua Perkins shares how his trust in the Lord has guided him through the ups and downs of his NFL career, and Rob, Remy and Kyle discuss putting all our trust in God.

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ABOUT JOSHUA

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Perkins signed with the Atlanta Falcons on May 5, 2016.

He made his first start in Week 16 against their NFC South rival Carolina Panthers and caught his first career touchdown on a 26-yard pass from Matt Ryan.

Perkins and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.

On September 2, 2017, Perkins was waived by the Falcons and was signed to their practice squad the next day. He was released on January 10, 2018.

FLY EAGLES FLY

On January 15, 2018, Perkins signed a reserve/future contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.

He played in nine games in 2018 before being placed on injured reserve on November 16, 2018.

Perkins was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the team's active roster on November 30, 2019. On December 9, Perkins had five catches for 37 yards against the New York Giants, including a 13-yard catch in overtime.

In fact, Perkins had quite an impressive start to the season considering the circumstances. Registering 4 catches for 57-yards against the Bucs before notching a ten-yard catch against Indianapolis one week later, Perkins made his presence felt on an offense that at the time, needed receiving depth. There were some drops and inconsistencies along the way, but Perkins showed enough to remain on the roster.

After playing in 38% of special teams snaps last year, Perkins has the chance to follow in the footsteps of Trey Burton, who once led the Eagles in special teams tackles under the guidance of Zach Ertz, James Casey, and Brent Celek. He eventually grew into a key receiving option for Carson Wentz and 13-personnel became absolutely terrifying in 2017 with a multitude of combinations the Eagles could attack defenses with.

THE FUTURE

There’s still a long road ahead for Perkins, but if he continues to put . in work during and after practice and can take advantage of a huge opportunity on Thursday night, don’t be surprised to see him sneak onto the back end of the roster given the Eagles lenience on jumbo sets.