PHILADELPHIA — For the first time this preseason, the Philadelphia Eagles will have their preferred trio of wide receivers on the field at the same time along with last season’s league rushing leader, LeSean McCoy.
Riley Cooper (ankle), Jeremy Maclin (hamstring) and rookie Jordan Matthews should all line up when head coach Chip Kelly goes to a three wide receiver set when the Eagles host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third preseason game Thursday night.
Cooper, last year’s surprise in Kelly’s system when he caught 47 passes for 835 yards and eight touchdowns, did not play in the first two preseason games because of the ankle injury suffered during the first week of training camp.
Maclin, who missed all of 2013 with a torn ACL, has been bothered by a hamstring injury and sat out last Friday’s game in New England.
