Philadelphia Eagles: No, a reunion with Daryl Worley isn’t in the cards

Daryl Worley is (probably) on the Philadelphia Eagles’ blacklist.

It’s ‘Dallas Week’, and the Philadelphia Eagles are riding high.

They’re coming off of a very nice win over the New York Giants a week removed from a moral victory over the Baltimore Ravens and suddenly find themselves with a slew of reinforcements waiting in the wings to further bolster their offensive firepower.

And as for Dem Cowboys, a team currently in the midst of an all-out mutiny? Well, they are currently in the middle of a veteran firesale – and you’d best believe the selling is good.

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One day removed from flipping 2020 free agent addition Everson Griffen to the Detroit Lions for a future sixth-round pick, Jerry Jones and company officially cut veteran defensive tackle Dontari Poe and starting cornerback Daryl Worley to turn their already bad defense into a walking human turnstile.

Now I know what you are (probably) thinking, “Well, the Eagles are already beyond set at defensive tackle, but you know what, they could always use another cornerbac-”

Hold up; I’m going to stop you right there. Yes, there is a public perception that the Eagles have the worst collection of *cornerbacks in the NFL. If that perception is correct, adding any external option to push Avonte Maddox on the outside and exile Nickell Robey-Coleman back to the slot once and for all has to be a positive, right?

In theory, that’s not the worst idea – it’s just not going to be Worley.

Excluding, of course, that Worley hasn’t exactly been elite in 2020 – having surrendered 8-11 targets for 175 yards and three touchdowns versus a single pass breakup – if you recall back to 2018, there’s one wee little incident that (probably) has the native Philadelphian on the team’s blacklist indefinitely.

It all started on March 9th, 2018, when the Eagles traded Super Bowl champion Torrey Smith to the Carolina Panthers for Worley, then about to enter the third year of his rookie contract. A third-round pick out of West Virginia and college teammate of Rasul Douglas, Worley looked very good as a rookie and pretty good as a sophomore and, at worst, appeared a viable outside option to push Jalen Mills, Ronald Darby, and Sidney Jones for a spot on the outside.

Unfortunately, the Eagles never really got a chance to see that battle play out, as Worley was found unresponsive in his vehicle near the team’s practice facility on April 15th, and was tased, arrested, and subsequently waived shortly thereafter. While Worley was able to find a home elsewhere for the 2018 NFL season, playing for the then-Oakland Raiders on a pair of one-year deals, Worley never quite lived up to being a player worthy of Smith’s services and signed a $3 million deal with the Cowboys after Vegas used their first-round pick on Ohio State corner Damon Arnette.

Could Daryl Worley ultimately find a home in the NFL this season? Eh, maybe so. He played both cornerback and safety in college and could theoretically be a quality utility reserve for any team that likes to play cover two with DBs that press at the line. But ultimately, it’s safe to say a reunion with his hometown team simply isn’t in the cards, as the Philadelphia Eagles can’t afford a redux of 2018 with their season teetering on the edge of disaster.

*excluding, of course, Darius Slay. Darius Slay is in the midst of one of the best seasons we’ve seen this side of the Delaware in what feels like decades.