Nelson Agholor explained what some interpreted as a lack of effort

late in Sunday’s loss to Dallas. The Eagles receiver also appeared unbothered by the outside criticism. “Man Rashan Gary Jersey , I’m a professional,” Agholor said Tuesday, via Martin Frank of the . “I know I work hard. At the end of the day, no one feels sorry for me, and they don’t need to. I’m in this position because I’m a tough player and a tough person. I’m just going to keep on fighting.”The Eagles trailed 30-10 in the fourth quarter when Carson Wentz threw a deep ball for Agholor, who was several steps in front of Cowboys safety Jeff Heath. When Wentz let it go, he said he “thought it was a touchdown.”Agholor didn’t reach out to catch it as the pass landed just beyond him.“If I could do it again, I probably could have sold the corner a little less so that I could get out of [the fake] and be able to track the ball a little earlier,” Agholor said. “I think I was running away, creating separation running, and I looked up a little late to be able to follow it the way I would like to.“When I locate the ball Dexter Williams Jersey , all I can do from that point on is just dig. Just try to run as hard as I can. I was running, running, and I do not feel like I was in position, with the way my stride was, to leave my feet. For those that think they would have done that, I think that’s respect to them.”Offensive coordinator Mike Groh agreed that Agholor located the ball late and defended the receiver’s effort, echoing head coach Doug Pederson.“I thought he gave tremendous effort, played with great speed down the field,” Groh said. “I do want to say this: In terms of Nelson’s effort in our games, and the things he does for the team, I don’t think his effort should ever be questioned.” Marquez Valdes-Scantling made 38 catches for 581 yards and two touchdowns last season. But did he earn the trust of his quarterback?In the scathing Bleacher Report story this spring Vince Biegel Color Rush Jersey , Tyler Dunne said Aaron Rodgers “showed virtually zero trust in his three rookie receivers, J'Mon Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown” and had “zero interest” in developing them.A source told Dunne that Rodgers “didn’t like” Valdes-Scantling.But Valdes-Scantling’s targets did not decline down the stretch. Forty of his 73 targets came in the final eight weeks, including nine in Week 16 and eight in Week 17.Rodgers said this week that while wanting to get the ball to Davante Adams more than last season when Adams’ 169 targets was only one shy of Julio Jones‘ NFL-leading number, he also has confidence in his other receivers.The Packers have wideouts Geronimo Allison, Jake Kumerow and Trevor Davis as well as tight end Jimmy Graham to go with the three receivers they drafted a year ago.“There’s nothing wrong with having a go-to guy who’s that dynamic and trying to find ways to get him the ball,” Rodgers said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “I think obviously we need complementary pieces in place.“I think Marquez has had a fantastic spring and really stepped up as a guy who can be an every-down player, and then I expect a big bounce-back year from Jimmy. He’s healthy; he’s feeling good. This offense I think fits him and his body type, but I’m not going to shy away from throwing the ball to Davante.”