Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Eagles acquired running back Kenjon Barner from the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in 2015.<\/p>\n
Barner played four seasons at Oregon under current Eagles coach Chip Kelly, rushing for 3,623 yards and 41 touchdowns in the high-powered Ducks offense.<\/p>\n
He appeared in eight games for Carolina as a rookie last season after being drafted in the sixth round, rushing six times for seven yards and catching two passes for seven yards. He returned two kicks for 17 yards.<\/p>\n
Kelly said he hopes Barner will give the Eagles depth at the running back and return positions.<\/p>\n
“He’s obviously a guy I know really well from Oregon, where he had a very productive career,” Kelly said. “He has a lot of speed, explosiveness and had a knack for making some really big plays.<\/p>\n
“But our plan with him right now is get him in Philadelphia as soon as we can and plug him in at running back and returner and let him compete.”<\/p>\n
Eagles running back LeSean McCoy led the NFL with 2,146 yards from scrimmage last season. Darren Sproles and Chris Polk are behind him on the depth chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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