It was early, and the Eagles were moving against the Panthers, but they had a big run wiped out by a penalty and they looked ready to stall: second-and-6 at their own 35. So, of course, they sent starters Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith to the sideline and called on Marcus Johnson.
Johnson had one catch in his career, for 6 yards, the previous week. He went undrafted in 2016 and spent most of that year trying to secure a spot on the Eagles’ practice squad. But Doug Pederson doesn’t care about pedigree. If you dress you he should be able to use you, and he carves out time during the week to make that so.