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Eagles’ Devon Allen elevated from practice squad, as the track star makes his NFL debut vs. Buccaneers

The Eagles are in need of a kick returner and a receiving option with Boston Scott and Quez Watkins sidelined.

Wide receiver Devon Allen catches the football during Eagles practice at the NovaCare Complex on Sept. 7.
Wide receiver Devon Allen catches the football during Eagles practice at the NovaCare Complex on Sept. 7.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer

TAMPA, Fla. — Ahead of their Week 3 road game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night, the Eagles announced the elevation of wide receiver Devon Allen and punter Branden Mann from the practice squad.

Allen, the two-time Olympian hurdler, made his NFL debut as a member of the the punt team and in the second quarter returned a kickoff 17 yards. He is the team’s featured kickoff returner with running back Boston Scott (concussion) still sidelined. Other kickoff returners listed on the depth chart include running back Rashaad Penny and wide receiver Quez Watkins, who also will not play in Monday’s game against the Bucs because of a hamstring injury.

Allen, 28, spent the entire 2022 season on the practice squad without seeing any action in the regular season and playoffs. This summer, he was waived at the end of training camp, but the team later re-signed him to the practice squad.

Allen flashed during the preseason, returning a kickoff for 73 yards on Aug. 24. Allen said it was his first time fielding a kickoff in eight years dating back to his college days at Oregon.