Alshon Jeffery

In Week 1 against the Washington Redskins, Jeffery caught five passes for 49 yards and the first receiving touchdown of the season as the Eagles won 32–27. In Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons, Jeffery left early in the game due to a calf injury. He was listed as questionable to return to the game, but he did not play for the remainder of the game The Eagles lost their second game of the season 20–24. Jeffery made his return from injury in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers. In the game, he caught three passes for 38 yards and one touchdown in the 34–27 win.Jeffery suffered a hip injury in week 9 against the Chicago Bears and was forced to miss the next two games. He made his return in Week 13 against the Miami Dolphins. In the game, Jeffery caught nine passes for 137 yards and a touchdown in the 37–31 loss. He was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury on December 12, 2019. Overall, Jeffery finished the 2019 season with 43 receptions for 490 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.

The Eagles finished the season 13–3 and earned a first round bye. In the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons, Jeffery recorded 4 catches for 61 yards in a 15–10 victory. In the NFC Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings, Jeffery caught 5 passes for 85 yards and 2 touchdowns in 38–7 victory to advance to Super Bowl LII. In the Super Bowl, Jeffery caught 3 passes for 73 yards and scored the first touchdown of the game. The Eagles went on to defeat the New England Patriots 41–33 to give Jeffery and the franchise its first Super Bowl championship. On February 21, 2018, it was revealed that Jeffery underwent surgery for a torn rotator cuff.

Jeffery underwent rotator cuff surgery in the offseason. He was kept out of action going into the regular season. In Week 4 of the 2018 season, Jeffery returned from his injury and recorded eight receptions for 105 receiving yards and a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans. In Week 6, against the New York Giants, he had eight receptions for 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles ended up making the 2018-19 NFL playoffs with a 9–7 record. In the Wild Card round, Jeffery made six receptions for 82 receiving yards against his former team, the Chicago Bears. The Eagles won 16–15. In the Divisional Round matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Jeffery had 5 catches for 63 yards. As the Eagles were on a successful drive late in the 4th quarter, a wide open Jeffery dropped a pass from Nick Foles that fell into the hands of Saints' cornerback Marshon Lattimore. After the interception, Jeffery and the Eagles' offense never got the ball back as the Saints won 20-14. In the postgame interview, Jeffery stated that “It sucks right now. Everyone in the locker room, we’re all down. Like I said, I let my teammates down, I let the city of Philadelphia down. That’s on me. We’ll be back next year for sure. One play don’t define me, it happens. It’s part of football. I just hated the way it happened in the playoffs, and it was the final moment.”

On March 9, 2017, Jeffery signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jeffery made his Eagles debut on September 10, 2017 in the season opener against the Washington Redskins. He finished the game with 38 yards on three catches. In Week 2 on September 17 at Kansas City, Jeffery had 92 yards on 7 catches and one touchdown, his first as an Eagle, in a 27–20 loss to the Chiefs. On December 2, 2017, Jeffrey signed a four-year extension worth $52 million with $27 million guaranteed.

On February 26, 2016, it was announced that the Bears placed the franchise tag on Jeffery. On September 11, Jeffery caught four passes for a season-high 105 yards in the season opener against the Houston Texans. Jeffery recorded a 54-yard reception. On September 19, Jeffery caught five passes for 96 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles. Jeffery recorded a 49-yard reception early in the second quarter and a 22-yard reception late in the first quarter. On October 16, Jeffery caught a season-high seven passes for 93 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jeffery recorded a 26-yard reception. On October 31, Jeffery caught four passes for 63 yards and his first touchdown of the season against the Minnesota Vikings. On November 14, the NFL suspended Jeffery for four games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy. On December 18, Jeffery caught six passes for 89 yards and a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers.

Jeffery's season ended with 54 receptions for 807 yards and four touchdowns on 93 targets. Jeffery would end up leading the Bears in receptions in the 2015 season with 54.

In 2013's Week 4 loss to the Detroit Lions, Jeffery recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game. The following week against the New Orleans Saints, Jeffery broke the Bears single-game receiving yards record with 218 yards, along with recording a career-high 10 receptions. Jeffery broke the record on the final play of the game, a 21-yard pass from Jay Cutler, passing Harlon Hill's record set in 1952 against the 49ers. In Week 13 against the Minnesota Vikings, Jeffery became the first player in franchise history to record two 200-yard games in the same season. In that game, he surpassed his own franchise record mark set earlier in the season. Jeffery ended the 2013 season with 89 receptions for 1,421 yards and seven touchdowns. The 1,421 yards are the second-most in team history, behind Brandon Marshall's 1,508 in 2012. His 89 receptions are the sixth-highest in franchise history. After an injury to Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, Jeffery was named to the 2014 Pro Bowl. On January 17, 2014, Jeffery was named the Pro Football Writers Association's Most Improved Player.

Jeffery attended Calhoun County High School in St. Matthews, South Carolina, where he was part of a four-time state championship winning basketball team that recorded an 84–1 record. He also played two years of football and was widely recruited, giving a verbal commitment to the University of Southern California before switching his commitment to the University of South Carolina. Jeffery's younger brother, Shamier Jeffery, committed to play football for the Gamecocks in 2011, following in the footsteps of both of Jeffery's two older brothers Charles Ben and Darren Ben; both of whom also played basketball and football for Calhoun County High School.

In a Week 4 game against Auburn, Jeffery had a breakout performance in the 35–27 loss. He was only a few yards shy of 200 receiving yards and added two touchdowns for the Gamecocks. Another one of his best games in 2010 came against in-state rival Clemson where he had five catches for 141 yards and a touchdown. Through 14 games, Jeffery made 88 catches totaling 1,517 yards and nine touchdowns including eight games with 100 yards or more receiving, and a 108.4 yd/game average. Jeffery was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist, the award given to the nation's top wide receiver. Because of his performances, helping lead the Gamecocks to their first SEC Championship Game appearance in school history, Jeffery was selected as an All-American.

Jeffery was selected in second round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 45th overall pick by the Chicago Bears. The pick was announced by former Bears linebacker, Otis Wilson.

On May 2, Jeffery and the Bears agreed to a four-year contract, making him the first player in the 2012 draft class to sign, and the earliest second-rounder to sign since Dallas Cowboys receiver Kevin Williams in 1993. Jeffery made his debut against the Denver Broncos in week one of the preseason, and caught a game-high four passes for 35 yards, though the Bears lost 31–3. In the second preseason game, Jeffery was penalized for unnecessary roughness for fighting Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Jeffery was later told by coaches to "play smarter". In his regular season debut against the Indianapolis Colts, Jeffery caught a Jay Cutler pass for a 42-yard touchdown. In Chicago's Week 5 away game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jeffery left the game after catching a touchdown thrown by Cutler. Although the injury did not appear to be significant, x-rays done on the following Monday determined Jeffery broke his right hand, which led to him missing a few games. Though the injury did not require surgery, Jeffery still had to wear a cast. Jeffery eventually practiced for the first time on November 9. Jeffery returned in Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers, but would injure his knee, and will be sidelined for 2–4 weeks. In Week 15 against the Green Bay Packers, Jeffery was penalized three times for pass interference, nullifying a touchdown and two receptions of 36 and seven yards, as the Bears lost 21–13. Jeffery ended his rookie season catching 24 passes for 367 yards and three touchdowns.

At the beginning of the 2011 season, Jeffery was named by ESPN as the best overall player in the SEC. In the season opener against ECU in which he caught five passes for 92 yards, Jeffery extended his active streak to 24 consecutive games with a reception. In the 2012 Capital One Bowl, Jeffery caught four passes for 148 yards and a touchdown but was ejected in the third quarter for fighting with Nebraska player cornerback Alfonzo Dennard. Despite this, Jeffery was named the Capital One Bowl MVP.

As a freshman, Jeffery caught five passes for 61 yards in his first five games before making seven catches for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the University of Kentucky. The performance was the second-best single-game performance in school history and Jeffery became the third Gamecock in 2009 to earn SEC Freshman of the Week, following defensive end Devin Taylor and running back Jarvis Giles. He was a consensus first-team Freshman All-SEC and first-team Freshman All-American in recognition of his successful freshman season.

Alshon Jemell Jeffery (born February 14, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. As a member of the Eagles, he won Super Bowl LII over the New England Patriots.