And just like that, in the course of one day, the Eagles added a potentially potent 1-2 punch to their wide receiving corps. Free agency opened with a boom on Thursday, as the Eagles served up former 49ers and Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith as the appetizer, and then announced the addition of former Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery as the main course.
Smith, selected by Baltimore in the third round of the 2011 draft when current vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas was a Southeast regional scout, struggled in San Francisco in 2015 and 2016, catching a total of 53 passes in the 49ers’ impotent offense.