Rookie receiver Mack Hollins looks to continue success story for Eagles

Posted Jun 5, 2017
You know that annoying feeling when you just get out of the shower and your phone rings? It happened to Mack Hollins, except it was a call he’ll never forget. The call came from the Philadelphia Eagles to inform Hollins, the wide receiver from UNC, he was their fourth-round draft pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. “I had just gotten out of the shower,’’ Hollins said with a laugh. (NFL.com)

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