Things didn’t work out for running back Trey Sermon for the San Francisco 49ers. He was taken in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft but saw limited action and was waived after only one year. Now, one day after being waived by the 49ers, he’s going to a new team with a lot of familiar faces — the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Eagles announced on Thursday that they had claimed Sermon.
Eagles have claimed RB Trey Sermon off of waivers. pic.twitter.com/PakOIzOvKQ
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 1, 2022
And if it wasn’t obvious before, it’s clear now that the Eagles are putting as many familiar faces around quarterback Jalen Hurts as they possibly can. Sermon, who played at Oklahoma before transferring to Ohio State for the 2020 season, is now Hurts’ third teammate from the 2019 Sooners on the Eagles.
The obvious connection was noted by several people in the NFL world.
New #Eagles RB Trey Sermon played with Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma
Eagles continue to bring in players that have a connection to Hurts pic.twitter.com/5PsKFgHcGl
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) September 1, 2022
Eagles have signed running back Trey Sermon who was cut by the 49ers
Trey played with Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/XxZLgUG0Cy
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) September 1, 2022
#Eagles have signed former #49ers RB Trey Sermon to their active roster. Probably a better scheme fit with Philly than San Francisco
— Chase Senior (@Chase_Senior) September 1, 2022
Eagles now have Jalen Hurts, Trey Sermon, Kennedy Brooks and Grant Calcaterra in the building from the 2019 Oklahoma offense. (Bet they wish they could have found a way to trade up for CeeDee Lamb in the 2020 draft…)
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) September 1, 2022
If you’re looking to replicate a college offense, Oklahoma’s 2019 team is not a bad way to go. The Sooners went 12-2 that season, averaging better than 42 points a game. And while they were routed in the College Football semifinal against LSU, the Sooners did manage to put up 28 points on the eventual national champions.
Sermon was an odd-man out with the 49ers as a rookie in 2021. San Francisco’s rushing attack generally centered around fellow rookie Elijah Mitchell and receiver Deebo Samuel. Mitchell carried the ball only 41 times for the 49ers in his rookie season. He rushed for 167 yards with one touchdown. But Sermon is only 23. So, he still has plenty of time to get his NFL career going in the right direction.
