Olamide in the Eagles Offense
He’s Waited Patiently Behind All-Pro NFL Receivers.
Now, he and D’Andre Swift have joined the Eagles to bring championships to South Philly as they did at St. Joe’s Prep.
Trying to slow down the Eagles offense?
Are you thinking about double coverage against AJ Brown? A safety to spy DeVonta Smith? Dedicating a linebacker against Dallas Goedert? Good Luck.
But sure, go ahead. Olamide Zaccheaus is more than ready to exploit how open he is on the field.
If you have driven down I-76 or I-95 lately, you’ve probably seen the companion billboards welcoming the two Saint Joe’s Prep graduates back to Philadelphia.
News this NFL offseason about D’Andre Swift returning home and playing for the Eagles has overshadowed the second part of St. Joe’s offense, Olamide Zaccheaus. During the 2013–2014 seasons, Zaccheaus and Swift helped lead St. Joe’s Prep to back-to-back PIAA State Championships.
Swift eating up the yardage on the ground and Zaccheaus eating up yardage through the air was a devastating combination in the PIAA State Playoffs.
A Most Valuable Player in the 2018 Belk Bowl, Olamide had 93 receptions for over 1,000 yards as a senior at the University of Virginia. He finished his college career with 250 receptions, 22 touchdowns, and over 2,700 yards.
Zacchaeus knows what it is like to have other marquee receivers ahead of him on the depth chart. In his first two years in Atlanta, he had the opportunity to learn behind Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley.
Olamide doesn’t mind seeing those big plays from Goedert, Smith, and Brown that draw roaring applause from the crowd at Lincoln Financial Field. He knows that it means that his opportunity will be shortly at hand.
Until then, he’ll wait patiently until his number is called.
Not far from Lincoln Financial Field, the billboards on I76 and I95 welcome the proud Saint Joe’s Prep graduates back home. Olamide and D’Andre left Philadelphia as champions a decade ago.
This time, they’ve returned to the Eagles to bring the Lombardi Trophy back to South Philly.
A place that it last was in 2018, where St. Joe’s Prep on Girard Ave. has dominated the PIAA Football Playoffs for the last decade.
A run that started with a running back and wide receiver that have reunited on the 2023 Eagles. NFL defenses have a lot to be concerned about.
Dedicated in Loving Memory of my Father, Author, St. Joe’s Prep Graduate, and Dedicated Eagles Fan, Thomas J. Leibrandt.
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