It was a strange, surprising decision that has become even more inexplicable as the NFL season progressed.
Following a breakout 2016 season, Jay Ajayi was traded on Halloween by the Miami Dolphins to the Philadelphia Eagles. A slow start, plus public criticism by his coach, were followed by whispers that the running back was a poor locker room presence.
With the Eagles, who face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII on Sunday in Minneapolis (4:30 p.m., NBC), no such problems have arisen.
“The storylines that came out were a little bit disappointing,” Ajayi told Yahoo!