Del Val grad takes his shot at making Eagles

Rasheed Bailey set receiving marks at Delaware Valley. (AP Photo) Bob Ford, Inquirer Sports Columnist

Rasheed Bailey knows the odds. He knows the NFL deck is not necessarily stacked to deal him a winning hand. That's fine. He's dealt with long odds before, and look where he is now.

"I have that drive, that passion, everything that Philly is," said Bailey, a wide receiver from Delaware Valley University signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent. "I wear a chip on my shoulder coming from a small school, and having been a fan to now being a player, I wear it every day."

Bailey might be a long shot to make the team - one of nine receivers vying for perhaps six spots on the 53-man roster -…