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Doug Pederson: 'Going To Wait And See About Nelson Agholor'

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Doug Pederson said he would definitely have a conversation with Nelson Agholor this week, after the second-year receiver and first-round draft pick admitted -- following Sunday's loss to Seattle -- that his lack of confidence is "in his head."

Agholor lined up wrong and dropped a pass while wide open down the middle of the field in Eagles' 26-15 loss to the Seahawks. Agholor has had issues with drops all season, and he's caught just one pass for seven yards in the last two games. Agholor seemed to have a breakdown after the game on Sunday and it's something that Pederson wanted to address during his day-after press conference with the media on Monday at the NovaCare Complex.

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"I'll address that as we get later in the week," Pederson said of Agholor's shaky psyche. "Those are definitely concerns that I have now that he's come out and said that publicly. My concern is for him as an individual and I want to make sure he's in a good spot. Put football aside, we all know about that, but I want to make sure him as a person is doing good."

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Pederson then related what happened to him personally while playing for Andy Reid with the Eagles in 1999.

"Sometimes, you have to take a step back in order to go forward, and sometimes that can help clear your head," Pederson said. "I remember as a quarterback back in 1999 when Andy pulled me out to put Donovan [McNabb] in. It was a way to step back to possibly go forward and see it differently. That way, too, you can begin to clear your head, and see it where you don't have the pressure of performing on you all of the time."

Pederson said he would wait until later in the week as to whether or not he pull Agholor from the starting lineup. He did say Agholor will be in the mix of the top four receivers.

"As athletes, you put so much pressure on yourself to perform, and outside influences, i.e., the media and the fans, put more pressure on you to perform, and you're a top pick and you need to perform. All of that pressure on a player is not good," Pederson said. "In Nelson's case, sometimes maybe you have to take a step back. Maybe you have to see it, view it differently.

"These are conversations he and I will have this week. Again, it's the well-being of the player and the person than it is him as an athlete. I've seen try to do things a little out of character for him, and that's obviously a sign that maybe things are not going well for him. As an athlete, you have to let the game come to you. I feel like he's pressing a little bit. He's doing everything right. He's getting work after practice. We're going to continue to work with him."

Pederson also did activate Paul Turner from the practice squad. He said it was a numbers game as to why Turner wasn't activated earlier.

Right tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai has suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain, placing Allen Barbre at right tackle and Stefen Wisniewski at left guard.

Pederson also spoke about the way Carson Wentz is trending down. Pederson admitted that it's on him to develop the running game more.

"We have to do a better job as coaches, and I look at myself that this team is ready to go and put players in the right position," Pederson said. "There's a little bit of [frustration] and we keep talking about [receivers not being open]. Those are things we work with and game-management situations. I keep saying that they're learning experiences and they are."

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