NFL: Preseason-Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears

Aug 8, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Josh Huff (11) is tackled by Chicago Bears defensive end Cornelius Washington (94) during the second half of a preseason game at Soldier Field. The Bears won 34-28. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

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New York Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara had to learn the hard way two weeks ago that Eagles rookie receiver Josh Huff doesn't mess around when it comes to run blocking.

With a LeSean McCoy running play heading towards the complete opposite side of the field, Huff engaged Amukamara on the line, pushing him 10 yards back and to the ground.

As Amukamara got up, you could almost see the confused look on his face, as to why the rookie was blocking so hard for a play so far away.

"If you line up across from me," Huff said, "I'm gonna kick your (butt)."

That sentiment has to be music to head coach Chip Kelly's ears, who takes a large amount of pride in seeing his receivers block in the running game. Although Huff says he would block hard no matter who was coaching him, he did say that after spending his college career being coached by Kelly at Oregon, and now again at the NFL level, he notices how much it is stressed.

"I think he treats it differently," Huff said. "In college, if you don't block, you don't get the rock."

The statement block on Amukamara was not the only big block Huff had. As you can see on this play, Huff pushes his guy all the way to the sideline, freeing up Darren Sproles got a long run.

(Thanks to r/eagles for the GIF)

"I take pride in it...I refuse to get beat by anybody," Huff said. "I refuse to have anybody out show me. I go out and dog them before they dog me."

While Huff is making his mark in the running game as a blocker, former Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson has seen his lack of effort in the area become a hot topic with his new team in Washington.

"In this league, there are receivers who only want to catch the ball," Huff said. "Our receivers do an excellent job of blocking. But if you look around at the league on other teams, other receivers don't block like we do."

Blocking might earn the players brownie points with Kelly, but it likely won't have them leading off SportsCenter anytime soon. There is a perception that, with Jackson gone, the Eagles receivers are not the unit they used to be. That is something Huff said, when you take into account both blocking and receiving, just isn't true.

"We consider ourselves the best," Huff said. "It's only a matter of time until people realize that."

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