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The Eagles have been linked with a potential trade for a wide receiver before Tuesday’s trade deadline, although coach Doug Pederson said last week that a deal is in the works.

Pederson said the same on Monday, a day after his team’s wideouts dropped several of Carson Wentz’s passes on the way to an overtime loss to the Cowboys. It’s been an issue all season and it’s one that Pederson said he expects it will be on the current crop of wideouts to improve the situation.

“Anytime you drop the ball’s a problem,” Pederson said, via Philly.com. “Everybody has to do their job. I talk about it every week with the team. You have to do your job, do your assignment, no excuses. You have to own up to ’em. Were there some drops in the game last night that were crucial? Yeah. That’s part of it. We just gotta continue to work and get better, keep putting our players in those situations to make plays. As far as I know, we’re not making any moves. The guys we have are the guys we have. We’re going to continue to work and get better at that position.”

Expecting drastic changes from the same personnel is hardly a sure thing, so the Eagles will have to address the position at some point. If it’s not in the next 24 hours or so, it will have to come in the offseason as they continue to build an offense around Wentz.