PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles second-year wide receiver Nelson Agholor refuses to talk about his rookie season.

After being chosen No. 20 overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, Agholor suffered a high-ankle sprain early in the spring and had a sub-par rookie campaign hauling in only 23 catches for 283 yards and one touchdown.

Through three weeks of organized team activities, Agholor's improved route-running and ability to come down with contested passes he might not have hauled in last season have been two of the biggest takeaways from the voluntary portion of the Eagles' offseason.

Beyond an improved out look on how to better himself on the field and hone his craft, Agholor has found a level of familiarity in Doug Pederson's new offense compared to what he ran in college at USC.

"I don't like to speak about what happened with last year's offense," Agholor said following Tuesday's OTA practice at the NovaCare Complex. "This year, the offense to me has done a great job in terms of getting guys in a position to execute different concepts. Execute vs. different coverages. That's the greatest thing of all. We're not just calling stuff. We're calling stuff that's best for coverage. We're put in position to beat coverage. Whether it's two-men, quarters, cover-two. You're not just running a route, you're out. I love it.

"It's not freelancing, it's game-planning for what you see. It's not just 'okay, you have to do this.' Everybody just gets open."

Now in his second season, the 23-year-old admitted that his rookie campaign and first offseason was a learning experience and time to reflect on how to get better and elevate his game in 2016.

"It's come down to 'be a true pro in year two.' Year one, I tried my best to do what I thought it was to be a pro. After year end, I've got to take it to the next level."

Teammates, including fellow wide receiver Jordan Matthews, have raved through these practices about how much more crisp Agholor's routes have been and the value of the explosiveness he's showing in these early practices before the dog days of summer training camp and the pre-season.

For Agholor, this is really his first chance to go through an entire NFL offseason program and he is relishing that opportunity.

"Right now it's great," Agholor said. "This is when you get to really build that camaraderie. You get to see the ball come off his hand and run routes on air a number of times, catch it. All of that sort of stuff really helps. It's not just playing in three preseason games. You're getting the reps right now. We're talking. I'm older, so I'm communicating better to him. I'm picking his brain. It makes it easy."

Check out the above video of Agholor explaining why he's such a big fan of Pederson's scheme and his recent purchase of a JUGS machine to catch passes from at his house.

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