Todd Pinkston Todd Pinkston ( born April 23 , 1977 ) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League . He played five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles where he caught 184 passes for 2 , 816 yards and 14 touchdowns . The Eagles went to the playoffs every year that he started , including an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX . He is the cousin of current Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Jason Pinkston . Playing career . College career . At the University of Southern Mississippi , where he joined the Theta Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity , he graduated as the school ' s second all - time leading receiver with 149 catches for 2 , 366 yards and 22 touchdowns , including 48 receptions for 977 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior . Professional career . Philadelphia Eagles . Despite his success in college , Pinkston ' s selection in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles raised some eyebrows due to his slight build . At 6 feet 2 inches tall , Pinkston reportedly weighed only 167 pounds at the time of the draft . After seeing only slight action in 2000 , Pinkston took over as a starter in 2001 following the release of Charles Johnson and Torrance Small . Partnering with James Thrash , Pinkston caught 42 balls for 586 yards and four touchdowns . In 2002 , Pinkston enjoyed his best year . He hauled in 60 receptions for 798 yards and seven touchdowns . His performance that season earned him a five - year contract extension with the Eagles , which included a large signing bonus . Pinkston ' s numbers dipped slightly in 2003 , but he was productive down the stretch and registered a key touchdown in a playoff game against the Green Bay Packers . Unfortunately , the next week , Pinkston was held catchless by Carolina Panthers cornerback , Ricky Manning Jr . . Manning snagged three interceptions , and the Eagles lost the 2003 NFC Championship 14 – 3 , the third consecutive defeat suffered by the team in the conference title game . Criticism of Pinkston turned particularly harsh after a game against the Washington Redskins on December 12 , 2004 , when Pinkston was accused of giving up on a catchable pass across the middle . ESPN analyst Joe Theismann commented " . . . this is a great way to lose your job as a receiver in the National Football League . " However , later that half Pinkston was the recipient of an 80 - yard pass from Donovan McNabb , furthering the paradox between his big play potential and his reluctance to run routes in traffic . This negative publicity notwithstanding , Pinkston ' s 18 . 8 yards - per - catch average for the 2004 regular season was exceeded by only one other NFL receiver with as many or more receptions than the 36 he recorded ( Ashley Lelie of the Denver Broncos averaged 20 . 1 ) , and his six catches gaining 40 or more yards was topped by only three other receivers ( teammate Terrell Owens , who had nine , and Javon Walker of the Green Bay Packers and Dennis Northcutt of the Cleveland Browns with seven each ) . After having made four receptions for 82 yards in Super Bowl XXXIX , Pinkston was forced to leave the game with leg cramps . On August 5 , 2005 , Pinkston sustained a torn Achilles tendon in training camp practice , putting him out for the 2005 season . During the 2006 pre - season , he was still hobbled from his Achilles injury , only catching one pass for four yards . On August 29 , 2006 , Pinkston was released by the Eagles following the acquisition of Donte Stallworth . Minnesota Vikings . On September 3 , 2006 , Pinkston signed a one - year contract with the Minnesota Vikings , whose head coach , Brad Childress , was the former Eagles offensive coordinator . Pinkston was cut six days later on September 9 . Washington Redskins . On August 13 , 2007 , Pinkston , recovered from his Achilles injury , signed with the Washington Redskins , but failed to make the team ' s final roster . Coaching career . Pinkston was hired by his former team , the Philadelphia Eagles , as a coaching intern during training camp and the preseason in 2009 . He assisted wide receiver s coach David Culley in coaching his unit . He currently serves as the receivers ' coach at Petal High School located in Petal , Mississippi , just across the Leaf River from Hattiesburg .