5 NFL Receivers Who Will Improve In 2017 (And 5 Who Won't)

Sometimes, a change of scenery can work wonders for an athlete. Drew Brees won a Super Bowl in New Orleans, David Ortiz became sports royalty in Boston, and James Harden has blossomed into a top five NBA player in Houston. Similarly, Alshon Jeffery left the rebuilding Chicago Bears this summer for the greener pastures of the Philadelphia Eagles (Pun very much intended) and it will benefit him greatly.

For the entirety of Jeffery's tenure in the Windy City, he had to deal with the frustrating circus known as having Jay Cutler as a quarterback. That was occasionally a good thing, but far more often than not, it was an excruciating letdown. Now, in Philly, he's playing with second year signal caller Carson Wentz, a more disciplined, balanced player than Cutler ever was. As Wentz looks to improve as a passer in his sophomore campaign, he'll be leaning on Jeffery to bail him out when things go awry.

The Eagles don't have a very robust rushing attack and their wide receiver corp can best be described as "people", so Jeffery will have plenty of opportunities to return to his 2013-14 excellence.