"He's a good runner," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "He's tough, he's elusive, and he's got good hands. He's a really good catcher."
Arrington's best season came as a rookie in 2005 with Arizona, when he ran for 370 yards and two touchdowns and caught 25 passes for 139 yards. He was more of a receiving option out of the backfield during his last two seasons with the Cardinals in 2007 and '08.
Arrington will compete with rookie Charles Scott and Eldra Buckley for the third running-back spot behind LeSean McCoy and Mike Bell.
The Eagles released running back Martell Mallett, a Canadian Football League product, later in the day. That move allowed the team to bring back linebacker Tracy White, a special-teams contributor with the Eagles the last two seasons.
The flurry of transactions didn't end there.
Earlier in the day, the Eagles signed wide receiver Kelley Washington, an eight-year veteran. He worked out for the Eagles on Thursday along with rookie receiver Jared Perry, who was signed later in the day.
As circumstance would have it, Washington's addition meant the end of Perry's brief stay as an Eagle.
Perry is on the smaller side and the Eagles already have two smaller receivers (starters DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin). The 6-foot-3, 217-pound Washington is more in the mold of rookie Riley Cooper (6-3, 222) and Hank Baskett (6-4, 220). The competition for the fifth receiver spot could come down to Washington and Baskett.
"He's a good special-teams player," Reid said of Washington. "Really, a couple of years ago he was one of the best in the league. He's a good inside receiver, physical, big, strong guy. You'll see him probably helping us more on the inside, as an inside receiver."
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