Jordan Matthews will be making his NFL debut Sunday against Jacksonville. Photo by Andy Lewis/contrastphotography.com

After what must seem like endless offseason workouts, OTAs, mini-camps, training camp and exhibition games, the regular season must seem like finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, especially for the veterans. But for second round pick Jordan Matthews this is all new.

Sunday he lines up for his first real NFL game against the Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS, 1 P.M.).

Unlike most of his draft class, expectations are high for the big receiver who turned a lot of heads during training camp.

The former Vanderbilt standout says he is ready

“I’m ready to go play but very calm about it,” Matthews said after practice Thursday in the locker room. “I am just focusing on practice and making sure I have good walk-thru’s over the next couple of days. I am not trying to think too much about it. When game day comes, I’ll be ready.”

Matthews was asked about his chemistry with quarterback Nick Foles. For much of the offseason, Matthews worked a lot with backup Mark Sanchez.

“It’s (chemistry) is still developing,” Matthews said. “All the receivers are trying to improve each day. You never act like you think you’ve got it. If you do, you lose sight of what you’re trying to work towards. I am just trying to continue working and continue to build that chemistry so we can have a good product out there on Sunday. ”

Second year head coach Chip Kelly said he does not look at any of his players by their length of time on the team or the league.

“I have the same expectations for everybody – to go out and play to the best of your ability,” Kelly said. “So I don’t put any more on the draft class than I do on a second year player or I do on Trent Cole or Todd Herremans who have been around for a long, long time. The curfew on the draft class was up the day they set foot on that field for the offseason program. They were Philadelphia Eagles the first day they stepped on that field and they still are now.

“So our expectations are the same for all those guys,” the coach continued. “We don’t look at them any differently and we don’t give guys – well, it’s okay for you to not perform well; it’s okay for you to not give great effort; it’s okay for you to miss some things just because you’re a rookie. It’s what do we believe your ability is, and are you playing up to your ability and that’s kind of how we’ll judge anybody, whether you’re a rookie or ten- or 11-year guy.

Matthews said he knows his emotions will be high when he runs out onto the field at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. He also knows those emotions must be kept in check.

“You just go out there and do your job,” Matthews said. “It’s exciting but at the same time you don’t want to get too excited. You don’t want to get into all the hype, you’ll end up making mistakes that you shouldn’t make. So I am just going to focus on doing my job and playing in the flow of the game.”