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King: ‘Tomlinson may visit Eagles’

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

SI’s Peter King tweeted moments ago that the Eagles may bring in LaDanian Tomlinson for a visit.
“Looks like Tomlinson may (and I underline may) visit Philadelphia and New Orleans after the Jets. Imagine LT, Pierre Thomas and Bush,” tweeted King.
While we initially loved the idea of LT being brought in to compliment second year back [...]

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Don’t let the door hit ya’ Reggie Brown

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

Finally.
Reggie Brown is being jettisoned out of town. He’s on a plane to Tampa Bay, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“Filed to ESPN: Philadelphia traded wide receiver Reggie Brown to Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers sixth-round pick in 2011,” tweets Schefter.
A sixth round pick. Man, did the Bucs get hosed?
Brown has been a big disappointment. He [...]

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McNabb passing to T.O. again — on bball court

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments · NBA, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

McNabb to Owens was one of the most prolific QB-WR tandems in recent memory during the 2004 season.
The two will be back together again. No, Andy Reid hasn’t completely lost his marbles. Instead, Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens and Antonio Gates will be teammates on Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes” show this upcoming season.
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Vick’s going to get a chance to show if he ‘gets it’

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

Since being released from a Federal Pen last spring, Michael Vick has gone out of his way to say the right things to make us believe that he now “gets it.”
“It” being the fact that he needs to live the right way and cherish the opportunity to play pro football. The fact that he must [...]

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Why Eagles haven’t made splash in free agency

March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

With the Bears signing Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor, the Seahawks bringing in Brandon Marshall for a visit, the Giants landing Antrel Rolle, and the Ravens acquiring Anquan Boldin during the first day of free agency, many Eagles fans have to be wondering, “when is it our turn to make a major headline?”
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Eagles release Will Witherspoon

March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

In a bizarre move, the Eagles released the one guy who really helped stabilize their linebacker corps a year ago — Will Witherspoon.
Acquired at the trade deadline last year for rookie wideout Brandon Gibson, Witherspoon paid immediate dividends with an interception on Monday Night against the Redskins.
While he was brought in to man the middle, [...]

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Forget Darren Sproles in Eagles green

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL

The vision of speedster Darren Sproles running the screen pass in an Eagles uniform just blew up in smoke. The Chargers decided to tender him a contract worth more than $7 million.
If a team such as the Eagles still decided to pay Sproles, they’d also have to surrender first and third round draft picks.
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Where will Darren Sproles end up?

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor
SI.com’s Don Banks has always been one our favorites, and today we like him that much more. He lists the top 10 free agents in the NFL and predicts where they will sign and says where the players should sign.
Among the free agents is Darren Sproles. While Banks thinks the diminutive speedster [...]

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Could Eagles be interested in Darren Sproles?

March 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

With the release of Brian Westbrook last week, it’s clear the Eagles will look to bring in a free agent running back this year. They need someone with experience to pair with LeSean McCoy. While the upcoming draft is reportedly deep in speedy running backs, the fact is the Birds need a proven commodity behind [...]

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Antrel Rolle a possible solution for Eagles safety issues

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · NFL, Philadelphia Eagles

According to a report by ESPN.com, the Arizona Cardinals will release Pro Bowl caliber free safety Antrel Rolle instead of paying him $12 million.
A year removed from trying to patchwork filling the position after the departure of Brian Dawkins, the Birds must sure up the position. The Eagles defense is predicated upon a pass rush [...]

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