The 2012 season of the Philadelphia Eagles got off to a bad start in late March when Pro Bowl LT Jason Peters ruptured his Achilles tendon. There was a smidgen of hope that he might be able to play this year, but you can squash that talk. A league source tells Derrick Gunn of CSNPhilly.com [...]
We mentioned yesterday that the only thing holding up a trade that would send Philadelphia Eagles CB Asante Samuel to the Atlanta Falcons was the re-working of Samuel’s contract. Samuel was due to make about $10 million this year, and he wasn’t thrilled about the idea of drastically reducing that. Well, according to Jeff McLane [...]
It’s widely known that the Philadelphia Eagles are trying to move cornerback Asante Samuel. Fans know it, the media knows it, Asante knows it and dogs know it. The Atlanta Falcons are the latest team interested and it sources tell Philly.com that trade compensation isn’t what is holding the deal up. Apparently, it’s Asante’s willingness [...]
It’s been well known for a while now that the Philadelphia Eagles are looking to trade Asante Samuel. He has a $10.5 million cap number for 2012 and the team already has Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Plus, they tried to trade him last year to Detroit, but it fell through. Now, CSN Philly‘s Derrick [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles took a decent-sized gamble last year when they gave former New York Giants WR Steve Smith several million dollars. He was coming off of a serious knee injury and they didn’t really know what they were getting. What they did get, was a big waste of time. Smith was rarely on the [...]
Everyone and their mother (which doesn’t always include Andy Reid) knew the Philadelphia Eagles needed to add at least one decent linebacker to their stable of awful linebackers. And there were several good ones on the free-agent market this offseason. Who would they get? Curtis Lofton? Stephen Tulloch? David Hawthorne? None of the above? Nope, [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have had their share of ups and downs with WR DeSean Jackson. He can be a Jekyll-and-Hyde type of player, with amazing ups and frustrating downs. So, that made it difficult when it came to negotiating a long-term deal. What’s he worth? On one hand, he’s absolutely electric and can cause major [...]
One thing everyone in Philadelphia has known for the last couple years is that Eagles WR DeSean Jackson wasn’t happy with his contract. Yes, he was worth much more than his rookie contract money, but still, he went in the tank on the field and avoided any kind of contact whatsoever. This also led to [...]
When it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles and the re-signing of their own players, they usually lock up young talent early. They get them signed to long-term deals that are perhaps over market value at the time, thinking that they’ll be very good in a few years and then they’ll have them on the cheap. [...]
The St. Louis Rams fired head coach Steve Spagnuolo last week after several terrible seasons. And even before they let him go, there was speculation that he could return to the Philadelphia Eagles – where he coached the linebackers before heading to the New York Giants to be their defensive coordinator – to replace Juan [...]
You may remember back in 2006 when Jim Mora Sr., former head coach of the New Orleans Saints, went on the radio to talk about Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick. His son Jim Mora Jr., was the head coach at the time and there were issues then surrounding Vick that didn’t involve one dog biting [...]
We all know how unhappy Philadelphia Eagles CB Asante Samuel has been this year. The team went out and traded for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (which didn’t specifically piss him off) and then signed big-ticket free agent Nnamdi Asomugha (that pissed him off). Then there were all the rumors in training camp – and later in the [...]
Not sure to what extent I believe this, but I’m going to pass it along. Anthony Gargano of 94 WIP in Philadelphia, says that radio host Mike Francessa is saying that Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie called San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos and told him that he won’t have access to Andy Reid. Basically, [...]
According to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Asante Samuel has been ruled out for the Eagles game against the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Not that it really matters, if any game could possibly mean absolutely nothing, it’s this Eagles/Redskins game. But, the bigger question is, does this mean that Asante is finished with the [...]
The Dallas Cowboys have three pretty lethal wide receivers in Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and now Laurent Robinson (who they target the hell out of). The Philadelphia Eagles have three excellent cornerbacks (supposedly) in Nnamdi Asomugha, Asante Samuel and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Should be a great matchup, right? Not exactly. The Eagles have ruled out Samuel, [...]
Pretty much everyone in the NFC East not named the Washington Redskins is fighting for their playoff lives. The Dallas Cowboys are no different as they prepare for the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. The bad news is that the Eagles already pasted them once this season back at the Linc. The worse news is that [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, Philadelphia Eagles fans are pretty sick of head coach Andy Reid. They’ve been calling for his ouster for years now, but it seems like this time they mean it. Chants of “Fire Andy!” reigned down from the stands when the Eagles took a royal dump on the field against the [...]
Have you seen this yet? Yep, this is what the 2011 season has come down to for the Philadelphia Eagles. Even little kids know they blow. Thanks to Anthony for passing this along. This little kid is balling over the thrashing that the New England Patriots gave to his Eagles last Sunday. We think there [...]
The New York Giants were visibly pissed off when Steve Smith signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. He had a knee problem and wasn’t expected to be able to play until Week 6 or so, even though that turned out to not be the case. The Giants say that Smith’s agent said that the team would [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles tried to fib to the media and fans this week after QB Michael Vick busted two ribs in last Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Marty Mornhinweg in particular tried to say that he was “optimistic” that Vick would be able to play against the New York Giants. The Eagles even stink [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles just don’t have it this year. After their “Dream Team” nonsense and all the hype that went with it, this has been a relatively poor team. They are 3-6 and not showing any signs of hope. Now, throw in the injuries that come with playing an NFL season. Vince Young is most [...]
Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick busted two ribs in Sunday’s awesome loss to the mighty Arizona Cardinals. Andy Reid says it happened on the second play of the game, but no one is buying that and there is a cloud of mystery around the whole situation. Vick hasn’t been practicing and Vince Young has been [...]
This past offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles had two “starting caliber” quarterbacks in theory. They had former second-round pick Kevin Kolb, and guy who was Superman for much last year, Michael Vick. Both on the final year of their contracts, one of them had to go. After careful and thoughtful deliberation for all of about three, [...]
After watching Monday night’s ground gashing by the Chicago Bears, one would think that the Philadelphia Eagles would jump at the chance to add one of the best defensive tackles in the last decade. Sure enough, one came loose yesterday when the New England Patriots released Albert Haynesworth. But, Haynesworth was cut for a reason, [...]
Of the many story lines that have surrounded the Philadelphia Eagles (and there have been a ton), one of the big ones has been the contract of DeSean Jackson. It’s a tricky situation because he really is a boom or bust player. But, the boom is so big that he warrants a decent payday. Not [...]
