On Tuesday, the Eagles announced that they had signed Hakeem Butler off of Carolina's practice squad. In a corresponding move, tight end Dallas Goedert was placed on injured reserve. Earlier on Tuesday, it was revealed that Goedert had a minor fracture in his ankle. Also noteworthy in this transaction: the Eagles are transitioning Hakeem Butler…
On Monday, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said that tight end Dallas Goedert is going to "miss some time" on his ankle injury. Speculation began on what the injury might be, with the dreaded high-ankle sprain being floated by some as a worst-case scenario. On Tuesday morning, Eagles beat writer Jeff McLane reported that the…
During the regular season, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson speaks to the media a few times a week. Some press conferences are more interesting than others, but there are usually a few good tidbits in his answers to reporters' questions. After an embarrassing Week 3 tie to the Cincinnati Bengals that involved some questionable coaching…
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Fletcher Cox left last week's game against the Los Angeles Rams with what was eventually revealed to be an oblique injury, but he returned and was able to finish the game. After failing to practice on both Wednesday and Thursday, Cox practiced in a limited fashion on Friday and was listed as questionable on the…
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke with the media again on Friday and was asked about Jalen Reagor, Press Taylor, Jim Schwartz, Alshon Jeffery, Fletcher Cox, Miles Sanders, and the Nate Herbig/Matt Pryor situation. If you missed the live conference call earlier today, check out the full transcript below. He spoke before the team's final…
It was another rough day of injury news for the Eagles. When practice began on Wednesday afternoon, rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor was on the sidelines watching. Shortly thereafter, Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported that Reagor had suffered a UCL tear in his thumb and will "be out a while." "A while" quickly…