Eagles injury report tracker: Week 4

Tracking the injuries of this Philadelphia Eagles team is becoming something of a full-time job. Earlier in the week, rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor was placed on injured reserve. He is going to miss approximately two months after undergoing thumb surgery, so it was an odd decision to wait a week to IR him. Either…

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Philadelphia Eagles, DraftKings announce partnership

The Philadelphia Eagles and DraftKings have agreed to a partnership deal that makes DraftKings the Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner and Official Sports Betting Partner of the Philadelphia Eagles and also grants naming rights to the Field Club at Lincoln Financial Field to DraftKings. They just sent out the following press release: PRESS RELEASE: Philadelphia…

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Who is Hakeem Butler? Let’s take a look.
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Who is Hakeem Butler? Let’s take a look.

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…

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Dallas Goedert has a fractured ankle, but that’s actually good news
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Dallas Goedert has a fractured ankle, but that’s actually good news

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…

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Doug Pederson sounds like he regrets punting at the end of overtime
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Doug Pederson sounds like he regrets punting at the end of overtime

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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Week 3 NFL Game Picks

Why settle for just Eagles content? We all love the NFL, and a lot of us like betting on games, or at least trying to predict who will win their games or cover the spread. The Birds Blitz has an account over at BettingPros, and it allows us to make NFL game picks and post them…

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Source: Eagles would be “surprised” if Fletcher Cox is unable to play Sunday
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Source: Eagles would be “surprised” if Fletcher Cox is unable to play Sunday

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…

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