The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6. They also lost another handful of players to injuries, and a bunch of them are now expected to miss some time. The Miles Sanders injury is the most concerning one, at least in terms of his position and what he means for the offense,…
Many knew this day was coming. Back in August, the Eagles opted to activate Alshon Jeffery from the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list, meaning he would be on the active roster and take up a spot on the official 53-man roster. Leaving Jeffery on PUP would have saved the Eagles a roster spot, but…
Whenever they play on Sundays, the Eagles release initial injury reports on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons before positing a final report with official injury designations on Friday afternoon. We track them here and provide some brief analysis. And since this is the Eagles we are talking about, there are always a lot of names on…
Jim Schwartz spoke to the media on Tuesday. As is often the case, he was asked about a struggling defense, some of his decisions on failed third-down stops, and Nate Gerry and the rest of the lackluster linebacker group. Usually, Schwartz works from a template that mostly includes defending his players and taking all of…
Now that dozens of professional athletes have had social media posts from several years ago come back to haunt them, it should be common practice for athletes to wipe their Twitter pages. At the very least, you would think those athletes—or the organizations that employe them—would take the ten seconds to perform a Twitter Advanced…
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. Throughout the week, he typically speaks to the media on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.…
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