Doug Pederson compares Jordan Mailata to Nelson Agholor, talks Jason Peters starting
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Doug Pederson compares Jordan Mailata to Nelson Agholor, talks Jason Peters starting

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Friday for the last time ahead of Sunday night's matchup against the Dallas Cowboys. He was asked about Jason Peters, Alshon Jeffery, Jordan Mailata, Cowboys quarterback Ben DiNucci, and Lane Johnson, among a few other topics. Some of his answers were...interesting. For starters, it sounds…

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Eagles injury report tracker: Week 8

DeSean Jackson is going to miss approximately two months after suffering a non-displaced fracture in his right ankle in Thursday night's win over the New York Giants. He suffered the injury after volunteering to return a punt late in the game and then taking a brutal hit to the head followed by a (very) late…

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Doug Pederson talks injuries, options with Jason Peters
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Doug Pederson talks injuries, options with Jason Peters

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Wednesday before the team practiced and offered a few injury updates. He also said that Jason Peters's potential return gives them options on the offensive line and mentioned that Peters can play both left tackle and right guard, if needed. As usual, he declined to…

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Eagles Week 8 News Tracker: Welcome to Cowboys Week

Throw the team records out the window. In Week 8, the Dallas Cowboys are coming to Philadelphia to play the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday Night Football. It's officially Cowboys Week. The Eagles have, of course, underperformed through the first seven weeks of the season, while the Cowboys appear to be on the…

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Zach Ertz is going to be out longer than initially thought
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Zach Ertz is going to be out longer than initially thought

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz left Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens with what was eventually revealed to be a high-ankle sprain. Earlier this week, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that Ertz was expected to miss approximately 3-to-4 weeks with the injury. Apparently, he may be out longer than that. On Thursday morning, NFL insider Mike…

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Eagles free up .7 million in cap space
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Eagles free up $5.7 million in cap space

Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles somewhat quietly created some additional 2020 cap space on Wednesday. According to a report from Field Yates of ESPN, the Eagles converted $7.16M of defensive tackle Fletcher Cox's salary into a bonus, creating roughly $5.7M in cap space. The timing of this news, just ahead of the upcoming NFL…

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DeSean Jackson, Lane Johnson expected to return vs. Giants
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DeSean Jackson, Lane Johnson expected to return vs. Giants

Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Wednesday and, among other things, offered injury updates on the team's current mountain of injured players. Most notably, Pederson indicated that WR DeSean Jackson, RT Lane Johnson, CB Avonte Maddox, and LB Duke Riley are all expected to play on Thursday when the Eagles host the New York…

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