Eagles announce initial wave of roster cuts

The Philadelphia Eagles announced an initial wave of roster cuts ahead of Tuesday's deadline. TE Cary Angeline, DE JaQuan Bailey, RB Elijah Holyfield, WR Marken Michel, and LB Rashad Smith have all been waived. The deadline for teams to finalize their initial 53-man rosters is Tuesday, August 31 at 4:00 PM ET. These moves bring…

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Top 10 Plays: Eagles-Jets 2021 Preseason Finale
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Top 10 Plays: Eagles-Jets 2021 Preseason Finale

For many players around the NFL, this is their Super Bowl: a last chance to prove they deserve a spot on the 53 man roster. With their current team or not, many players are seeking to prove they belong on an NFL field one last time before the regular season. In that context, I can…

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Eagles at Jets: Winners and Losers
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Eagles at Jets: Winners and Losers

The Eagles' final preseason matchup finished in a 31-31 tie, and though the game means little to the fans (in theory), the players on the bubble needed to show out. In this admittedly very amusing game, there was a lot of good and bad. I only focused on winners last time, but I feel we…

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Eagles acquire QB Gardner Minshew from Jaguars
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Eagles acquire QB Gardner Minshew from Jaguars

Trade! NFL Network's Ian Rapoport broke the news on Saturday morning that the Philadelphia Eagles have acquired quarterback Gardner Minshew from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for a conditional sixth-round draft pick. The sixth-round pick becomes a fifth-rounder if Minshew plays 50% of the team's snap in three games in 2021. The team also released…

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Mike Maher’s Instant Observations: Preseason Week 3, Eagles at Jets

A tie! Preseason doesn't matter, of course, but the Eagles ended up with a tie instead of cruising to a victory. This was not an overly encouraging preseason for Eagles fans, though it is worth noting that most of the starters didn't play very much in any of the games. These were mostly reserves and…

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MetLife Stadium turf causes delayed start for Eagles-Jets preseason game

The Eagles traveled to North Jersey to play their third and final preseason game against the Jets on Friday. While it looked for a short period like the game may be canceled due to an issue with the MetLife Stadium turf, the issue was resolved and the game is being played as scheduled, albeit with…

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Ranking the potential new names of the Washington Football Team

The Washington Football Team just announced that they are considering eight new names (three of which are finalists). While everyone and their mother will give takes that nobody asked for, I decided that I want to take the perspective of how well these new names will sound in the minds of an Eagles fan. In…

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