Entering last week, Lane Johnson was considered questionable for Sunday's game against the Cowboys due to his recovery from offseason ankle surgery and a knee injury that caused him to leave Thursday's game against the New York Giants. He didn't practice early in the week but, by the end of the week, was able to…
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File this one away under "obvious" and "duh," but ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reports Sunday morning that the Eagles remain interested in trading wide receiver Alshon Jeffery ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline. In this piece for ESPN.com that also includes several other trade rumors, Schefter reports that the Eagles had also discussed…
The Philadelphia Eagles are getting some reinforcements for Sunday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys. Geoff Mosher reported earlier in the week that rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor was going to be activated and play in Week 8 against the Cowboys. Dallas Goedert, on the other hand, was considered very questionable and might not return…
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…
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…
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…