During a Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, fans got a little creative with their chants. This wasn't a full ballpark because of COVID-related restrictions, but the fans who were there got together for some chants that were easily heard on the television broadcast. Among the chants:…
A day after Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the Philadelphia media for 20 minutes without being asked a single question about the team's struggling defense, Jim Schwartz met with reporters. As the team's defensive coordinator, Schwartz was not as lucky as Pederson. The Eagles defense was abysmal against Daniel Jones and the Giants…
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…
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…
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…