Philadelphia Eagles Articles - Page 179

With one week left in 2017 NFL season, many of the league’s elite team’s have already decided to rest their starters for the playoffs. However, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has other plans for his team. Although the Eagles are the top seed in the NFC playoffs, it does not appear as if they […]

Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, with zero catches on just two targets during Monday night’s 19-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, said on Wednesday that he wasn’t concerned about his lack of production that game. According to a recent article by staff writer Les Brown of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jeffery didn’t want to […]

Last year, Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott were the talk of the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys duo put the league on notice as they both far exceeded expectations in their rookie campaigns leading the team to the top seed in the NFC while creating a lot of buzz for a bright future in Dallas. This […]

The Philadelphia Eagles squeezed by the Oakland Raiders on Monday night 19-10, effectively clinching the top overall playoff spot in the NFC and home-field advantage on through to Super Bowl LII. Despite that, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has stated he still evaluating whether he will play any of the primary starters in Week 17 […]

Ever since the Philadelphia Eagles lost quarterback Carson Wentz to a season-ending ACL injury, the team simply hasn’t been the same. The leading NFL MVP candidate had the team firing on all cylinders and receiving buzz as arguably the best team in the league before going down against the Los Angeles Rams. With Wentz out […]

The Philadelphia Eagles were able to secure all the positive playoff scenarios with a win against the Oakland Raiders on Christmas. During this process, Chris Long, who has emerged as everyone’s new favorite everything, had himself a bit of a brain fart. Here is Chris Long celebrating while a play is still actually happening: https://twitter.com/ActionNetworkHQ/status/945503410710867968 […]

The Philadelphia Eagles won a Christmas showdown against the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football, but Nick Foles admits his play wasn’t nearly good enough. “I didn’t play good enough,” Foles said in his postgame media session, via PFT. “I have to play cleaner and, obviously, play better. Third down is a big thing with […]

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz realizes the loss of Carson Wentz now puts extra pressure on his side of the football. It is why he’s more than unhappy with how the defense has been playing as of late. During his presser, the defensive coordinator laid out what is happening … in rather blunt fashion. […]

The NFL’s game of the week proved worthy of the hype when the New England Patriots rode quarterback Tom Brady to a dramatic 27-24 victory against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. The Patriots’ win was one of quite a few highs from the weekend, depending on your point of view. Meanwhile, another blowout loss for the Cincinnati […]

We’re down to the final two weeks of the regular season, and yes, waiver wire pickups still matter. In that span, your fantasy football league’s champion will be decided, the one who will take home The Shiva and earn the rights to brag about his fantasy title for an entire year. If you’re among those […]

Even though Philadelphia Eagles superstar quarterback Carson Wentz is done for the season, he doesn’t want to be finished being an important member on the roster. More bluntly put: Carson Wentz wants to remain in the loop even while being loopy. “It’s obviously disappointing, but the surgery went well, from what I heard and what […]

The injury-riddled 2017 NFL season continues with its latest casualty being Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. The former second overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft suffered a torn ACL in Week 14 and will undoubtedly miss the rest of the year. Since then, players from around the league have offered up their support for Wentz, […]

The NFL saw yet another one of its brightest stars go down in Week 14 after Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a torn ACL in a marquee matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. Since everything needs to be connected, this has somehow resulted in questions about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. More on that in […]

In wake of Carson Wentz suffering a season-ending torn ACL, the Philadelphia Eagles have turned to backup Nick Foles to step in under center for the rest of the year. Despite some murmurs of the team considering signing a veteran quarterback with Wentz out, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk is reporting that the Eagles […]

Following a huge win over the Los Angeles Rams, the Philadelphia Eagles head into Week 15 with an opportunity to take a step closer to securing one of the top two seeds in the NFC playoff picture. If only talented tight Zach Ertz would be around to help Philly take that step. Oh, about that. The Eagles […]

According to Philadelphia Eagles defensive genius Jim Schwartz, Sidney Jones is currently in the OTA portion of his return to the National Football League. For those unaware, Sidney Jones has missed a ton of time after tearing his Achilles. A second-round pick of the Eagles, he’s just now making his return, but Jim Schwartz is […]

The playoffs drew a little closer this past weekend with several teams solidifying their place in the hunt for the postseason, but the Eagles and Seahawks suffered significant hits to their Lombardi Trophy dreams. Here is a look at the highs and lows of a fun weekend in the NFL: Highs 3. Bills and Colts […]

In wake of Carson Wentz suffering a season-ending ACL tear against the Los Angeles Rams this past Sunday, it has thrust Nick Foles into the starting role. Despite having his fair of struggles over the last couple of years, Foles does share some similarities to Wentz through their first 24 career games with the Eagles. […]

It’s the fantasy football playoffs, baby. Whether your team is still alive and kicking or has already been eliminated, quality waiver wire pickups are still available to improve your squad. We are also aware that there are some leagues out there that punish last-placers with some of the most embarrassing penalties imaginable, so let’s see […]

Despite having a real Super Bowl chance, with quarterback Carson Wentz done for the season, the Philadelphia Eagles have shown zero interest in Colin Kaepernick. This is according to what league sources have told Pro Football Talk. For now, it appears as though the Eagles are going to hope that Nick Foles can do more […]

Although the Philadelphia Eagles have already locked up the NFC East division title and assured themselves a spot in the playoffs thanks to a 43-35 win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, the success came at a big cost. In the third quarter of that game, Eagles quarterback and NFL MVP contender Carson Wentz went […]

It is as bad as originally feared, the Philadelphia Eagles have announced that Carson Wentz is done for the year after tearing his ACL on Sunday. HC Doug Pederson said the left knee injury @cj_wentz suffered on Sunday in Los Angeles is a season-ending torn ACL — Dave Spadaro (@EaglesInsider) December 11, 2017 For those […]

In the wake of the Philadelphia Eagles losing Carson Wentz to a presumed torn ACL, backup quarterback Nick Foles claims that fans should not worry. Well, kind of and only in a roundabout way. As it is with everyone else who likes the Eagles, Nick Foles was in shock when Wentz went down. “I just […]

Just before the Philadelphia Eagles took the field Sunday to face the Los Angeles Rams, one of Philly’s most famous sons, NBA legend and future Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, tried to jazz up the Eagles by doing his own version of the team’s fight song titled, “Fly Eagles Fly.” #MambaMentality pic.twitter.com/FOQzJdHRtO — Philadelphia Eagles […]

On Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz went down with a scary knee injury. In return, the entire organization has taken a hit in terms relative to its spirit. Basically, people on the Eagles are sad. Not that you can blame anyone, as losing Carson Wentz right before the playoffs pretty much eliminates Philly from […]

There are plenty of worried people in Philadelphia right now, as it is being reported by Tim McManus of ESPN that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has left the game against the Los Angeles Rams late in the third quarter with an apparent left knee injury. The severity of the injury has yet to be […]

Since stepping away from the NBA last year, former Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant has been quite busy with different ventures away from the game. With that in mind, the 39-year-old took time to speak to the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday morning in Los Angeles prior to their primetime matchup against the NFC West […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have announced that tight end Zach Ertz has received some really good news, as he is officially out of the concussion protocol. This is obviously big news, as the Eagles could clearly use the veteran tight end as the team makes its final push to earn a bye come the playoffs. How important […]

Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles’ 2017 season essentially ended before it even began. Sproles suffered a broken arm and a torn ACL on the same play during a run in Week 3 against the New York Giants. As a result, the veteran ball-carrier’s future in the NFL became unclear. However, Sproles said in a video […]

With the league now entering the final stretch of the 2017 NFL season, there are a select few teams that have already made extremely promising bids for this year’s playoffs. Ahead of them are the elite squads that are hoping to lock up their perspective division as soon as possible. Although nothing in sports is […]

The Phlaeipla Eagles are coming off just their second loss of the season heading into their Week 14 tilt against the Los Angeles Rams. Philadelphia could be without one of their key offensive contributors on Sunday, as head coach Doug Pederson stated Wednesday that tight end Zach Ertz is still in the concussion protocol, according to […]

In noisy road environments, NFL teams often have to prepare to use silent snap counts because the raucous home crowd is too loud for the visiting offense to hear the quarterback’s signals. However, the Los Angeles Rams are preparing for crowd noise at home this Sunday when they host the Philadelphia Eagles. It is no […]

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a pretty big loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. That’s the bad. The good? Offensive lineman Jason Kelce is happy — relatively speaking, of course — with the way the Eagles lost. “It’s definitely better when it’s a self-inflicted thing that you can correct,” veteran center Jason Kelce said, via Dave Zangaro […]

Alshon Jeffery is not going anywhere. The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver have agreed to a four-year contract extension that keeps Jeffery in the City of Brotherly Love through 2021. Not a bad deal for Alshon Jeffery, who joined the Eagles last offseason on a one-year deal. Per multiple reports, the deal has a base […]

The 2017 NFL season has been an incredible ride for the Philadelphia Eagles with the team arguably the best in the league heading into Week 13. Carson Wentz and company have dominated the competition this year as they continue to pave their way back into the playoffs. Along with the Eagles on the verge of […]

Through the first 12 weeks of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles have taken the league by storm behind the strong play of second-year quarterback Carson Wentz. This has quickly led to Wentz skyrocketing in popularity around the league to the point where he’s the leading vote-getter for the 2018 Pro Bowl, according to Gil Brandt of […]

After being away from coaching for almost a decade, former New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is expected to become the next head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils football program. According to SunDevilSource.com publisher Chris Karpman, the report states that Edwards is surprisingly slated to replace recently-fired head […]

Through the first 12 weeks of the 2017 season, there have been plenty of surprises to rise to the top of the standing across the league. With the regular season nearing its final stretch, the Las Vegas Super Bowl odds currently have lined up a Super Bowl XXXIX matchup between the defending champion New England […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been one of the biggest surprises this season pushing toward the best record in the league with a 10-1 record while riding a current nine-game winning streak. All of this has put them in position to possibly become the first team to clinch a playoff spot depending on how Thursday night’s […]