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DeVonta Smith and the Philadelphia Eagles are a win away from winning it all this season, but even with all the success they have had this season, quarterback Jalen Hurts continues to hear criticisms. It’s one thing that has baffled DeVonta Smith, who shared his thoughts about the Jalen Hurts hate with Eliot Shorr-Parks. “How […]

Super Bowl 57 is inching closer and closer, and if Philadelphia Eagles fans want more reason to feel confident in their team’s chances to get the job done in Glendale against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, they need not look further, as the numbers the pair of AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith put […]

After watching the Cincinnati Bengals make the Super Bowl 56 last season, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts felt compelled to call wide receiver DeVonta Smith, to paint a vision of what they could be as a team going forward. “Man, that could be us. We’re going to get there,” Smith recalled Hurts telling him. Fast […]

Philadelphia Eagles stars DeVonta Smith and Jalen Hurts were clearly excited about punching their ticket to the Super Bowl, but both players clearly still kept their business-like mindsets during the celebration, with each player echoing the ‘jobs not done’ mindset. But where did that mindset come from? Smith was asked that very question and responded […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl bound, and while there may have been some controversial calls during their win over the San Francisco 49ers, it’d be hard to argue they weren’t the better team. One controversial moment came during the first-quarter non-call on a DeVonta Smith one-handed grab, which led to an Eagles TD. While […]

It only took one drive for some big-time controversy to occur during the NFC Championship on Sunday. After DeVonta Smith extended the Philadelphia Eagles‘ opening drive, during which they scored, with an incredible one-handed catch, replays later on indicated that he may not have secured the ball, after all. The Eagles wisely rushed to the […]

The 2022 NFL regular season is officially over, which means the playoffs are just around the corner. One of the biggest surprises was the emergence of the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished at the top of the NFC. As they prepare during their first-round bye, it is not crazy to believe the Birds can win a […]

The Philadelphia Eagles fell short in Week 16 as Jalen Hurts sat out their game against the Dallas Cowboys. They enter this weekend with a big target on their backs but perhaps even a bigger question mark. Their three most potent offensive weapons are questionable for this game, and that might put them on the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys had quite a slugfest on Christmas eve, with the rivaling NFC East division squads trading blows in Week 16. Philly wide receiver DeVonta Smith landed some of the heaviest punches in the game for the Eagles, as he finished the game with 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are 13-1; they’ve beaten very good teams in commanding ways, they’ve beaten bad teams in very underwhelming ways, and they’ve even lost a game to the Washington Commanders where Nick Sirianni’s offense possessed the ball for just under 20 minutes. Fortunately for fans in the City of Brotherly Love, after watching the […]

The Philadelphia Eagles offense has been taking the NFL by storm all season long, and that has continued into Week 14 against the New York Giants. Philly raced out to a 14-0 lead early in the game, and it was thanks to a big play on a gutsy decision to go for it on fourth-down […]

The Philadelphia Eagles now have a minor injury concern regarding wide receiver DeVonta Smith. The second-year wideout was limited in practice on Wednesday due to a groin injury. He then went on to feature in the team’s scheduled practice session on Thursday, although he was a limited participant on the day. The Eagles now have […]

3 – that’s how Philadelphia Eagles superstar wide receiver A.J. Brown felt on Friday on a scale of 1-10 after missing the team’s Wednesday practice with an illness. Per the man himself via Philadelphia Inquirer beat writer Josh Tolentino, Brown had a “terrible” Thanksgiving because he spent the whole day in bed, and though he […]

However you look at it, the Philadelphia Eagles put up their worst game of the season in their Week 10 defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders. Sloppy ball control, a lack of offensive urgency, and a defense that failed to corral the few above-average pieces that the Commanders doomed Philly from the start. […]

As fans prepare to watch a Philadelphia Eagles Week 10 game against the Washington Commanders, it’s hard not to look back on the week preceding and appreciate just how unusual the path the team took to get to the Sunday evening showdown. Though the Birds have bested the Commanders once before this season, finishing off […]

Just call Jalen Hurts Commissioner Gordon, as, in Week 8, the Philadelphia Eagles’ QB1 threw up the bat signal and got all of his Batmans going on the way to a perfect 7-0 record – which, in case you didn’t know, is the best mark in the NFL. Philly won the aerial battle 290-156, including […]

After taking some time off for a little bit of Bye week R&R, Philadelphia Eagles Week 8 is officially here. Soon, fans will be able to watch the NFL’s lone undefeated team return to the field for the rare cross-state contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Battle of Pennsylvania decided on the gridiron instead […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have seemingly found their quarterback of the future in Jalen Hurts Over the first three games of the season, Hurts has shown time and time again why he is the solution at quarterback for the Eagles. Between his ability to impact the game, his playmaking, and just his overall leadership, he looks […]

Philadelphia Eagles receiver Devonta Smith had himself an unreal performance in Week 3 against the Washington Commanders. In the dominating 24-8 win that made the Eagles just the second team in the NFL with a 3-0 record, Devonta Smith had eight catches for 169 yards and a touchdown. It was easily the best game of […]

With a win over the Washington Commanders, the Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0. They’re the lone 3-0 team in the NFC right now after watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drop a last-second stunner to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers and are just one of three undefeated teams overall alongside the New York Giants, who […]

The Philadelphia Eagles got off to a solid start in their 2022 season by knocking off the Lions 38-35. While there were some notable concerns with the amount of rushing yards and the inability to take control of the game entirely, the end result was the victory. The Eagles will have a more difficult task […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off a 1-0 start to the season in which they picked up a 38-35 victory over the Detroit Lions. The offense was especially impressive as the team scored the second-most points across the NFL. However, they have a tougher challenge in Week 2. The Eagles will be facing off with […]

The Philadelphia Eagles won their season opener against the Detroit Lions, 38-35. In the process, newly acquired wide receiver AJ Brown reeled in 10 catches for over 150 yards. Meanwhile, the team’s leading receiver from last season, DeVonta Smith, was held without a catch. Considering Smith was once a highly touted receiver out of Alabama, […]

Bonds formed in college are an unbreakable thing. The friendships and brotherhoods you make there are simply irreplaceable. That certainly is the case with Miami Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle and Philadelphia Eagles WR Devonta Smith. The two players linked up in Alabama, and have had a great relationship since. (via Josh Tolentino, Marcel Louis-Jacques) DeVonta […]

Multiple quarterbacks head into the 2022 season with high expectations to orchestrate a formidable campaign, including Philadelphia Eagles passer Jalen Hurts. From DeVonta Smith’s standpoint, he sees that the best is still yet to come for Hurts in anchoring the Eagles offense. Speaking during the Eagles’ training camp session on Thursday, Smith was asked to […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a stud in second-year wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who might have a massive 2022 NFL season ahead of him. Teammate and Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert already has a new nickname for Smith based on the way the former Alabama Crimson Tide wideout has been losing defenders in the offseason. Via […]

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith seems to be primed for a massive year two. When the Eagles drafted Smith with the 10th overall pick in 2021, they were looking for a receiver who could disrupt opposing secondaries on a regular basis. During his rookie season, Smith turned out to be exactly that. He finished […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns have been taking part in joint practices throughout the week. As is often the case with these multi-team practices during the preseason, players immediately began talking trash and things quickly got tense. Among the trash talking going on between the two teams was an exchange between Eagles WR DeVonta […]

Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver DeVonta Smith was recently dealing with a groin injury, but he returned to practice Sunday for the first time since Aug. 4. Smith made quite the impression in his return with a number of standout plays. Smith made one especially impressive catch for a touchdown on a jump ball from […]

Coming off from a Heisman Trophy winning season with Alabama, DeVonta Smith entered the NFL subject to sky-high expectations. And as a rookie, Smith had a solid year. He finished with 64 receptions for 916 yards and five touchdowns. His receiving yards set a new Philadelphia Eagles record for a first-year player. Those numbers show […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had arguably the most successful 2022 NFL Offseason in the league. They extended old players and signed free agents, while also producing an exciting performance at the 2022 NFL Draft. While the Eagles didn’t end up using two of the three first-round picks they had going into the offseason, they certainly capitalized […]

The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys have one of the more heated rivalries in the NFC East. Even though it’s the NFL offseason, the rivalry is seemingly in full swing. Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith held a charity softball game this past weekend, with newly acquired star wideout AJ Brown going head-to-head with Cowboys linebacker […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have a promising duo out wide for quarterback Jaylen Hurts. AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith are electric and should be able to do lots of damage this season. And in Brown’s eyes, the Eagles have two No. 1 wide receivers: Himself and Smith. Via NFL.com: “In my opinion, Smitty (DeVonta Smith ) […]

Devonta Smith was just enjoying some courtside seats to the Philadelphia 76ers-Miami Heat Game when he received the news. The Philadelphia Eagles are no longer his employer. Just kidding. The Sixers’ in-arena staff must have made a massive mix-up because when they flashed DeVonta Smith on the jumbotron because they had him labeled as “Former […]

The Philadelphia Eagles executed a huge NFL Draft day trade for Tennessee Titans wideout AJ Brown, effectively stealing the spotlight in Las Vegas. Brown’s presence in Philadelphia is excellent news for quarterback Jalen Hurts, who will now have an elite-level target to throw to. However, the former Titans star could also be very good for […]

For the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Eagles bolstered their wide receiver depth during the opening round of an NFL Draft. This time around, the Eagles went all in to acquire A.J. Brown from the Tennessee Titans for a pair of draft picks. After a rookie season in which he garnered plenty of […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have been relatively quiet this offseason, despite a few re-signings and some small free agency acquisitions. The 2022 NFL Offseason is the perfect time for the Birds to kick the team rebuild into high gear. Philadelphia has three first-round draft picks and the ability to cut ties with less productive players. The […]

The jury is still out on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, but his teammate, wide receiver DeVonta Smith, has his QB’s back. Smith defended Smith when asked about the doubts on Philly’s signal-caller. Via Josh Tolentino of The Philadelphia Inquirer: “He continues to come in every day knowing that people are going to talk about […]

The Philadelphia Eagles had a much more successful season than most people originally anticipated. The Birds managed to go 9-8 in the regular season and even make a playoff run, albeit short. This was much more than Philadelphia expected, since the 2021-2022 season was the first year of the Eagles’ rebuild. The team was led […]