By Chris McPherson, Eagles.com It’s about time the Eagles enjoyed some homefield advantage. After racing out to a 24-7 lead in the third quarter, the Eagles held off a late comeback attempt from the Arizona Cardinals thanks to two key penalties ...
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Nick Foles Named NFC Player of Month
The good times keep rolling for quarterback Nick Foles. Just one day after he was named the starting quarterback, Foles earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for the first time in his young career. He is the fourth ...
Read More »Foles, Shady Lead Eagles to Win as Home Losing Streak Snapped
By Alex Smith, Eagles.com Entering Sunday’s game against the Washington Redskins, Nick Foles had already accomplished a great amount during the 2013 season. Five times he had achieved a passer rating over 100, twice he had been named the NFC Offensive Player ...
Read More »Eagles Sign Special Teamer Brad Smith
By Bo Wulf, Eagles.com The Eagles bolstered their special teams on Tuesday with the signing of do-it-all return man Brad Smith. The 29-year-old Smith has experience as a quarterback, running back and wide receiver on offense, but his biggest contributions during an ...
Read More »Status of Peters, Kendricks, Wolff Uncertain After Win Over Packers
By Chris McPherson, Eagles.com Head coach Chip Kelly did not have an injury update on the three starters who were unable to finish Sunday’s game during his press conference Monday. Kelly said that he was meeting with the team’s medical staff later ...
Read More »Foles Ties Touchdown Record During Eagles Rout of Raiders
By Alex Smith, Eagles.com After a game against Dallas that Nick Foles did not want to remember, the second-year quarterback had a game on Sunday against the Raiders that he will never forget. Foles silenced any critics by tying the all-time single-game ...
Read More »Foles to Start in Oakland
By Alex Smith, Eagles.com At a press conference Tuesday, offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said that Chip Kelly and the rest of the Eagles staff would need to see how Nick Foles responded to being back at practice before they could determine who ...
Read More »Eagles Trade DT Sopoaga To Pats
By Chris McPherson, Eagles.com The Eagles have traded defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga and a 2014 sixth-round pick to New England for a 2014 fifth-round pick just minutes before Tuesday’s trade deadline. The decision to trade Sopoaga moves rookie third-round pick Bennie Logan into ...
Read More »Freddie Mitchell Headed for the Slammer
Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell is reportedly headed for a prison term of more than three years for tax evasion. Mitchell, a first-round draft pick in 2001 who had a rather underwhelming career but did play on the ...
Read More »Rookie QB Barkley Likely to Start if Foles Not Ready
By Alex Smith, Eagles.com For the second straight week, Matt Barkley was forced to come into a divisional game with his team trailing by double-digits. After replacing Nick Foles in last week’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Barkley entered Sunday’s game for Michael Vick, who re-aggravated ...
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