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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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 »King Nick headed for coronation
It almost feels like a scene straight out of Hollywood. The Eagles ongoing, and self-inflicted, quarterback controversy — or, as offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur termed it, the quarterback conversation — seems a bit too glitzy for Broad Street. Especially after ...
Read More »Eagles: All Eyes On The 53
As I write this post, the Eagles have just released 12 players. Among the notables: Antonio Dixon, Trevard Lindley, Ifeanyi Momah, Adrian Robinson. They placed rookie Joe Kruger on IR. The team’s roster now stands at 62 players. Final cuts ...
Read More »Maclin Gives Eagles Fan Free Tickets
Jeremy Maclin is truly one of the nicest guys inside the Eagles’ locker room. Take it from me, someone who is down there on a regular basis. Maclin is always accommodating and friendly. In fact, I only heard him raise ...
Read More »Eagles-Patriots: 5 Questions We’re Asking
We all have questions as the Eagles line up for real — well, kind of for real — tonight at the Linc. We don’t expect Chip Kelly to reveal too much about the intricacies of his up-tempo offense. Obviously, he’ll ...
Read More »Camp Kelly: 5 Random Observations
It was a light day at Eagles training camp Thursday. Chip Kelly’s squad snuck in a third joint practice with the New England Patriots, but it was a practice disguised as a walk-through. The session featured mostly special teams work, ...
Read More »If Cooper taught us anything, retire the N-word
Riley Cooper, the name that launched a thousand opinions. Seriously, everyone from here to Baghdad — OK, maybe not that far — is talking about the Eagles’ receiver after he dropped the ultimate no-no, the Amanda Bynes of racial slurs. ...
Read More »Camp Kelly: 5 Key Players to Watch
The Eagles enjoyed an off-day Tuesday, probably not the worst idea as the sting of two season-ending ACL tears (Jeremy Maclin, Jason Phillips) ripped through camp in a three-day span. Most of the conversation Monday was about Donovan McNabb’s retirement ...
Read More »No regrets for Donovan McNabb
Love or hate him, Donovan McNabb earned the lofty accolades heaped upon him Monday morning. The Eagles won a lot of football games with No. 5 at the helm, a fact that cannot be disputed. McNabb retired as the franchise’s ...
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