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NFC East News and Rumors

NFL.com: "Pro Bowl Might Be Hampered By Rainy, Windy Weather"

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

OK, OK—keep it together, man. Don't laugh. "Hampered by rain." Don't you dare laugh. Just—just read the article. You can do that. "...billed this year's Pro Bowl as Peyton Manning vs. Eli Manning, a battle of the brothers, with the headli…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

After the NFC jumped out in front 10-7 in the Pro Bowl’s initial 16 minutes, Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson briefly returned the lead to the AFC by reading Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s eyes in zone coverage and picking off Eli’s pass, which w…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

With MetLife Stadium hosting Super Bowl XLVIII, the Jets and Giants naturally will be loaning their facilities to the teams that qualify — assuming both of them don’t.  But the NFL has rejected an attempt by the two teams to keep their enemies out of…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The player rep for Cowboys impending free agent linebacker Anthony Spencer recently said his client is prepared to convert to defensive end in order to fit Dallas’ new 4-3 scheme, under coordinator Monte Kiffin. Spencer has entertained the idea, and so …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Cowboys have a bunch of coaches on their staff that coached for Jon Gruden in Tampa, leading some to speculate that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones might be mulling a move at head coach. Ed Werder of ESPN, who has spent a lot of time covering the Cowboys …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Eagles tackle Todd Herremans had a bit of a hitch in his recovery from the dislocated bone in his foot that ended his 2012 season early. Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com reports that Herremans recently needed to have a surgical procedure on the foot after …

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Dallas Cowboys are set to hire former Tennessee Volunteers head coach Derek Dooley as their new wide receivers coach, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

ESPN.com

It does seem to have been a fairly interesting week that I chose to take off in late January, especially if you're the Dallas Cowboys or Trent Williams. It was refreshing to watch it from the sidelines and not write about any of it. We all need our brea…

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Look, we have no idea if LeSean McCoy is a deadbeat dad. The mother of his child LeSean McCoy Jr. is alleging that to be the case—and a whole lot more. Indeed, in a bizarre battle that resulted in McCoy deleting his twitter account, the babymama (known …

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

New York Giants free-agent-to-be defensive end Osi Umenyiora has hired new agents, Tom Condon and Ben Dogra, of CAA, according to NFL Players Association records.

Adam Schefter, ESPN.com

Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams was Tasered in the back and cracked over the head with a champagne bottle during a Friday-morning melee yet still did not fall to the ground, sources say.