Philadelphia Eagles News and Rumors

And now, something different: reasons for Eagles fans to hope. As Philadelphians grind their molars and prepare to watch the Giants and Patriots play for their fourth Lombardi Trophies, it's tempting to point to the differences between the two finalists…

Andy Reid said he would watch the Super Bowl and then, first thing Monday morning, it will be back to work trying to get the Eagles into the next one.

INDIANAPOLIS - In a little over two weeks, DeSean Jackson will find out if the Eagles intend to franchise him on the first day they are able to do so.

Philly.com talks about Brian Dawkins possibly coming back to the Eagles and signing a one-day deal to retire as a member of the team. Brian Dawkins said yesterday that he hasn’t yet made a decision on whether he wants to play a 17th NFL season. The 38-y…

Eagles fans find themselves faced with a Super Bowl between two teams they are programmed to hate.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Eagles are hiring Keith Gray, from the University of Georgia, as assistant strength coach. Apparently, he will replace Roger Marandino, who was hired yesterday by the Colts. The Eagles said Gray's hiring was …

If the Eagles are going to use the franchise tag in 2012, Jason LaCanfora of the NFL Network says he thinks it will be on sometimes mouthy WR DeSean Jackson. “He’s someone that you don’t just let walk,” said LaCanfora on NFL Network’s XLVI Live.…

The helmet-to-helmet shot knocked Tony Dorsett out cold in the second quarter of a 1984 Cowboys-Eagles game, the hardest hit he ever took during his Hall of Fame NFL career.

INDIANAPOLIS - All things being equal, LeSean McCoy would rather have been in Philadelphia yesterday. Breathing the same air as the hated Giants - who will face the Patriots Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI and are bunking just a half-block away from where the…

INDIANAPOLIS - LeSean McCoy wished he was at his first Super Bowl under different circumstances, but the Eagles running back is still basking in the glow of his breakout 2011 season.

OK, POP QUIZ everyone. If the Eagles' defense succeeds in 2012, it will be because: A) New secondary coach Todd Bowles is really calling the shots;

Former Vikings, Redskins, and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb drew little to no interest after Minnesota waived him on December 1. During a Wednesday interview on NFL Network’s Super Bowl Live, however, McNabb indicated that he intends to keep playing…

Following an amazing 1,309 yard, 20 touchdown season, Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has won the annual Fedex Ground Player of The Year award. Shady McCoy beat-out the Jacksonville Jaguars Maurice Jones-Drew, and the Baltimore Ravens Ray …

Eli Manning will never be mistaken for Michael Vick, but he’s noticeably improved at buying time in the pocket before throwing passes. He’s even been able to convert more first downs with his legs. PFT asked Ahmad Bradshaw for his reaction when he see…

The buzz in Indy, at least among those who ordinarily cover the Eagles but who are covering the Super Bowl instead this week, is that coach Andy Reid deliberately waited for the cats to be away until holding a press conference. Though some of the regula…

THE EAGLES who won back-to-back world championships in the late 1940s were a rugged bunch of birds - and one of the toughest was their star receiver, No. 35, Pete Pihos.

INDIANAPOLIS - Not to keep beating a dead horse, but hell, let's. Long story short, 2 years ago, the Eagles traded up to the 13th spot in the first round of the draft. Wanted a defensive end. Had a choice between the freakishly-athletic-but-relatively-i…

INDIANAPOLIS - Nate Jones and Todd Bowles go way back. They first met when the Dallas Cowboys drafted Jones in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL draft, and Bowles was the Cowboys' defensive backs coach.

The speculation on Juan Castillo's future is over. Start the DeSean Jackson watch. The explosive Eagles receiver's contract is set to expire in March, and the biggest offseason question now facing the team is now whether to re-sign him, use the franchis…

Exactly four weeks after owner Jeffrey Lurie told everyone that Juan Castillo was far from Andy Reid's first choice to lead the defense in 2011, Reid finally found the podium himself and confirmed he didn't get his guy for 2012, either.