Philadelphia Eagles News and Rumors

Jenkins takes pay cut to remain an Eagle

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Cullen Jenkins took a pay cut and was happy to talk about it. The Eagles "restructured" the defensive tackle's contract and released the information through a news release.

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Mike & Mike in the Morning are doing their "two-a-days ," in which they review two NFL teams per day during the offseason, and Wednesday morning's first team was the Philadelphia Eagles -- 2011's most disappointing team. Mike and Mike ran …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Leonard Weaver was a Pro Bowl fullback in 2009 with the Eagles, but in the first game of 2010 he suffered a gruesome knee injury that appears to have ended his career. Weaver is still working toward recovering from that injury, but as he told Les Bowen …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The NFL Scouting Combine begins this week, and the entire NFL world will converge on Indianapolis to watch players perform the 40-yard dash and the three-cone drill and the bench press and a bunch of other things other than actually playing football. So…

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The Eagles and every other NFL team can begin using the franchise and transition tags Monday to retain stars whose contracts are about to expire - such as wide receiver DeSean Jackson - but it's unlikely that the Birds will act right away.

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THE EAGLES have said a lot of really nice things about DeSean Jackson the last couple of weeks. Coach Andy Reid praised Jackson for "showing maturity" after the two-time Pro Bowler acknowledged he spent much of the 2011 season acting totally i…

Matt Loede, eaglesgab.com

Pro Football Weekly talks about the Eagles and upcoming free agency, and also what they should do about CB Asante Samuel. Outside all the talk about DeSean Jackson’s future in Philadelphia, there also is the matter of what to do with CB Asante Samuel. O…

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Look over the Eagles roster and you don't find many glaring holes, particularly for an 8-8 team. They have a quarterback they are committed to, a star running back, and an offensive line that should remain intact if they can re-sign guard Evan Mathis. T…

Troy Ballard, eaglesgab.com

  Calm down, Philly. I know that after last season’s spending spree of free agents, most Eagles fans are throwing their hands in the air about brining in more outside players. I understand. There was no doubt that it was a frustrating transition, and …

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Eagles are expected to use the franchise tag to keep free agent receiver DeSean Jackson, but they’re talking publicly about getting a long-term deal done with Jackson, not just locking him up via the franchise tender. Eagles General Manager Howie Ro…

Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com

The Eagles have decided not to raise ticket prices in 2012. This seems like a good way to avoid a fan revolt. “We understand that this is a difficult economy, and we’re grateful that fans still turned out this season in sell-out numbers to support the…

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Now, now. Don't go getting all worked up without reading first. I'll even start you off with a little anecdote to ease you into it. My first beat writing job in sports journalism was as the Florida Marlins beat writer for The Palm Beach Post in 1997. Th…

Mayock: Kuechly Would Help Birds

Feb 16 (7 days ago)

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An excerpt from Les Bowen on the Daily News' Eagles blog, Eagletarian, at www.eagletarian.com. IF BOSTON COLLEGE linebacker Luke Kuechly is there when the Eagles make the 15th overall selection in the 2012 draft, "that might be a slam-dunk for me,&…

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Wide receiver may be the most intriguing position in free agency this year, especially in the NFC East, where the Washington Redskins need a No. 1, the Philadelphia Eagles need to figure out what to do with DeSean Jackson and the New York Giants and Dal…

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Today's lesson in the business of sports comes to us courtesy of NFL wide receivers - past and present, and (maybe) future.

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Linebacker Jamar Chaney said he would be ready to practice in April even after having offseason surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck, according to the Eagles' website. He said the surgery would help him from suffering the same injury again.