Philadelphia Eagles News and Rumors
Chip Kelly say it was “really tough” to leave OregonMike Florio, profootballtalk.com On Thursday, Chip Kelly formally will be introduced as the new coach of the Eagles. When he arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday night, he spoke briefly with reporters regarding his decision to leave Oregon. “It was really tough,” Kelly said, via Ti… |
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CineSport, philly.com New Eagles head coach Chip Kelly has a few words with the Philadelphia media. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com During his tenure as Oregon’s head coach, Chip Kelly did something routinely that no NFL coach has done in nearly 15 years: He went for two-point conversions in the first quarter. Now that Kelly is head coach of the Eagles, he may change the way NFL tea… |
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Chip Kelly is used to dealing with a hands-on owner. |
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Jeff McLane, philly.com Howie Roseman got what he wanted. In Chip Kelly, the Eagles general manager will have a co-pilot that will stay on his side of the cockpit. |
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Robert Senior, philly.com Sport psychologist Joel H. Fish, Ph.D., talks with Sports Doc about the Eagles' new hire and what comes next. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Not long ago, the Browns and Eagles appeared to be engaged in a tug-o-war for the services of former Oregon coach Chip Kelly. Indeed, at one point there were reports that a deal between the Browns and Kelly was close. When a Saturday lunch meeting with… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When the Eagles officially introduce coach Chip Kelly on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET, there will be plenty of questions for owner Jeffrey Lurie. Two critical questions need to be asked. One is obvious, the other isn’t. First, Lurie should be (and will be… |
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A Change Is Gonna ComeJan 16
It's a division built on tradition. Until now. Chip Kelly may or may not bring his exact offense to the NFL, Don Banks writes, but the NFC East's world is still about to be altered. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com I know the Philadelphia Eagles hired Chip Kelly to build a complete program and his task is to do more than fix an offense that has lost its way. But I still think nobody had a worse day Wednesday than Jim Haslett, Perry Fewell and Monte Kiffin, the thr… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com We know that former Oregon coach Chip Kelly never publicly declared, “I’m not going to be the Eagles coach.” But what was he saying privately? That’s not yet specifically known. What is known is that, per a source with knowledge of the situation… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com On the same day the Eagles interviewed Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, they dusted off their pursuit of Oregon coach Chip Kelly. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Eagles resumed contact with Chip Kelly’s agent, David Dunn, on Tuesday night… |
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Contrary to our best efforts and boldest assertions, none of us can see into the future. Only his eventual win-loss record will decide whether Chip Kelly is a good hire for the Philadelphia Eagles. Ultimately, as his predecessor can tell him, the legacy… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Eagles owe quarterback Mike Vick a base salary of $15.5 million in 2013. Vick privately has made it clear that he won’t be reducing his pay in order to stick around. But a source with knowledge of Vick’s thinking previously suggested that he wil… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the Eagles job taken and the Jaguars showing no apparent interest in hiring him and the Cardinals highly unlikely to re-hire him, former Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt appears to be out of head-coaching options. And so, according to Les Bowen of the … |
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Colin Kerrigan, philly.com The Eagles have had 20 different coaches throughout the years. Gus Bradley could very well be the 21st. |
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With the news that former Oregon coach Chip Kelly has been hired as the new head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, attention now turns to the most important issue facing the team in 2013: Who will play quarterback? Some have assumed, based on the fact t… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Now that the Chicago Bears have hired Marc Trestman to be their head coach, three head coaching positions remain. The Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles are in their third week without a head coach, while the Jacksonville Jaguars are in the secon… |
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Jeff McLane, philly.com Gus Bradley is traveling from Philadelphia to Jacksonville to meet with the Jaguars on Wednesday, according to an ESPN report. |
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WHEN JEFF LURIE was running down the list of qualities he was looking for in his next head coach after firing Andy Reid 2 weeks ago, he made sure to mention - right after being a strong leader, strategic and comfortable in his own skin - that the guy ha… |
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EAGLES FANS who'd hoped to see Gus Bradley's smiling face at a news conference Tuesday instead got only fleeting glimpses of the top of Bradley's shaved head, as the Seattle Seahawks' defensive coordinator stepped from a chartered jet into a black SUV, … |
