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Nick Foles already taking the Eagles by the horns

Jeff McLane, philly.com

Nick Foles’ first practice as starting quarterback just ended, and as he walked to the locker room he sped up to new Eagle Jake Scott and threw his arm over the offensive lineman’s shoulder.

Patrick Burns, deadspin.com

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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On one side of Pennsylvania, the starting quarterback already has been scratched for Sunday.  On the other end of the Commonwealth, the starting quarterback is still in play to play. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger definitely won’t play.  Eagl…

philly.com

Admit it. When you watch Philly sports teams on TV, you are a superstitious sort.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There’s been some uncertainty about just how long Saints running back Darren Sproles would be out after breaking his hand before the team’s Week Nine game against the Eagles. Some reports said he would miss four to six weeks and others maintained that…

ESPN.com

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver/punt returner Dwayne Harris was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 10, in which he returned a punt 78 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Cowboys' victory over the Philadelphia Eagl…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin wants to make something clear: He didn’t back away from contact out of a fear of getting hit in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys. Maclin said today that FOX analyst Troy Aikman was wrong to suggest during the game that Maclin…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Raiders brought in some veteran linebacker depth, signing Omar Gaither Wednesday. Gaither has 40 career starts, between stints with the Eagles and Panthers. He was in camp with the Texans this summer. He replaced Travis Goethel, who was placed on on…

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Rookie Nick Foles took the first-team snaps at Wednesday's Philadelphia Eagles practice and will make his first career start if Michael Vick can not play Sunday because of a concussion.

Les Bowen, philly.com

Eagles coach Andy Reid told reporters Wednesday that quarterback Michael Vick is resting at home and that his concussion headaches have subsided. Reid refused to declare Vick out for Sunday's visit with the Redskins.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Even though owner Jeffrey Lurie made it clear that the Eagles needed to show improvement from last year if they wanted to avoid major changes, tight end Brent Celek didn’t think that the team would be playing for Andy Reid’s job. That’s where Celek …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

When Eagles coach Andy Reid announced on Monday that quarterback Mike Vick has a “significant” concussion, the most common reaction was:  (1) every concussion is “significant”; and (2) the symptoms will last until rookie Nick Foles gets injured o…

philly.com

Seven games remain and the playoffs are still a mathematical possibility, but Eagles general manager Howie Roseman is making a list, and it's full of well-paid veterans who could be out of jobs come the offseason.

philly.com

REGARDLESS OF whether Andy Reid stays or goes - and if Big Red were a betting man, even he would bet the ranch on "goes" right now - there will be a lot of changes at One NovaCare Way in the offseason.

grantland.com

Clay Harbor, for whatever reason, does not have Wi-Fi. According to Robert Griffin III, Andy Reid met with him at the NFL Scouting Combine back in Feb...