Philadelphia Eagles News and Rumors
James Harrison: I let up on Michael Vick so I wouldn’t get finedMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Steelers linebacker James Harrison has led the league in fines for helmet-to-helmet hits over the last couple of years. After his first game this year, Harrison said those fines have changed the way he plays. Harrison said that in Sunday’s win over the … |
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Eagles pay the price for fumblesOct 8, 2012
Philly.com Staff, philly.com The Inquirer's Zach Berman recaps Andy Reid's Monday press conference the day after the Eagles fell to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. |
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Troy Polamalu will not play ThursdayOct 8, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has already been ruled out for Thursday night’s game against the Titans after re-aggravating his right calf injury during Sunday’s win over the Eagles. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed at his press conference today that Polama… |
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Reggie Wayne may be the NFL’s biggest bargainOct 8, 2012
Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With the removal of three wide receivers who received the franchise tag — Dwayne Bowe of the Kansas City Chiefs, Wes Welker of the New England Patriots and DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles — and the Buffalo Bills keeping Steve Johnson off the… |
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PITTSBURGH - As long as Michael Vick thinks fumbling the ball away on the opponent's goal line is just one of those things that happens sometimes, the Eagles are never going to be a championship-level team. |
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Vick has no explanation for rash of fumblesOct 8, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The good news for Eagles quarterback Mike Vick is that he had no further interceptions on Sunday at Pittsburgh. The bad news for Eagles quarterback Mike Vick is that he lost two more fumbles. The turnovers pushed his total through five games to 11, whic… |
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Breakfast links: Giants up, RG3 outOct 8, 2012
Good morning. It's Overreaction Monday, which means a quick check of the box scores tells us the Giants are going back to the Super Bowl, the Redskins are doomed and the Eagles need to fire all the coaches and bench the quarterback. Hey, there's only 12… |
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Eagles Notebook: Run defense let Birds downOct 8, 2012
PITTSBURGH - One of the reasons the Eagles couldn't upset the Steelers on Sunday was that their normally reliable run defense really faltered in the second half. Pittsburgh, which came into the day last in the NFL in rushing, gained 96 second-half yards… |
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Eagles stuck without a sack againOct 8, 2012
PITTSBURGH - For the second straight Sunday, the Eagles' vaunted and flaunted pass rush went without a sack. It has been 94 consecutive pass plays - a game-time span of 138:50, dating back to late in the third quarter in Arizona in Week 3 - since the Ea… |
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PITTSBURGH - For the fourth time in 5 weeks, it came down to Juan Castillo's defense. The Eagles had preserved close victories over the Browns, Ravens and Giants with valiant, late-fourth-quarter stands. And there they were again Sunday, confident they … |
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PITTSBURGH - So the Eagles visited Pittsburgh, where the Steelers seldom lose. The Eagles took a lead in the fourth quarter but quailed in the face of a power running game and an excellent, clutch quarterback. |
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PITTSBURGH - A cold rain fell intermittently on Heinz Field. Some homecoming. LeSean McCoy was back in the city where he played his college football, and the Eagles were in the middle of doing what they always seem to be doing this season. That is, tryi… |
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PITTSBURGH - Andy Reid was left with just one timeout in the game's final minutes Sunday. He had elected to use his first two during the Eagles' go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter. The first came when he lost a challenge, and the second was on a third… |
