Running back Donnel Pumphrey was a lost soul his rookie year. The speedster out of San Diego State was drafted in the fourth round to take over role of veteran Darren Sproles who had been a terror out the backfield and as a kick returner. Like Sproles, Pumphrey is tiny, listed at 5-foot-9, 176 pounds. […]
This Saturday former Eagles All Pro safety Brian Dawkins will receive football’s ultimate honor..he will be inducted into the 2018 Class of Pro Football’s Hall of Fame. Dawkins was selected in the second round of the 1996 draft and made nine Pro Bowls during his 16-year career 13 in and Eagles uniform. Dawkins is still […]
During the 2017 season South Jersey native Eli Apple looked lost. The talented cornerback out of Eastern High School (NJ) and Ohio State seemed to lose his confidence as well as the confidence of his teammates. Apple began the 2017 season as the starting outside cornerback, along with Janoris Jenkins, with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie as the […]
The New York Giants coveted first round pick is in the fold. The Giants will hold their initial training camp practice Monday with their entire 2018 draft class under contract. Running back Saquon Barkley of Penn State, the second overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, signed his first NFL contract when he reported to […]
Rookies and younger players find ways to impress Eagles coaches even when playing real football isn’t allowed. Those are the kinds of challenges rookies, plus second- and third-year players face trying to get the attention of coaches and improve their chances of making the team.
It is a story many find hard to believe, but it’s true. There are no problems at all in the Eagles quarterback room….none. People keep picking and prodding, but neither Carson Wentz or Nick Foles is having any of it. Having said that, there are plenty of reasons to believe there would be. In 2017, […]
Hello Eagles Nation! Welcome to the dog days of summer! The good news is the Eagles are Super Bowl Champions! I find a way to remind myself of our victory at least once or twice a day. The amazing thing about winning the Super Bowl, which we are all still experiencing for the first time, […]
A Canadian based group looks to come up with intelligence quiz that will replace the fabled Wonderlic Test – Offensive linemen from the Soul and Eagles chime in on the test that rates their positions the smartest in football.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Watching rooking running Saquon Barkley go through drills and pass plays at the Quest Training Facility during OTAs you cannot miss his presence. He is not your typical rookie finding his way. Barkley, the second overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft is a generational player who could change Big Blue […]
The NFL will never stop expanding its reach to look for talent that may have slipped through the cracks.
Like most teams, the Eagles expanded their rookie mini-camp to include 24 tryout players who are at NovaCare practicing along with draft picks and undrafted free agents to for a shot at a training camp spot.
Most are not expected to move on past Sunday, but it is certainly worth a shot.
The Eagles brought in some locals including wide receiver Tim Wilson from Wayne, PA.
Wilson played for Tom Ryan at Radnor High School then for East Stroudsburg University.
Also in town is center Eric Gallo who played his high school ball at Council Rock South then Virginia Tech.
