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ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANNOUNCES NEW COMMISSIONER

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The Arena Football League today announced the appointment of Randall Boe to be Commissioner and Ron Jaworski to be Chairman of the Executive Committee.
As Commissioner, Boe will run the league office and oversee all league operations. While serving as Commissioner, Boe will also remain in his position as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Monumental Sports & Entertainment.


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GIANTS SIGN SAFETY MICHAEL THOMAS

Michael Eisen

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today continued to add pieces to their new-look defense when they signed safety Michael Thomas, who played the previous five seasons with the Miami Dolphins. He is the seventh defensive player to join the team in the last two weeks. The others were linebackers Alec Ogletree and Kareem Martin; […]


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THESE EAGLES LOOK TO SOAR AGAIN

Al Thompson

Stoneman Douglas football coach Willis May faces the tough task of bringing his team back together after the horrible events of February 14 in Parkland Florida when 17 students and teachers were gunned down including assistant football coach Aaron Feis who gave his life to save students. Coaches and players vow to “Feis up” in 2018.


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EAGLES RELEASE TE BRENT CELEK

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The Philadelphia Eagles announced that they have released TE Brent Celek. An 11-year veteran, Celek was drafted by the Eagles in 2007 out of the University of Cincinnati and leaves Philadelphia with the fourth-most receptions in Eagles history (398). Celek, who missed just one regular-season game in his 11-year career with Philadelphia, ranks fourth in […]


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GIANTS RELEASE DRC, PUNTER BRAD WING

Al Thompson

The New York Football Giants decision to release veterans cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and punter Brad Wing this weekend no doubt jarred the memory for both Eagles and Giants fans in interesting ways depending on your rooting interest for two seasons that could not have been more different. For Eagles fans, watching Rodgers-Cromartie and much of […]


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EAGLES PUNTER DONNIE JONES CALLS IT A CAREER

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After playing 14 seasons in the NFL and capturing a Super Bowl championship in 2017, Eagles punter Donnie Jones announced that he will retire from the NFL. Originally a seventh-round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2004, Jones went on to play in 214 regular-season games, including the final 80 with the Philadelphia Eagles, […]


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EAGLES PLAYERS AND FANS HAD EACH OTHER’S BACK ALL YEAR

Al Thompson

I have been blessed to cover the Eagles for 28 seasons now. There have been some exciting seasons and some you wish you could forget. I have seen so many eras over that span including Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb, Brian Dawkins, Jon Runyan, Tra Thomas, Brian Westbrook, Eric Allen, William Thomas, Troy Vincent, David Akers […]


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FOR PLAYERS LIKE WISNIEWSKI, IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE SUPER BOWL WIN TO SINK IN

Al Thompson

Stefen Wisniewski walked towards his locker the Tuesday after the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII, easily one of the most exciting championship games in NFL history. Looking at the 6-foot-3, 315 offensive lineman’s face as he made his way past the tables of autographed shiny blue helmets and white […]


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“SELECTION SATURDAY” RESULTS IN PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME’S CLASS OF 2018

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“Selection Saturday” resulted in eight “Heroes of the Game” earning election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall’s selection committee held its annual selection meeting today in Minnesota to elect the Class of 2018.


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FOLES HAS CHANCE TO EARN ETERNAL SPOT IN PHILADELPHIA FOLK LORE

Brian Baldinger

In the Philadelphia Eagles Draft of 2012 they selected Fletcher Cox with the first pick. They had two selections in the second round and took Mychal Kendricks and Vinny Curry. Do you see where this is going? In the third round they selected out of the University of Arizona, a quarterback, named Nick Foles. I […]


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