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LONDON WON’T BE CALLING AS BIRDS EDGE BIG BLUE 35-30 IN SEASON FINALE

Al Thompson

As it turned out the game between the Eagles and Giants did have meaning on several levels.
A few other things worked out for the Eagles who racked up 435 yards of total offense. Obviously with Chip Kelly out of the picture and interim head coach Pat Shurmur allowed to run the offense the way he wanted to and did so with suggestions from his players.


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TAX SLAYER BOWL LOSS IS FORGETTABLE AND REGRETTABLE

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PSU Lions loses to Georgia in comeback fashion


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PENN STATE’S AUSTIN JOHNSON DECLARES FOR THE NFL DRAFT

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Penn State’s Austin Johnson Declares for NFL Draft
Johnson earned his degree in December and will forgo his final year of eligibility


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PENN STATE’S CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG DECLARES FOR NFL DRAFT

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Hackenberg to forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the 2016 NFL Draft


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EAGLES PLAYERS TALK ABOUT KELLY AND WHAT WENT WRONG

Al Thompson

Most fans and media were caught completely off guard when a press release was sent out on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 announcing that head coach Chip Kelly had been fired.
Given time to digest the owner’s decision. most players agreed communication was Kelly’s biggest problem.
The team has one more game on the schedule, Sunday January 3, 2016 (1 pm – FOX).
When the schedule was released last spring, many fans and observers thought it was decide the NFL East. Now it could decide who keeps their job.


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TAX SLAYER BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 1, 2016

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TaxSlayer Bowl Press Conference Highlights January 1, 2016 JAMES FRANKLIN HEAD COACH, PENN STATE (Opening statement) “I want to take a minute real quick and thank the City of Jacksonville, everybody’s been great. I want to thank the TaxSlayer Bowl, we’ve had a great experience in the hotel, for the families and the kids, have […]


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EAGLES FIRE HEAD COACH CHIP KELLY

Al Thompson

The Philadelphia Eagles shocked the NFL world tonight with the announcement that owner Jeffrey Lurie fired Head Coach/Player Personnel Director Chip Kelly with one game left in a highly disappointing season that ends Sunday at the Meadowlands against the Giants.
Questionable personnel moves, multiple complaints about Kelly’s disconnection with players and a series of humiliating losses this season have all led to the Eagles 6-9 record.
Losing to the Washington Redskins at home last week…a loss that eliminated the Eagles from the playoffs…and watching the Redskins celebrate their NFC East title in his stadium may have been the last straw.
National Media has already tabbed former Eagles Defensive Coordinator and current Carolina Panthers Defensive Coordinator Sean McDermott is the early front runner for the job.


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COUSINS LEADS WASHINGTON TO WIN OVER EAGLES AND NFC EAST TITLE

Al Thompson

The Eagles season has mercifully come to a close. The Eagles didn’t really lose to the Washington Redskins Saturday night; they screwed the game up a bit more than their opponent.
Washington (8-7) clinched the NFC East and thus advanced to the Super Bowl tournament as the No. 4 seed in the NFC where anything can and has happened.


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FORMER PENN STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE HEADED TO THE PRO BOWL

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Bowman and Hali Selected to Pro Bowl; Nittany Lions in the NFL – Week 15

Bowman to make third Pro Bowl appearance, while Hali earns fifth consecutive berth

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Dec. 23, 2015 – NaVorro Bowman of the San Francisco 49ers and Tamba Hali of the Kansas City Chiefs were selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl Tuesday night. The appearance is the third of Bowman’s career (2013, 2014) and the fifth consecutive for Hali. Allen Robinson is the first alternate for the wide receivers. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 31, 2016.


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KELLY STILL NOT SHOWING A LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE EAGLES

Brian Baldinger

The win in New England was a great day for Eagles fans. And you can’t take that away from the players.
It was a great effort. But after that game, the Eagles were still an atrocious 6-8 for the season, a season so many of us thought the Eagles would dominate.
What went wrong? All Eagle fans have to ask that question. Since whipping the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving in Dallas the Birds have gone 7-11, as of this writing which is on the eve of their game against DeSean Jackson and the Washington Redskins.


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