With 6:59 left in the second quarter of the Eagles-Carolina game at the Linc, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had manged to complete just one pass for five yards. It was the kind of start you want your defense to produce. The Eagles did that and more…at least for the first three quarters jumping out to […]
EAST RUTHERFORD: The NFL is always starved to find great quarterbacks. In recent years, the bright new stars who are established include Eagles Carson Wentz, Rams Jared Goff, Bears Mitchell Trubisky, Texans DeShaun Watson and Cowboys Dak Prescott. Topping this year’s class is rookie sensation Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs. The jury is still out […]
EAST RUTHERFORD: Time will tell if what happened Thursday night at MetLife Stadium was the turning point for the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles or just the result of playing a bad opponent. The Birds (3-3) pounded the New York Football Giants (1-5) 34-13 in a game that was never seriously in doubt from […]
Eagles franchise quarterback Carson Wentz has been back for three games and the Birds have lost two of them, the second was a 23-21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings at the Linc. His numbers have been good. Sunday against the Vikings, Wentz was 24 of 35 for 311 yards and two touchdown passes. He rushed […]
The centerpiece to the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles defense is Fletcher Cox. He is a 27-year-old, seven-year veteran of the NFL battlefield known as the trenches. He is in his prime, paid like a superstar, and has been performing like a superstar. He has avoided injury and loves to play. There really isn’t a lot […]
NASHVILLE: For the first time in a long time, the Eagles found a way to lose. The Birds, of course. during the Carson Wentz era, have lost games. They lost two weeks ago to Tampa Bay. In that game though, they were simply outplayed. But against the Tennessee Titans, there are not many examples you […]
Philadelphia Eagles Mourn the Passing of Eagles Legend Wes Hopkins
The Philadelphia Eagles are saddened to learn that former Eagles defensive back Wes Hopkins passed away this morning at the age of 57.
Philly.com reported that former Eagles defensive Harvey Armstrong said he is fairly certain that Mr. Hopkins was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been found in more than 100 former NFL players whose families donated their brains for research.
NASHVILLE: When the Eagles take to the field Sunday at Nissan Stadium, Tennessee Titans standout center Ben Jones will no doubt be watching his good friend, Eagles Pro Bowl guard Brandon Brooks while he is on the field. The two were teammates, and linemates for several years with the Texans. In fact they were drafted […]
NASHVILLE: Former Eagles offensive lineman Dennis Kelly was once compared to a “bag of footballs” after he was traded in August 2016 to the Tennessee Titans for wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. The long, talented player had been drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft following a disappointing career at Missouri where he was dismissed from the team in 2014.
As it turns out, the Titans are the ones who fleeced the Eagles. Green-Beckham was a bust and Kelly just signed a three-year extension with Tennessee. But Kelly will not get his last laugh up close and personal as he has been out for over two weeks with a mysterious illness,. He is expected to recover and rejoin the team at some point this season.
If you just look at the box score, the stats line Carson Wentz ended up with after his first game back since December 10, 2017 was not going to get him many MVP votes. The third-year signal caller was 25 for 37 for 255 yards, one touchdown pass, an interception and five sacks, good for […]
