BLOOMINGTON: Ted Karras III, an outstaning offensive lineman for Illinois, never enjoyed a winning season during his three seasons with the Fighting Illini, never played in a Bowl game. But as fate would have it, the 6-foot-4, 305 pounder ended up on the opposite side of the football universe when he was drafted in the […]
MINNEAPOLIS: This comment is as obvious as any story lead you will read this week…The Eagles secondary will face its toughest task of the season when they face Tom Brady and his receivers in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (6:30 PM ET NBC). That New England Patriots veteran corps includes All […]
MINNEAPOLIS: It has been talked about, probably too many times, that Eagles quarterback Nick Foles is not as good as League MVP candidate Carson Wentz. That is true if you compare their overall games. Wentz showed he is a franchise quarterback in just about every aspect of the position for the first 13 games of […]
Media Day is the day for dumb questions like “Who has the worst hair on the team?” or “If you could be a dog, what kind of dog would you want to be?” My dumb question? Who was the worst dancer this year? Choices were defensive tackle Fletcher Cox who tried and failed to do […]
MINNEAPOLIS: The Eagles have it all going right now. In fact, the Birds are poised to become the face of the NFL and America’s Team if they keep all this winning up. The Eagles are talented, deep and have a great combination of youth and veterans. The team has accumulated great nicknames too, starting with […]
EAGLES CLINCH SUPER BOWL BERTH · With tonight’s 38-7 victory over Minnesota, Philadelphia has clinched its third conference championship (1980, 2004, 2017) in franchise history and will represent the NFC in Super Bowl LII vs. New England in Minneapolis on Sunday, February 4. · Philadelphia’s 38 points were the 2nd-most points scored in team postseason […]
It’s been a good week for the Philadelphia Eagles, they clinched a spot in their third Super Bowl and members of the organization are reaping the rewards for their great season. The Maxwell Football Club named quarterback Carson Wentz winner of the 59th Bert Bell Professional Player of the Year Award and head coach Doug […]
The Eagles are going to the Super Bowl. Against all odds this group has already done what many creditable observers said was impossible. But the Eagles have accomplished the impossible. And to a man, no one in the Eagles locker room believes their job is finished, not by a long shot. The Birds won the […]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Giants today announced that Pat Shurmur will become the 18th head coach in franchise history. Shurmur, 52, completed his second season as the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive coordinator when they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Last week, he was named the NFL Assistant Coach of the Year by […]
Eagles Pro Bowl, MVP candidate quarterback Carson Wentz took virtually every rep with the ones from OTA’s to mini-camp, training camp, preseason and through the first 13 regular season games this year until a torn ACL ended his season in the third quarter of the Birds game against the Los Angeles Rams. He built a […]
