PHILADELPHIA: The Eagles opened their 2018 preseason schedule at the Linc Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and it went about as well as you would expect from a game with mostly backups on the field. The teams combined for six fumbles, four turnovers, including three interceptions and 19 penalties for 116 yards. There was […]
No card carrying member of Giants Nation gave a hoot about whether Big Blue knocked off Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns at MetLife Stadium Thursday night. Yes it was the battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in this year’s draft, but all Giants fans and players wanted to see was the […]
In case you weren’t sure, NFL coaches Do not game plan for preseason games. When someone asked a verson of that question on Tuesday after practice, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson couldn’t resist. “We play the Steelers. Kickoff is, I believe, at 7:00 o’clock,” said Pederson, getting a chuckle out of the heat-soaked media. “We’re […]
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.
One moment, he was running away or running over high school defenders. The next, it seemed to John Lovett, he was getting pounded every time he looked up. That is how it was for Lovett, the former Cherokee High School standout running back—and the Baylor football program—in 2017. One of 15 true freshmen who were […]
On December 10th, 2017 Carson Wentz tossed his 33rd TD pass of the season to Alshon Jeffrey to take the lead over the LA Rams in the LA Colosseum. Unbeknownst to most people watching that day, he tossed the Eagles record-setting TD passes on a torn ACL injured four plays prior to that throw. Equally […]
