The Eagles stayed n the defensive side of the ball in the second and third rounds of the 2017 selecting cornerbackS Sidney Jones (6-0, 181) out of the University of Washington and Rasul Douglas (6-2, 209) out of West Virginia.
The Eagles are taking a big chance on Jones, many considered a first round talent. While a post-combine workout session led to Washington cornerback Sidney Jones’ Achilles tendon tear, the former projected first-rounder is slated to have a full recovery.

Eagles first round pick Derek Barnett talks to media Saturday in his first actual day as an Eagle. The former Tennessee standout talked about the importance of humility, his game, Reggie White and the pressure that comes with not only entering the NFL, but following a legend.

If you had any doubts Eagles new Vice President of Player Personnel Joe Douglas was not going to have an impact on the Eagles draft, those doubts were cast aside Thursday night when the Birds selected Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett with the 14th pick in the draft. Barnett broke former Eagles great, the late […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Evan Engram was just 9½ years old when Eli Manning joined the Giants in 2004. Nine years later, he enrolled at Manning’s alma mater, the University of Mississippi. Thursday night, he joined Manning as an NFL first-round draft choice and member of the Giants, creating a passer/receiver combination of former Rebels […]

The Soul open their 2017 home schedule at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night April 29 (7:00 p.m.) against the Baltimore Brigade just as the NFL will be ending its three-day draft extravaganza on the other end of town.
While the NFL is busting out in a very direction in popularity, the Arena Football League is doing its best to climb the mountain once again and be a relevant football league at the minor league level.
After years of decline, the league appears to have a solid strategy going into 2017.
Former Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will be making an appearance.

Haddonfield High School head football coach Frank DeLano says he still remembers what it was like in 2014 when his Bulldawgs captured the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 Championship, blowing through the three-round tournament outscoring opponents 102-7 and finishing with a 12-0 record. It was DeLano’s third Group title in five years, the school’s only […]

The three-decade old professional indoor football league made a bold move this year to secure a brighter future. Ownership is now an elite club

The Similarities between Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb to Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz are startling. Baldy takes a look

On the Footballstories Radio show the Wednesday before the Soul took on Washington on the road, defensive back James Romain described his team’s defense as the “Straight Jacket defense.”
Romain and his teammates back it up as Philadelphia (2-0) defeated the Valor (1-1), with the final score 49-31 in front of 12,122 fans at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Two prime time games to begin the season (including a third consecutive opener in Dallas), a Thanksgiving Night game in Washington, and three division home games in the last four weeks highlight the Giants’ 2017 schedule, which was released today. The schedule currently includes four prime time games – two on […]