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 […]
The FootballStories College Football Player of the Week is Ryquell Armstead of Temple University. The senior running back from Millville, NJ ran for 108 yards and a touchdown as the Owls beat Tulsa 31-17. It’s the third game in a row that Armstead has gone over the 100-yard mark, he’s the first Owls running back […]
After week four of the college football season, not much change but after this week’s Penn State-Ohio State game, which is one of the most important games of the season, things will begin to fall into place. Here is the FootballStories Top 20 (see the latest issue of the magazine for our first rankings which […]
Carson Wentz shook off two brutal turnovers, five sacks and some of the expected rust from from being on the sidelines for over nine months, to lead the Eagles on a 17-play, 75-yard game-winning touchdown drive against the visiting Indianapolis Colts with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter. The final score was […]
Philadelphia – The Temple defense made big plays and timely plays while Owls running back Ryquell Armstead had an historic game as Temple (2-2, 1-0 American) beat Tulsa (1-3, 0-1 American) 31-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in the AAC opener for both teams. The Owls defenders forced five turnovers (two of which they returned for […]
The FootballStories College Football Player of the Week is Michael Dogbe of Temple University. The senior defensive lineman from Morris Plains, NJ had a career day leading the Owls impressive defensive effort as they beat the University of Maryland 35-14 to score their first victory of the season. Dogbe, 6-3, 280, is a pro prospect […]
Highland Regional High School cracks the Top 10 after 2-0 start. The Tartans are led by sophomore sensation Johnny Martin III who has carried the ball 43 times for 340 yards and two touchdowns in just two games this season.
Defending Group 3 champion Delsea remains on top with a 1-0 record.
The FootballStories College Football Player of the Week is A.J. Long of West Chester University. The redshirt junior quarterback from Bethlehem, PA transferred to West Chester from Syracuse. He appeared in eight games in 2017 and earned the starting job this year. In the Golden Rams 31-7 win over Gannon, Long threw for 300 yards […]
