The last dress rehearsal for the Eagles was a mundane 19-17 victory over the New York Jets on Friday night at MetLife Stadium. Some players may have solidified a spot on the team, like local star Kyle McCord, who may be the Eagles’ third-string quarterback. McCord, from local St. Joseph’s Prep, took every snap and completed 15 of 35 for …
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Takeaways from the Jets’ 19-17 preseason loss to the Eagles on Friday night: 1. The Jets expect backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor to return for Week 1 after undergoing knee surgery this summer, but if there is any doubt that he’ll be back, they may need to find another quarterback. It does not look like Brady Cook or Adrian Martinez, the …
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The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New York Jets in their preseason finale on Friday night. The game went down to the wire with the Birds getting a fourth down stop to be able to run out the clock. Final score, which doesn’t matter, but we’re logging it here anyway: 19 to 17. The Eagles’ final preseason record, which also doesn’t …
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This may not be a big game for the starters, but it is for many young players looking for a spot on the Eagles final 53-man roster, or at least on the practice squad. The team will have just a few days to evaluate these final performances before the Aug. 26 roster deadlines. The final preseason game is also a …
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The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced two roster moves ahead of their third and final preseason game against the New York Jets. Let’s sort through this news on a player-by-player basis. Wilson reportedly suffered knee and ankle injuries that will require season-ending surgery. Pretty unfortunate development for the second-year wide receiver who turned things around after a rough start to training …
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Friday night brings us the Philadelphia Eagles’ third and final preseason game, a road matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. In typical preseason finale fashion, the Eagles won’t be playing many (if any) key players. Rather, this is the final chance for roster bubble contenders to make one last good impression. The NFL’s roster cuts deadline — …
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Now that Philadelphia Eagles training camp is over, let’s highlight the biggest winners, losers, and I don’t knows from 18 days of practice and two preseason games. Ojomo looked great all throughout training camp, even when Jalen Carter missed some practices early on. He was disruptive both as a pass-rusher and run defender. It’s a bit much to suggest the …
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So far, the new Skydance-owned Paramount has made a wrestling deal, a talent deal, and a filmmaker deal, all of them splashy. Now comes the splashy spec script deal. Paramount has aggressively picked up Bald Eagles, a comedy spec by rising scribe Brandon Cohen, that sources say is in the seven figures. Details on the deal and script are being …
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Eagles wide receiver Johnny Wilson will miss the season with an injury suffered in practice on Tuesday. Wilson will require season-ending knee and ankle surgery, according to ESPN. The injury happened when Wilson was blocking on a running play and someone rolled up on the back of his leg. Wilson was a significant contributor last season as a sixth-round rookie. …
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The Athletic has live updates from Thursday’s NFL Preseason action. The Philadelphia Eagles are the reigning Super Bowl champions, so it’s no surprise they’re my NFL Projection Model’s favorite to conquer the NFC again this year, with a 15.5 percent chance at going back-to-back. That said, the competition is close, as my model projects the NFC to be very strong …
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