Philadelphia Eagles Rumors & News

Philly.com "Jeremy Maclin was recently asked about Chip Kelly's offense and which skill-position players would thrive in it. The Eagles wide receiver did not mention obvious names such as DeSean Jackson, LeSean McCoy, or even himself. He singled out Damaris Johnson, the small and speedy receiver who made..." May 23

Philly.com "WHEN RUNNING BACK LeSean McCoy was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2009 draft he was fighting for the position with two-time Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook. While McCoy is now one of the league's premier running backs, four current Eagles are facing a similar situation..." May 23

Philly.com "THE MUSIC Howie Roseman was happiest to hear from the Eagles' practice field this spring wasn't Nicki Minaj, Lupe Fiasco or even the Lumineers. It was the sound of Eagles players trumpeting their excitement over new coach Chip Kelly's changes. Roseman, who spoke to reporters yesterday at..." May 23

USA Today "Philadelphia Eagles tight end James Casey will undergo arthroscopic surgery to clean out loose cartilage his right knee and will be out of action for the rest of the spring, a team spokesman confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The spokesman said Casey should be ready to go by the start of training..." May 23

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Philly.com "At this time last year, Fletcher Cox and Mychal Kendricks were promising rookies brought in to upgrade an underachieving Eagles defense. Second-round pick Kendricks was a starter at outside linebacker from his first practice. First-rounder Cox found a spot in the crowded defensive line..." May 22

Philly.com "THE EAGLES and the Giants exchanged players this offseason. Not formally, of course, but New York signed Eagles free-agent defensive linemen Mike Patterson and Cullen Jenkins, and the Eagles signed former Giants first-round safety Kenny Phillips. It will be interesting to see which organization..." May 22

Courier-Post "Chip Kelly is a big fan of being big. Like in the AT&T wireless commercial with the man sitting around a table of kids, big is better for Kelly, too. Kelly stated his personnel philosophy: “Bigger people beat up little people,” after being hired as the new Eagles coach. For Kelly, big can..." May 22

CSN Philly "Dennis Kelly freely admits it. When the first Eagles depth chart came out, and his name ranked above Lane Johnson at right tackle, it caught him by surprise. He hadn’t expected to be summoned to run with the starters. “No, to be honest,” the second-year tackle said Monday after practice...." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

Courier-Post "Trent Cole last played outside linebacker in high school. Brandon Graham last did it when he was a freshman at the University of Michigan. Yet that’s where the two defensive ends have been lining up through the Eagles’ organized team activities. The second three-day session began..." May 21

Delaware Online "The scene played over and over at Eagles practice last Monday. The play would end, and the Eagles’ offensive players would sprint back to the line of scrimmage and look toward the sideline. They would see two assistants and wide receiver Ifeanyi Momah, who wasn’t practicing that day, waving..." May 19

SportingNews.com "Michael Vick is getting defensive about the flow of criticism directed his way. After two turnover-riddled, injury-filled seasons, Vick continues to take heat for being careless with the ball, holding the ball too long and leaving himself vulnerable to too many big hits, which translate to..." May 19

Delaware County Times "Eagles veterans like to say you never know what to expect in the Chip Kelly offense. Actually, you do. Unless Kelly reinvents his system one of the new wrinkles will be wide receiver DeSean Jackson, the king of the go route, getting some looks in the read option at running back. “There..." May 18

Newark Star-Ledger "It's a fairly simple concept. Get your most explosive player the ball. Somewhere along the line, Andy Reid lost touch with common sense. He took his most explosive offensive player — maybe the most explosive player in the league — and gradually decreased his touches. The results were..." May 18

Philly.com "ON MONDAY, when reporters first watched the Eagles practice under Chip Kelly, among the stranger sights was a rep that featured Trent Cole crouching, his hands held at hip level, as he lined up across from slot receiver Jason Avant. So far, much of what has been written and said about the..." May 16

Philly.com "DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin have spent their careers playing under the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and position coach. They have started together for four seasons, but the offense they're learning now under coach Chip Kelly is considerably different from what they've done in the..." May 16

Philly.com "NOT ALL THE players on the Eagles' roster are surprised by Chip Kelly's fast-paced practices. For five players, in fact, it's business as usual. That's because they played for Kelly at Oregon, where the 49-year-old coach perfected the practice routines he's initiated with the..." May 15

Courier-Post "Felix Jones heard the catcalls and saw the inspired fans whenever the Dallas Cowboys played the Eagles in Philadelphia. That’s why the running back said “it’s a little weird” to switch sides and play for the Eagles, which he did Tuesday by signing a one-year contract. “It’s a great rivalry,”..." May 15

Courier-Post "Eagles coach Chip Kelly already announced there would be a competition for the starting quarterback job between veteran Michael Vick and Nick Foles. Then the Eagles drafted USC quarterback Matt Barkley, and Kelly announced that he, too, will be in the mix. Yet Vick and Foles welcomed..." May 14

Courier-Post "The loudspeakers are placed right in the middle of the Eagles practice fields, and the noise is deafening. Through the music, the players are sprinting to the line of scrimmage to get a play off. There are no huddles. The plays are signaled in from three coaches on the sideline. When a session..." May 14

Pro Football Talk "Browns running back Trent Richardson isn’t the only tailback on the wrong side of an offseason assault lawsuit. According to CourthouseNews.com, Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has been sued for assault, too. The alleged incident occurred on a “party bus” McCoy rented in December 2012, for a..." May 14

Philly.com "The Eagles and former Cowboys running back Felix Jones agreed to terms on a one-year contract, an NFL source confirmed. ESPN first reported the deal. Jones, 26, worked out for the Eagles last week. He visited the Patriots later in the week. The Bengals were the only other team to publicly..." May 14

CSN Philly "Ifeanyi Momah had just wrapped up his first workout as an Eagles wide receiver and headed for the locker room when the most recognizable pair of hands in team history reached out and yanked him into an office.

 There, staring across from the freakishly towering 6-foot-7 wideout, stood Harold..." May 13

NFL.com "Michael Vick surprised even himself by defeating LeSean McCoy in a 40-yard foot race earlier this month. Though McCoy jokingly derides Vick as an "old man," the 32-year-old quarterback might be faster this year than last thanks to the training regimen implemented by new head coach Chip..." May 13

Philly.com "Andy Reid will be returning to Philadelphia on September 19 when his Kansas City Chiefs face the Eagles in a nationally-televised Thursday night game. Another prominent former member of the organization will be in the house that night as well. Donovan McNabb. McNabb confirmed Monday on..." May 13

Philly.com "Little morsels of information have been leaking out of the NovaCare Complex since Chip Kelly held his first practices with the Eagles last month, all of which were closed to the media. Running back LeSean McCoy said the first three-day minicamp felt like a track meet. Tight end Brent Celek said..." May 13

Pro Football Talk "Earlier this week, I noticed an intriguing item from Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com. And then I forgot to write a blurb about it. But it’s the weekend and things have slowed down a bit and I’m sitting here watching the Penguins-Islanders game so why not write it now? McManus points out that..." May 12

Philly.com "Asked last month who was ahead at quarterback on the Eagles depth chart, Chip Kelly said the competition was "even" between Michael Vick and Nick Foles. He even threw Dennis Dixon into the mix, and said that the former Oregon quarterback took snaps with the first team during a three-day..." May 10

NFL.com "The Philadelphia Eagles as an organization decided it was time for a change after 14 years, but Andy Reid still has a prominent place in the hearts of his former players. "We all love coach Reid to death," running back LeSean McCoy told "NFL Total Access" on Wednesday. Asked how the new..." May 09

Philly.com "THE EAGLES' COACHING STAFF will face some challenges, trying to quickly impart new systems in a 3-day rookie camp that starts tomorrow at NovaCare. The rest of the team joins in for an organized team activity starting Monday. The biggest challenge this weekend might belong to special-teams..." May 09

Philly.com "The Eagles did not renew the contract of Lou Riddick, who was the team's director of pro personnel for three years, team sources said. Riddick joined the Eagles' personnel department in 2008 after seven seasons with the Redskins. He interviewed for the Birds' general manager vacancy after Tom..." May 08

Philly.com "The Eagles worked out former Cowboys running back Felix Jones on Tuesday at the NovaCare Complex. A free agent, Jones was a multipurpose back in Dallas. He ran for 2,728 yards on 569 carries (a 4.8-yards average) and caught 127 passes for 1,062 yards in five seasons. He also scored 11 rushing..." May 08

CSN Philly "Eagles left guard Evan Mathis will miss the upcoming OTAs and possibly the rest of the summer minicamps after undergoing a minor surgical procedure on his ankle, two league sources said. The sources said Mathis is expected to be 100 percent well before the start of training camp at the..." May 07

CSN Philly "Eagles left guard Evan Mathis will miss the upcoming OTAs and possibly the rest of the summer minicamps after undergoing a minor surgical procedure on his ankle, two league sources said. The sources said Mathis is expected to be 100 percent well before the start of training camp at the..." May 06

The Times of Trenton "Nobody, except Chip Kelly, knows what the Eagles offense will look like when the regular season opens in Washington, Sept. 9. And nobody, and that might even include Kelly, knows who the starting quarterback will be that night against the Redskins. Through mini-camp and the few OTA..." May 05

NewJersey.com "It's not Jim Brown in "The Dirty Dozen" or O.J. Simpson in "The Naked Gun." It's not even Shaq in "Kazaam." Nevertheless, Jeremiah Trotter has a film credit next to his name in IMDb. Trotter co-starred with Thomas Bartley Jr. in "The North Star," which premiered Thursday night in Doylestown and..." May 05

Delaware Online "The Eagles will spend the next several months talking about “fast tracks” and “developing” and trying to get their draftees ready to play in time for the season opener in Washington on Sept. 9. Their goal was to create competition at positions that were problems during their 4-12 season in..." May 05

NFL.com "When the Philadelphia Eagles burned their first-round draft pick on Danny Watkins two Aprils ago, he was projected to slide in at right guard and stick there deep into the future. After making 12 uneven starts as a rookie in 2011, Watkins eventually was benched last season and now looms as a..." May 05

PhillyBurbs.com "The National Football League is looking into the Eagles’ signing of LSU wide receiver Russell Shepard to be sure that there wasn’t anything improper about the process. Shepard and the Eagles agreed to a free-agent contract shortly after the NFL draft ended Saturday but Shepard went on a..." May 04

Philly.com "The Eagles twice passed on Geno Smith, and it's reasonable to wonder whether their interest in the West Virginia quarterback was ever that significant. This topic was debated leading up to the draft, and intrigue was added when owner Jeffrey Lurie accompanied coach Chip Kelly and general manager..." May 01

CSN Philly "For a guy whose draft-weekend freefall may have cost him more than $11 million, Matt Barkley has remained remarkably level-headed and positive. Barkley, projected as a top-10 pick if he entered the NFL draft after the 2011 season, instead was selected by the Eagles with the first pick of the..." April 30