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Philadelphia Eagles Take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday Night Football
December 13th, 2012 at 11:55 AM
The 4-9 Philadelphia Eagles, fresh off of a win, will play the 7-6 Cincinnati Bengals at Lincoln Financial Field tonight at 8:20 pm EST. The Bengals lost last week to the Dallas Cowboys and are fighting for a playoff birth.  They need this game to keep up with the other...

How Good are the Philadelphia Eagles?
September 18th, 2012 at 3:41 PM
If you look at the NFL standings after the second week, you will see the Eagles sitting at the top with a record of 2-0.  Only 5 other teams are undefeated.  Sounds like the Philadelphia Eagles are one of the teams to beat.  However both of their wins have been...

Defense Saves the Day for the Philadelphia Eagles
September 10th, 2012 at 12:58 PM
The Philadelphia Eagles escaped with a win against the Cleveland Browns 17-16 yesterday.  Most of the discussion following the game has been about Michael Vick.  Vick threw four interceptions, but did lead the Eagles on a last minute drive to get the W.  The unsung hero of the game was...

Philadelphia Eagles Name Akeem Jordan Starting Weakside Linebacker
August 29th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
***PHOTO1***Earlier this week the Philadelphia Eagles named Akeem Jordan the starting "Will" or weakside linebacker.  Jordan had not been getting much attention from the media throughout the position battle, but he must have gotten the attention of the coaching staff.  Akeem was in competition with Brian Rolle for the position....

Preseason Game 1 Preview Steelers Vs Eagles
August 8th, 2012 at 5:00 PM
***PHOTO1*** Football season will officially be underway for the Eagles Thursday, August 9 as they kick off the preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 7:30 pm EDT.  Although it is a preseason game, Eagles fans will pack Lincoln Financial Field to catch their first glimpse of the team.  The Eagles family...

Eagles Acquire CB Kevin Thomas and 7th Round Pick from Colts
August 2nd, 2012 at 7:28 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Philadelphia Eagles have traded away linebackers Moise Fokou and Greg Lloyd to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for former third round pick Kevin Thomas and a conditional seventh round pick.  Both Fokou and Lloyd did not appear to be on pace to make the 53 man roster, so shipping...

Philadelphia Eagles Potential Position Battles for 2012
May 22nd, 2012 at 3:48 AM
  With camps starting to get under way around the league, I thought this would be a great time to explore some of the position battles we might see play out during the Philadelphia Eagles preseason – since, as we all know, it’s about the only exciting part of the preseason. Number...

Philadelphia Eagles Acquire Former Houston Texans LB DeMeco Ryans
March 21st, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Former Houston Texans linebacker Demeco Ryans is now an Eagle.  In return for him the Eagles gave up a fourth-round pick and they swapped third-round selections with the Texans in this year’s draft. ***PHOTO1*** Ryans has two Pro Bowl appearances and has been a pro for six years now.  He will bring...

Casey Matthews Says Family was Harassed at Lincoln Financial Field
December 8th, 2011 at 6:56 PM
It has been a rough rookie season for Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Casey Matthews. First, he lost his job as starting linebacker early in the season. Then, he called his benching a "relief" while also having some words for Eagles fans. Now, Matthews has said that his fiancee was left crying after...

Philadelphia Eagles’ Casey Matthews Calls His Benching a “Relief”
November 30th, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Philadelphia Eagles' rookie linebacker Casey Matthews was the Eagles' starting middle linebacker when the 2011 season began, but he has since been benched and has not seen the field. Matthews does not seem too concerned over the benching though, in fact, in a recent interview with Tim McManus, Matthews called...

Juan Castillo Has Confidence in the Philadelphia Eagles’ Linebackers
August 22nd, 2011 at 11:48 AM
No matter how worried you are about the Philadelphia Eagles' linebacking corps, and I think most of us are pretty worried, Eagles' defensive coordinator Juan Castillo is not worried. Despite the lack of experience that the Eagles are suiting up with at the linebacker position, Castillo doesn't think that his...

Andy Reid is Sticking with Casey Matthews Whether You Like It or Not
August 20th, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Despite what we all saw in the second game of the preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles' head coach is sticking by his fourth-round draft pick Casey Matthews for now. Really, it's the right move for now. It's two weeks into the preseason schedule. Whether you think you do...

Ramon Foster’s Late Hit on Jamar Chaney
August 20th, 2011 at 7:27 PM
In case you are not sure of the hit we are talking about, it came in Thursday night's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. After the play is clearly over, Steelers' offensive lineman Ramon Foster dives into the back of Philadelphia Eagles' linebacker Jamar Chaney's legs. There was no penalty,...

The Philadelphia Eagles Won’t Bring Back Any of Their Unrestricted Free Agents
July 26th, 2011 at 7:00 PM
The Philadelphia Eagles have no intentions of re-signing any of their unrestricted free agents this off-season. The Eagles' UFA class includes Stewart Bradley, Quintin Mikell, Sav Rocca, Jerome Harrison, Dimitri Patterson, Nick Cole and Max Jean-Gillies, all of whom will be looking for work outside of Philadephia.  ***PHOTO1*** Bradley was once highly...

Stewart Bradley Wants to Remain in Philadelphia
July 20th, 2011 at 2:11 PM
When the NFL Lockout ends and NFL Free Agency begins, Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley is due to become an unrestricted free agent. Once the lockout ends, it is anticipated that there will be a 72-hour window for teams to negotiate with their free agents before the floodgates open and...

What Can We Expect From Fourth Round Pick Casey Matthews?
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:00 AM
***PHOTO1***The Philadelphia Eagles selected Green Bay Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews' little brother Casey Matthews in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. The Eagles were fairly high on Matthews and were very excited at getting a chance to take him in the draft, but what can we really...

Philadelphia Eagles Could Lose Stewart Bradley to UFA Thanks to New CBA
June 21st, 2011 at 6:13 PM
Well it seems as if a new CBA is all but agreed upon.  This is great news right?  Well, not so fast.  According to multiple sources, Unrestricted Free Agency (UFA) will begin after four years of NFL service with the new CBA agreement.  The previous CBA required six years of...

Philadelphia Eagles’ 2011 NFL Draft Recap: Casey Matthews, LB
May 24th, 2011 at 12:31 PM
We've been bringing you a recap of each of the Philadelphia Eagles' draft picks in the 2011 NFL Draft, and here comes the Casey Matthews installment. With their fourth pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles took linebacker Casey Matthews from the Oregon Ducks. If the name sounds familiar,...