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SAVED by grace. AP Senior NFL Writer/Insider. Host: @FaithOnTheField . Previous AP Philly & 97.5 Fanatic. Author. Speaker. MLB HOF voter. Girl Dad. Mark 8:36
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Philippians 1:6
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#FOTF
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- Philippians 1:6
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The Philadelphia Eagles gave Carson Wentz a $128 million, 4-year contract extension that kicks in next season and then did almost nothing to help him succeed. In 21 years covering this team & the NFL, I never saw anything like it.
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Andy Reid says yelling and screaming isn’t necessarily the best way to coach players. “I treat people the way I want to be treated whether it’s what I learned through church or family. I’m a teacher. ... I want to help them become better men, husbands.”
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Former
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player told me: “Doug wasn’t the problem. Carson isn’t the problem. The PROBLEM is still there.” This feeling has been expressed to me by several others recently. More people around the league have shared similar thoughts with me over the past week in Tampa.
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Win or lose, Super Bowl MVP or third-string QB, Nick Foles is the same humble, genuine guy. I covered him as a rookie, a SB champ & a backup with the
#Eagles
. He never changed. One of the best people you’ll ever meet. This is why he is who he is 👇🏻
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When your ace exits an elimination game after just 70 pitches because he gave up a grounder up the middle after hitting a guy who wanted to get hit, bad things happen.
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Carson Wentz is invested in Philadelphia/South Jersey communities. It’s not just about him. It’s about family, friends, his AO1 Foundation, his Thy Kingdom Crumb food truck, friendships & relationships. I’m told he doesn’t want out of Philly & he hasn’t told that to anyone.
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There’s hasn’t been an athlete in Philadelphia as dominant as Joel Embiid since Ryan Howard hit .313 with 58 HRs, 149 RBIs, 1.084 OPS in 2006.
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#Eagles
DE Michael Bennett has strong feelings for Coach Doug Pederson: “You want to win for Doug because he respects you as a man and not a lot of coaches treat you like that in the NFL so you want the guy to keep his job and for him to do that, you have to win.”
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AP Coach of the Year
Stefanski wins with more 1st place votes
Kevin Stefanski 21-18-6 = 165
DeMeco Ryans 20-21-2 = 165
Dan Campbell 3-3-9 = 33
Kyle Shanahan 3-3-2 = 26
John Harbaugh 2-2-10 = 26
Sean McVay 1-2-10 = 21
Mike Tomlin 0-1-2 = 5
Shane Steichen…
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Aaron Donald (20.5), J.J. Watt (16), Khalil Mack (12.5) combined for 49 sacks this season. ZERO vs. the
#Eagles
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Tore 2 knee ligaments on 👇🏻 play, got up, went back to the huddle and threw a go-ahead TD pass. No cart, no help getting off the field. Nobody more competitive than Carson. He’ll thrive again in the right situation.
3 years ago today, Carson Wentz sustained an injury that would alter the course of his career. Look back on this catastrophe right now on
@CuzzoTrivia
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Got this email from a hotel employee I met on our way to Florida in Nov. I only said 3 powerful words to him. He seemed down. I had no idea he was suicidal. Please, if you have those thoughts, call 1-800-273-8255
#SuicidePrevention
Jesus loves YOU, too. You are NOT alone!
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Patrick Mahomes on the
#Eagles
"tush push" - "It’s an advantage for them but you see other teams in the league try to do it and they can’t do it as well as they do. It speaks to their offensive line, it speaks to their quarterback. They know how to do it at a really high level,…
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Only way the
#Eagles
could win this season was for their QBs to try to play hero ball. Carson Wentz tried it all season and was crucified for it. Jalen Hurts tried it right there. The team, the entire team, is just NOT good enough to win.
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Adam Schefter said on
@975TheFanatic
he didn’t talk to Carson Wentz or his agent. He said Wentz wants to play and IF Wentz is going to be a backup then he may want to be traded. Somehow people took that and twisted it into he’s a selfish teammate leaking stories on game day.
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#Eagles
LT Jordan Mailata: "I'm not trying to fill anyone's boots. I'm trying to make my own boots. I'm not a rugby player anymore. I'm a footballer."
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Last time the
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made consecutive postseason appearances, they won the World Series the second time around.
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#Eagles
QB Jalen Hurts has really impressed some NFL people. A Merry Christmas text exchange with a front-office executive turned into a Hurts conversation. “If they don’t want him, we’d love to have him.”
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Spoke to 10-year-old Ty Kuhner about Brandon Marsh’s HR bouncing out of his glove. “I feel awesome about it. I was just really excited that the ball was coming toward me so I just got out of my seat and tried to catch it.”
Great kid! Awesome to see
#Phillies
fans support him!
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Denny Kellington, the
@BuffaloBills
assistant athletic trainer who performed CPR on Damar Hamlin on the field, received a fifth-place MVP vote. The official voting breakdown will be released after The Associated Press NFL awards are presented at NFL Honors on Feb. 9.
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Turning a genuinely kind person into a hated villain is one of the worst things I’ve seen in sports. Yet the guy won’t say a bad word about anyone, including those who maliciously attack him. Strong character. For me, that’s more impressive than TDs & MVP awards. Happy
#WentzDay
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Eagles fans attacking Giovanni for wearing a Colts jersey is abhorrent behavior. Human decency always trumps fandom.
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#Eagles
never would've won a Super Bowl without Carson Wentz & his 11-2 start. Or without Nick Foles turning into Tom Brady. Or Doug Pederson's coaching. Or Howie Roseman's personnel decisions working out. Or much more. All of it can be true. You can't take that away from them.
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New
#Phillies
slugger Kyle Schwarber says he always looked forward to his trip to Philly for 2 reasons.
1. Hitting in the ballpark.
2. Eating cheesesteaks
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Al Michaels: "You don't lose too many games when you throw for 500 yards but Tom Brady did against Philadelphia in the Super Bowl." For
#Eagles
fans having a bad day, you have that.
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Zach Wheeler says he turned down a bigger offer to join the
#Phillies
because he wanted to play in Philadelphia. “The city, I saw them win the Super Bowl and they were going wild. They love their sports here.”
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No competitor should ever be interested in being a backup. Carson Wentz took 4 snaps AFTER tearing 2 knee ligaments & threw a TD pass. He dove headfirst into a pile to chase a teammate’s fumble. He’s a competitor. He’s also a great teammate so he’s not complaining to the media.
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"You feel bad he's the sole one taking the hit right now. Obviously, the entire offense has been terrible, offensive line, running backs, receivers, coaches. You aren't this bad unless everybody shares blame in this whole thing.” - Jason Kelce
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This is Nick Foles. Uplifting, encouraging, inspiring. Easy to do in good times but it’s extra special in worst ones. A Super Bowl MVP who stays humble, strives to impact people beyond tossing TDs. Fitting this may be Nick’s last
#Eagles
moment bc it says more about his character
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AP Comeback Player of the Year
Joe Flacco 13-26-8 = 151
Damar Hamlin 21-7-14 = 140
Baker Mayfield 10-10-13 = 93
Matthew Stafford 1-6-7 = 30
Tua Tagovailoa 4-0-1 = 21
Breece Hall 0-0-3 = 3
Brock Purdy 1-0-1 = 6
Calvin Ridley 0-1-0 = 3
Aaron Donald 0-0-1…
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Tom Brady likes the way the
#Eagles
run QB sneaks and has a lot of praise for Jalen Hurts.
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#Eagles
are unsure about Jalen Hurts. No consensus in the building. After beating the Saints, they wanted to get rid of Carson Wentz. After next 3 losses, they wanted to work it out with Carson. After trading Carson, they considered a trade up for a QB before trading down to 12.
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AP NFL MVP voting
Lamar Jackson 49-0-1-0-0 = 493
Dak Prescott 0-17-13-11-6 = 152
Christian McCaffrey 0-17-12-11-4 = 147
Brock Purdy 0-9-5-12-13 = 97
Josh Allen 1-5-11-3-6 = 80
Tyreek Hill 0-2-6-9-14 = 60
Patrick Mahomes 0-0-2-2-2 = 12
C.J. Stroud…
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Carson Wentz was actually out there with his team. He was inactive because it was a coaching decision.
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@Espngreeny
is upset at Carson Wentz' healthy scratch against Washington.
"Your football team played a game yesterday, and you get paid $100 million! I don't care how sad you are that they benched you, which you richly deserved, you should have been out there with your team!"
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#Eagles
center Jason Kelce says he is still deciding on whether to play another season or retire.
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🚨I was promoted to a new NFL Writer position for The Associated Press. For a kid who fell in love with sports playing ball at Capitolo Playground in South Philly, covering my hometown teams for the world’s oldest news agency has been living a dream. Excited to focus 365 on 🏈
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Brandon Graham says he wants to play 1 more season with the
#Eagles
and make it his farewell tour.
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Credit to Michael Kay for pointing out
#Phillies
fans gave Alec Bohm a standing ovation the day after the “I hate this place” comment and A-Rod saying fans just want accountability. Neither brought up old, tired narratives.
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Telling quote from
#Eagles
GM Howie Roseman: “We’ve made some mistakes forcing picks and positions, so we've spent so much time on this draft and process and so much discussions about the players in this draft that we're not going to reach. We're going to take the best guys.”
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I’ve covered more than 1,700 games in Philadelphia in the past 21+ years for AP and don’t recall fans throwing anything on the field in that span. My memory could be off. Pretty sure it’s happened in at least 5 other cities in that span.
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The same offensive line that couldn't block for Carson Wentz and committed way too penalties for No. 11 showed up today for Jalen Hurts.
#Eagles
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Top 5
#Eagles
free-agent signings in Jeffrey Lurie Era:
Ricky Watters: 1995
Troy Vincent: 1996
Jon Runyan: 2000
Malcolm Jenkins: 2014
Nick Foles: 2017
Who am I missing?
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Washington, Arizona, Indianapolis and Los Angeles Chargers remain under 50% vaccination for COVID-19 as of today, per a source familiar with the NFL’s vaccination rates. Pittsburgh, Miami, Carolina & Denver have highest rates & are among 7 teams with at least 85% vaccinated.
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#Eagles
safety Rodney McLeod on boos: "I've been here for a while. I know how it goes here. Philly is a passionate city but they love us dearly. Gotta love it."
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I was told Brian Daboll wasn’t interested. 🤔
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@danorlovsky7
@Sports_Spectrum
Proud of you, bro. 🙏🏻
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there among them"
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Ben Simmons had a great answer to my question about critics: “I’m not trying to prove anybody wrong. I’m trying to do my job and win a championship.”
#Sixers
#HereTheyCome
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This from Broncos interim coach Jerry Rosburg on Damar Hamlin is pretty special via
@arniestapleton
: "To Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, Demarrri Mathis, your teammate, our teammate, told us all about you. He told us of your high character and your friendliness. And he told us
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I’m told new
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QB coach Brian Johnson “loves” Carson Wentz’s ability as well as Jalen Hurts’ ability and the idea that Johnson’s relationship with Hurts means the team plans to trade Wentz is an overreaction.
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#Eagles
WR Travis Fulgham says he should've caught the Hail Mary at end of first half. Gotta love that he thinks he should catch every pass. He added that he can get better at everything.
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I think everyone can agree Jason Kelce is a straight-shooter. I don’t know another
#Eagles
player who tells it like it is the way Jason does. He speaks his mind with no BS. Here’s what Jason said about Carson Wentz on Dec. 9.
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#Eagles
RB Miles Sanders said he told rookie RB Kenny Gainwell that he was “starstruck” seeing Joe Flacco. Gainwell told Sanders he felt same about him.
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Just asked
#Eagles
WR DeVonta Smith about the team's success since they committed to the run and his decreased targets as a result: "If that's what it takes to win, I'm with it."
#TeamPlayer
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Lots of Carson Wentz talk here in Tampa. 2 team executives told me
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should get at least a first-round pick for him. Neither thinks they could get two 1s. One says a 1 outside top 5. Other says a 1 in 2nd half of 1st round. Biggest question is will the Eagles do it.
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Peyton Manning had 19 INTs Year 5, averaged 20 first 5 seasons, didn't have 100 passer rating til Year 7. Brett Favre threw more picks than any QB ever, had 100 PR once at 40. Carson Wentz should know better in Year 5 is nonsense. He tries to make plays with what he has.
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Yes, I reported that Doug himself told me after the season that his relationship with Carson was fine, that reports he and Carson had issues are a “false narrative.” The fact Doug was fired and Carson still got traded is further proof this wasn’t a Wentz-Pederson problem.
Let’s all remember Rob Maaddi debunked this one weeks ago.
Doug Pederson said this was false. Weeks ago.
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Jalen Hurts went from MVP favorite to having 4th-best odds without playing a game in which his team went 0-2. I know there are several reasons why
#Eagles
lost both games and it’s not all on the QB but 0-2 is 0-2 and further proves Jalen’s value.
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Kyle Schwarber: “I’ve only missed the playoffs one time. It’s an addicting feeling.”
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Jalen Hurts has 1 less win this season than “franchise” QBs Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert and 1 more than Tua Tagovailoa.
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No surprise Bryce Harper had a lot of praise for Kris Bryant, Nick Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber. He said it would be a “downer” if the
#Phillies
didn’t sign one of them. His response when I asked if he’ll put pressure on front office to do it👇🏻
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Since
#Eagles
fans are obsessed with Tom Brady not shaking Nick Foles’ hand after SB52, I finally asked him about it because the
#Buccaneers
host Philly on Sunday. “I have a lot of respect for Nick. I try to be a good sport as best I can…” Brady’s full response 👇🏻
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Since Aug. 31, Boston Scott, Josh Perkins, Greg Ward, Deontay Burnett and Robert Davis were CUT a combined 8 times by a total of 4 teams. Today, they combined for 16 catches, 225 yards receiving, 54 yards rushing & 4 TDs in an elimination game to send the
#Eagles
to the playoffs.
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Threatening to fire your head coach anonymously through the media in order to get him to go along with your decisions or pressure him into making decisions you want doesn’t seem like the best way to build success and a winning culture.
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It's time to take the Baseball Hall of Fame vote away from us.
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Perhaps if Jadeveon Clowney was fined for his dangerous hits, he would be less inclined to continue to deliver them.
#GBvsSEA
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#76ers
All-Star Ben Simmons told me today that he "fell in love with the game again" this summer and he's "comfortable" shooting jumpers. My
@AP_Sports
story:
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For all the Carson Wentz critics in the media who bash him for clicks, or rip him because they’re clueless frauds: 31-40, 319 yards, 1 TD, 0 turnovers, 108.2 rating in must-win game missing 5 key guys, including top 3 WRs.
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It's mystifying how people are so quick to assassinate the character of a man for something he did NOT say and a decision he has NOT made yet. The level of vitriol is disturbing and it's incredibly disappointing when it comes from those who should know better.
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Blaming Doug Pederson for this loss is asinine. The
#Eagles
didn't win this game not because of playcalling but because they simply aren't good enough across the board from offense to defense. Always blaming the coach or QB is simply lazy.
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Chip Kelly trading LeSean McCoy for Kiko Alonso was terrible. BUT Howie Roseman flipped Alonso & Byron Maxwell with pick 13 for 8th pick. No. 8 was used in the deal to get to No. 2 to draft Carson Wentz. Without Wentz in 2017,
#Eagles
are never in position to win Super Bowl 52 🤔
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AP NFL MVP voting breakdown:
10 points for 1; 5 points for 2; 3 for 3; 2 for 4; 1 for 5.
First-place votes:
1. Patrick Mahomes - 48
2. Jalen Hurts - 1
3. Josh Allen - 1
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Another goodbye. I’m leaving
@975thefanatic
after 3+ years doing weekends. Last show today. My Sundays will be consumed by 🏈 in my new role as AP NFL Writer & my Saturdays spent on a Florida 🏖 or ✈️ I’ll miss talking sports 8 hours a week with the world’s most passionate fans.
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Booger McFarland just said Miles Sanders calling Jalen Hurts a "natural leader" was a knock on Carson Wentz. But
@BoobieMilesXXIV
also said Hurts was: "Just encouraging everybody. Constantly talking to us. Just giving us confidence. Saying stuff that Carson does.”
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Carson Wentz shared his thoughts on being traded to the
@Commanders
with students at Traders Point School in Indiana on Friday. 👇🏻 Via
@AO1Foundation
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#Phillies
President Dave Dombrowski says he told J.T. Realmuto's agent yesterday how much the team would like to have him back. They plan to stay in touch.
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Direct response from a team official about a report that the best offer the
#Eagles
got for Carson Wentz was two second-round picks plus a potential 3rd or 4th: “We made a better offer.” I wasn’t told what the “better” offer entailed. Stay tuned. ...
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Under Doug Pederson,
#Eagles
now 9-12 when they throw for 275-plus yards. Still, 21-2 when they run for 120-plus. Today, they had 92 yards rushing, 4.8 per carry. Only ran 3 times after taking 28-14 lead.
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Zach Ertz citing Proverbs 3:5. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
That’s a HOF Bible verse.
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Love that
@Eagles
RB Miles Sanders’ date for
#APawards
#NFLhonors
was his mom.
@BoobieMilesXXIV
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