Jason Kelce’s new hair? The result of a lost bet to Zach Ertz. Kelce thought Ertz was going to be traded before the start of the season.
Kelce said this is a bet he’s glad he lost.
Brandon Brooks on Wentz: "I've seen this s-- all season, man. Carson making plays, Carson balling. And then it's like, 'Well, he doesn't have this amount of yards. He doesn't have this many touchdowns.' You get tired of the nit-picking with this s--, man...
DeSean Jackson is expecting to re-join the team on the field should the Eagles advance to the divisional round of the playoffs, a source said. He is feeling good and clocking 19 mph in rehab. Not eligible to return from IR until Round 2 of postseason.
Jalen Hurts just threw a bomb 40-plus yards in the air down the left sideline, dropped in perfectly for DeVonta Smith, who had burned past two defenders for the TD.
"They didn't ask if anyone was hurt, and they sure as hell didn't ask if anybody needed medical attention. The only thing the staff said to us was to get the 'F' off the field."
Four fans involved in railing collapse at FedEx share their side of story:
The Eagles are 4-0 on Thursday Night Football under head coach Doug Pederson (since 2016). That's the most wins without a loss on TNF by any team during that span, per ESPN Stats & Information. Philadelphia was an underdog in 3 of those 4 games.
“That’s the question: how do you let that man out of the building.”
Darius Slay having some fun at Giants’ expense after game-turning INT from James Bradberry.
Some fans gathered outside of the Eagles practice facility, with a keg of beer in tow.
Symbolic, since that’s what Nick Sirianni used to help convince Kelce to keep playing in recent seasons.
Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon acknowledges the defense had just 10 men on the field on two different plays against Washington.
"My fault both times," he said.
How bad is the Eagles' corner situation? Doug Pederson has had to use receivers to play the position in practice. They could be without their top five CBs (Darby, Mills, Jones, Douglas, Maddox) vs. NYG.
Jalen Hurts said he made the play call on that TD to DeVonta Smith at the end of the half. Time was winding down, no timeouts, so he took it upon himself.
The kicker: the play he called wasn’t even in the game plan for this week.
Eagles are currently 1.5-point underdogs at home against Seattle. If it holds, Philly would be an underdog in its 6th straight playoff game.
Doug Pederson is 4-1 in the playoffs as an underdog. No other coach since 2016 has more than 1 such playoff win. -- -- From
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Carson Wentz was under duress on 47% of his dropbacks on Sunday, his 3rd straight game where he was under pressure on at least 40% of his dropbacks. He's the first Eagles QB to be under that much pressure in 3 straight games since ESPN began tracking duress in 09.
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Jalen Hurts asked about the level of success he has already achieved despite the heavy skepticism about what he could accomplish as a pro.
“I had a purpose before anybody had an opinion,” he said.
Sydney Brown reached a top speed of 21.52 MPH on his pick-six according to NFL Next Gen Stats. That's the highest speed reached by an Eagles' ball carrier this season.
It's also the fastest speed reached by a defensive player in any game this season.
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Eagles CEO Jeff Lurie told Sal Paolantonio Jalen Hurts has “nothing to prove” to be viewed as long term answer at QB.
Asked if contract extension negotiations are in the future, Lurie said: “He’s just what we’re looking for.”
Filed to ESPN: Eagles coach Doug Pederson has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to sources. He relayed the news to the team tonight after a second positive test confirming the news.
Just saw Sidney Jones' stat line from Sunday's game against Green Bay:
Game-high 9 tackles, INT, forced fumble, 2 passes defensed.
Change of scenery doing him good.
Josh Sweat is a story worth focusing on. He now has six sacks, 11 QB hits and 9 TFLs on the year. Eagles needed one of their young rotational DEs to step up this season, and he's delivering.
The Eagles plan to rest Jalen Hurts against the Saints.
The decision came down to a health and safety issue, a source said, as Sirianni referenced today.
Hurts’ functionality in his shoulder has progressed to a point where the team expects him back on the field soon.
Full Malcolm Jenkins quote during postgame speech: “We ain’t sneaking in, we’re kicking the mother--- door down. We’re in this party. Nobody wanted us in, but guess what, they’ve got to deal with us now, man.”
Bijan Robinson was just asked by
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on NFL Live which QB he’d most want to play with in the NFL, taking Patrick Mahomes off the table.
He answered Jalen Hurts.