Eagles Fantasy News

Monday, January 30, 2012, 10:40am

The Eagles are set to hire former Miami interim head coach Todd Bowles to be their defensive backs coach in charge of cornerbacks, and Juan Castillo will remain defensive coordinator, an NFL source told The Inquirer on Monday.

Saturday, January 28, 2012, 1:07pm

Eagles president Joe Banner declined to discuss his team's own 11 unrestricted free agents, including DeSean Jackson. Owner Jeff Lurie said earlier this month that the Eagles would welcome the wide receiver back, "if the right terms develop." But league sources said Jackson's opinion of his worth continues to be night-and-day different from the Eagles'.

While Jackson has said he would be willing to get franchised, the Eagles aren't likely to do that. If he signed the franchise tender, they would have to pay him $9.5 million next year. That's an awful lot of money to give a guy who has just five touchdown catches in his last 22 games.

Thursday, January 12, 2012, 12:26pm

The popular theory is that Eagles WR DeSean Jackson will be saddled with the franchise tag and then dealt, but the team has a variety of options here. To franchise tag solely for trade purposes would be risky, since another team would have to fork over picks and acquiesce to Jackson's salary demands. That's quite an asking price for a wideout who didn't break 1,000 yards this past season and made headlines Tuesday for posing for pictures with strippers in Miami. The Eagles could simply choose to let him walk, but that's not their style. Best guess is that they use the franchise tag and try to find a suitor. If they don't get their desired deal, they bring him back for one more season.

Monday, January 9, 2012, 1:30pm

Eagles owner Jeff Lurie said the other day that he would welcome WR DeSean Jackson back next season "if the right terms develop." But I don't see that happening, and I also don't see the Eagles franchising Jackson because if they did that and couldn't trade him, they would have to pay him about $9.5 million next season, which is a lot of money to give a guy who had four touchdown catches and two red-zone receptions.

Calvin Johnson, Aaron Rodgers headline AP All-Pro Team
Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:18pm

Lions receiver Calvin Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote getters for The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team, each falling one vote short of being unanimous choices.

Aaron Rodgers was the quarterback for the first time, easily beating New Orleans’ Drew Brees, 47½ to 2½. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record, maintaining the brilliance he showed in taking the Packers to the Super Bowl title last February.

In the All-Pro backfield joining Rodgers, whose quarterback rating of 122.5 broke Peyton Manning’s single-season mark, were Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville, LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia, and fullback Vonta Leach of Baltimore.

Record-setter Rob Gronkowski was the tight end. The Patriot set the single-season mark at his position with 1,327 yards receiving. Teammate Wes Welker (league-high 122 catches) was the other receiver.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 1:42pm

Eagles tight end Brent Celek had two surgeries Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left hip and for a sports hernia.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 7:49pm

Suddenly, no one is talking about Cowboys running back Felix Jones' injured hamstring this week.

That's what happens when quarterback Tony Romo injures his throwing hand.

Jones didn't practice last week but was able to play Saturday against Philadelphia. He had felt tightness in his hamstring on his final carry the week before at Tampa Bay, and the Cowboys were cautious with Jones all week considering the lack of depth behind him.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said he wasn't surprised that Felix Jones was able to play against the Eagles after not practicing.

"Felix has been around here for a few years now. We understand what he's all about," Garrett said. "He did a great job managing that [hamstring] last week."

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 7:47pm

Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo has come under fire in Philadelphia . According to a source, the Eagles may bring back a familiar face as defensive coordinator.

It is a foregone conclusion that Steve Spagnuolo will lose his job in St. Louis. League sources said this week that it is all but certain that Spagnuolo will join Andy Reid’s staff in Philadelphia as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 7:43pm

The Detroit Lions have signed Joique Bell to the active roster from the New Orleans Saints practice squad, according to several reports. The former Wayne State University running back agreed to a two-year deal.

Bell was an undrafted free agent in 2010 and originally signed with the Buffalo Bills before moving on to Philadelphia, Indianapolis, spending another stint with the Eagles then landing with the Saints last season.

Though Lions head coach Jim Schwartz wouldn't comment on the move, as it was not official but Bell bid farewell to Saints fans on his Twitter account.

McCoy now should be fine to play Sunday
Monday, December 26, 2011, 8:12pm

Reid: Shady has a "slight" ankle sprain but should be fine for Sunday

Romo expected to play in week 17
Monday, December 26, 2011, 1:44pm

The Dallas Cowboys' season will be decided next Sunday, New Year's Day, in a winner-take-all battle for the NFC East title at the New York Giants.

The Cowboys will play it with injured quarterback Tony Romo and without any momentum after a 20-7 loss Saturday to the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that turned out to be as meaningless as a preseason tuneup before a crowd of 84,834, the smallest in the three-year history of Cowboys Stadium.

Romo suffered a bruised right hand in the first quarter and did not return as the Cowboys (8-7) decided to play it safe to gear up for next week's showdown against the Giants (8-7).

"I'll be fine," Romo said. "I think I just took a hit to the helmet. We're going to be all right, though. I'll be good to go next week."

Eagles McCoy seems unlikely to play
Monday, December 26, 2011, 1:37pm

LeSean McCoy’s sprained ankle Saturday was serious enough to scuttle a last-ditch run at the NFL rushing title.

It also left him 123 yards shy of snapping the club record of 1,512 yards established by Wilbert Montgomery in 1979.

While McCoy declined to discuss the severity of the injury, his words made it obvious he would need a miraculous recovery to be healthy enough to pursue either mark in the season finale this Sunday against the Washington Redskins.

“Montgomery, he’s probably smiling right now,” McCoy said. “I’ll get it next year – hopefully.”

Sunday, December 25, 2011, 5:00pm

The Dallas Cowboys' season will be decided next Sunday, New Year's Day, in a winner-take-all battle for the NFC East title at the New York Giants.

The Cowboys will play it with injured quarterback Tony Romo and without any momentum after a 20-7 loss Saturday to the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that turned out to be as meaningless as a preseason tuneup.

Romo suffered a bruised right hand in the first quarter and did not return as the Cowboys decided to play it safe to gear up for next week's showdown against the Giants.

"I'll be fine," Romo said. "I think I just took a hit to the helmet. We're going to be all right, though. I'll be good to go next week."

Sunday, December 25, 2011, 4:50pm

The Eagles' playoff hopes ended Saturday, and so might have LeSean McCoy's chances to win the NFL rushing title or set an Eagles rushing record.

McCoy had just 35 yards on 13 carries, giving him 1,309 for the year. Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 103 yards Saturday, giving him 1,437 for the season, a 128-yard edge heading into the final week of the season.

"I laid an egg today, so I probably won't get to get it," McCoy said. He left the game briefly with what coach Andy Reid described as a "tweaked" ankle, and then briefly returned before giving way to backup Ronnie Brown.

Wilbert Montgomery's team rushing record of 1,512 yards in a season now appears safe.