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Darren Sproles

Eagles RB Ryan Mathews cleared, released

Pro Football Talk
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Aug 15, 2017 · 11:35 AM EDT

Eagles running back Ryan Mathews had been medically cleared to play.

Mathews had his surgically repaired neck checked out, and doctors gave him a clean bill of health.

To update this item, reports later said the team has officially released Mathews.

Related players: LeGarrette Blount, Darren Sproles, Donnel Pumphrey, Wendell Smallwood

Fantasy Impact: 

Mathews turns 30 in October. He had 155 carries and 661 yards last season in 13 games but did have eight TDs in that span.

Darren Sproles

Eagles beat: RB Wendell Smallwood 'definitely going to be in the mix'

CSNPhilly.com
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Aug 06, 2017 · 3:04 PM EDT

Eagles beat writer Andrew Kulp reports RB Wendell Smallwood is going to have a larger role in the Eagles offense than people realize.

"Smallwood looks explosive and physical running with the football, and smooth as a receiver out of the backfield. "Thrashing" is how Eagles offensive coordinator Frank Reich described the second-year back the other day, and I agree...I think we see quite a bit more Smallwood than Pumphrey, and he could wind up with the most touches out of the whole bunch before the season ends."

Related players: LeGarrette Blount, Darren Sproles

Fantasy Impact: 

The Eagles backfield was already a weekly minefield last season in Doug Pederson's first season as head coach. Darren Sproles was the best finisher at RB24 in PPR, and Ryan Mathews was the best finisher in standard at RB25. No RB saw more than 168 touches last season in Philadelphia. This could turn into a three-headed running back by committee or worse.

Darren Sproles

Eagles Beat: Fitting together the RB pieces

CSN Philly
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Jul 31, 2017 · 2:00 PM EDT

The Eagles' running back situation is like a giant puzzle. We know the pieces but we don't know how they'll all fit together just yet.

"They're open to everything," LeGarrette Blount said. "They're not going to just specifically put me in the role of short-yardage, goal line back. That's not what they brought me here for. They have an open mind. They're going to put me in other situations. I'm excited about every part of the game."

Blount, 30, is coming off a season that saw him carry the ball 299 times for 1,161 yards and an astounding 18 touchdowns. For comparison, the Eagles' top rusher in 2016 was Ryan Mathews, who carried the ball 155 times for 661 yards and eight scores. (Mathews is still technically on the roster but is expected to be cut once fully healed.)

After Blount, the Eagles still have Wendell Smallwood, Darren Sproles and Donnell Pumphrey. All four backs seem to have different skill sets and it'll be up to head coach Doug Pederson to figure out how the puzzle fits together.

Fantasy Impact: 

Pederson was quoted in the story saying he wanted to get all the RB touches. That's something similar to what happened last year, which isn't an ideal fantasy situation. But, Blount should get a bulk of early down work at least, while Sproles and Pumphrey, who seem to be of the same mold, get third down work and passing situation downs. Smallwood seems to be more of a backup to Blount.

Ryan Mathews

Eagles expect to keep RB Ryan Mathews around at least until August

Philly.com
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Jul 23, 2017 · 4:42 PM EDT

Ryan Mathews won’t be on the field Monday for the Eagles. He is still recovering from neck disk surgery, and his surgeon doesn’t want to revisit the matter until sometime next month, the source said.

Mathews, a hard-charging runner with an extensive injury history, had landed on injured reserve the week of the season finale against Dallas. He’d suffered a neck injury Dec. 23 against the Giants that capped a frustrating, erratic season for the Eagles’ leading rusher.

But Mathews had a year remaining on his contract. Releasing him while injured would cost the team more than $1.1 million, the money coming directly off the Eagles’ meager cap space. So the decision was to wait for Mathews to pass a physical, at which point he could be released. He’ll still count $1 million in dead cap money this year, but the Eagles won’t be paying him, the only thing affected will the cap space. If and when he passes the physical.

Related players: LeGarrette Blount, Donnel Pumphrey

Fantasy Impact: 

Mathews is scheduled to make $4 million this season, and to count $5 million toward the cap, the story said. Given the signing of LeGarrette Blount and the drafting of Donnel Pumphrey, there is virtually no chance the team will keep Mathews around, when he is declared healthy, the story went on to say.

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