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Philly will face a backup in Week 2. Jameis Winston will NOT be under center for the Buccaneers’ Week 2 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Tampa Bay’s starting quarterback will reportedly be suspended for the first three games of the 2018 NFL season due violating the league’s personnel conduct policy. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports Winston is not expected to appeal the decision. Jameis Winston is expecting to be suspended three games by the NFL for as early as Friday but before July 4 after an 8 month probe into allegations he groped a female Uber driver in March...

Thoughts on the Birds. The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up their 2018 spring offseason workout program last week. We’re now in the dead zone until training camp begins in late July. Here’s a final look at 13 things we learned about the Eagles based on watching their OTAs and minicamp practices. 1 - Mostly avoided injuries Getting through spring practices without suffering new injuries is the number one goal. Doug Pederson even said as much. Unfortunately, the Eagles suffered a season-ending injury on the first day of OTAs when Paul Worrilow tore his ACL. But while that’s a bummer,...

The players want more than just a few releases A group of NFL players have taken to the New York Times to write an op-ed about the President Donald Trump’s latest offer. Recently Trump spoke with Steve Doocy and asked NFL players to let him know who should be pardoned. "I told the @NFL players... let me know about it, I'll look at it. If they're aggrieved, I will pardon them. I'll get them out."WATCH: Steve Doocy's full interview with President @realDonaldTrump on Fox and Friends - Part 3. pic.twitter.com/ZhCveoyKQH— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 15, 2018 Malcolm Jenkins, Doug Baldwin,...

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/21/18. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Eagles Autism Challenge Launches World Championship Ring Sweepstakes - PE.comAdding to last week’s festivities and the unveiling of the team’s World Championship Ring, Eagles Autism Challenge, Inc. is excited to announce a special sweepstakes that will present one lucky fan with an official World Championship Ring. Through the Eagles World Championship Ring Sweepstakes, Eagles fans can enter for a chance to win a personalized version of the ring that Eagles players were presented with in...

“Watch out” for this Eagles running back. The Philadelphia Eagles signed veteran free agent running back Matt Jones earlier this offseason. Jones hasn’t lived up to expectations to this point after being selected with a third-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Now with his third team within the span of a year, it’s time to do or die. And for Jones, there still might be some hope. Signs point to Jones being the potential favorite for the fourth running back job behind Jay Ajayi, Darren Sproles, and Corey Clement. .@JohnBarchard has said on @BGN_Radio that he heard one Eagles coach...

Read this article on a Microsoft Surface in respectful remembrance Trey Brown, a member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ personnel department and front office since 2013, has found a new home in the Alliance of American Football, per Alex Marvez of Sirius XM. Multiple sources have told me to expect long-time coach Joe Pendry & former @Eagles college scouting director Trey Brown to get named as executives for the Alliance of American Football's Birmingham franchise working with head coach Tim Lewis— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) June 20, 2018 Brown’s name was quietly omitted from the...

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/20/18. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Ranking all 32 offensive lines by pass-blocking efficiency - PFFThe Eagles fielded one of the best offensive lines in the NFL a season ago. Their line play was a big reason their season culminated with a Super Bowl victory. All told, they allowed 154 quarterback pressures over 636 passing plays, which included just 96 hurries, the third-fewest surrendered by an offensive line. The unit was solidified by guard Brandon Brooks, who tied for seventh among guards during the regular season with a...

Did Adam Rank get it right? Who is the best Philadelphia Eagles players of all-time and who would coach them? That’s what the folks over at NFL.com tried to answer in their “All-Time XI” series focusing on the NFC East. Adam Rank was the poor soul selected to tell us what to think about our legends, and here are the results. 1) Chuck Bednarik, C/LB (1949-1962) 2) Randall Cunningham, QB (1985-1995) 3) Brian Dawkins, S (1996-2008) 4) Reggie White, DE (1985-1992) 5) Steve Van Buren, RB (1944-1951) 6) Tommy McDonald, WR (1957-1963) 7) Al Wistert, OT (1944-1951) 8) Pete Pihos, WR...

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/19/18. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Here’s another market inefficiency the Eagles seem to be exploiting - PhillyVoiceMeanwhile, the Eagles’ top 5 corners – Jalen Mills, Ronald Darby, Sidney Jones, Rasul Douglas, and Avonte Maddox, all playing on their rookie contracts – will count for a combined $4,495,873 against the salary cap in 2018. There are 39 individual CBs who will make more on their own. We’ll see how Roseman’s financial investments in cornerbacks develop when the team’s current corners are due for a...

From The Eagles. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Eagles are going to contend in 2018. I know, I know, I’m really going out on a limb here. The roster is deep with young talent. The high-end talent is as good as any in the league, starting at the quarterback position. Head coach Doug Pederson managed his weary veterans in the spring and they will come back fresh in the summer for Training Camp and the preseason. Other than losing linebacker Paul Worrilow with a knee injury, it was a pretty terrific spring for the Eagles, who finished their mandatory minicamp last week and now are...

EA source sheds light on leaked ratings EA Sports’ Madden ’19 hits shelves August 10th but the ratings have leaked nearly two months early, according to the internet. There’s a twist coming, but first take a look at how the teams stack up. That’s a massive rating for the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles. Plus they have the Los Angeles Rams with a lower rating than teams like the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders. Surely, there must be some mistake, right? Not regarding the Eagles of course, but the Cowboys and Raiders over the Rams is a scorching hot...

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 6/18/18. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2018 Franchise Focus: Philadelphia Eagles - FantasyGuruHowever, it’s hard to ignore how much the Eagles love Clement. A local kid from Glassboro, NJ, the Eagles signed Clement as a UDFA following the 2017 NFL Draft. At the suggestion of RB coach Duce Staley, Clement cut some weight to make him more explosive – he was more of a grinder in college. Clement responded with a nice rookie season, and a heroic Super Bowl performance (100 receiving yards, 1 TD). He posted 74/321/4 rushing (4.34...

Relive the Philadelphia Eagles first Super Bowl victory with this cool data viz. The Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl win has certainly changed our lives forever. Perhaps it will even serve as a defining feature for a new generation of Eagles fans. Dialing down the hyperbole a bit, the win has presented me with opportunities I would not have had otherwise. Here is one of them. A few weeks ago I came across a data viz created by Adam McCann. He’s a New York Giants fan, but let’s not hold that against him (he’s a cool guy). McCann visualized the plays from the Giants Super Bowl 42 win...

Is there a new offensive line grading/evaluation system coming? The validity of Pro Football Focus’ grading system has long been debated. While they offer more in the way of advanced analytics through various membership programs, they will always be tied to those grades. They’re a conveniently simple number, wrapped in a neat package that casual fans either appreciate or despise. Fans can point to those grades to confirm their bias, they can blow them off completely when they disagree, or they can dig further into the advanced analytics to understand how they arrived at that number. The...

A couple of guys have caught the coach’s eye. Prior to the Philadelphia Eagles’ final minicamp practice on Thursday, Super Bowl winning head coach Doug Pederson was asked about the “down-the-depth-chart players” who have “emerged or jumped out” to him during spring workouts. Pederson named a total of six guys in his answer. I went into this off-season wanting to look at a lot of our younger players, obviously, from a year ago. I think guys like Rashard Davis and Greg Ward come to mind, Shelton Gibson come to mind, that have had really good springs. Even on the defensive side,...