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    Texans add Josh McCown to active roster

    Getty Images Quarterback Josh McCown has now officially become a member of his 13th professional football team. On Thursday, the Texans moved McCown from the exempt list, after the mandatory COVID-19 testing and waiting period expired. Born on July 4, 1979, the 41-year-old Jacksonville, Texas...
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    Brandon Graham says he got in Amari Cooper’s head

    Getty Images Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper had his worst game of the season in Week Eight against the Eagles, catching just one pass for five yards. Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham is taking some of the credit for that. As a defensive end, Graham doesn’t cover Cooper, but he says he...
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    Doug Pederson unfazed by Brett Favre’s belief that the Eagles kept the wrong quarterback

    USA TODAY Sports Doug Pederson once served as Brett Favre’s backup. Favre currently doesn’t have Pederson’s back. Appearing on ESPN’s First Take, Favre said that Pederson’s Eagles should have kept quarterback Nick Foles instead of Carson Wentz following the 2018 season. “I think [Wentz] is...
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    Eagles announce staff member tested positive for COVID-19

    Getty Images The Eagles had a player test positive for COVID-19 during their bye week and the team announced another positive in the organization on Tuesday. The team said that it is a staff member this time and that they have done contact tracing to find others who need to quarantine for the...
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    Isaac Seumalo back at practice for Eagles

    Getty Images The Eagles are returning from their bye week and left guard Isaac Seumalo is on his way back from a longer break. Seumalo went on injured reserve after hurting his knee in the second week of the season. The Eagles designated him for return on Monday, which opens up a 21-day...
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    Corey Clement named NFLPA’s Community MVP for Week 8

    Getty Images The NFLPA named Eagles running back Corey Clement as their latest Community MVP on Friday. Clement is being recognized for his work with students in a writing contest focused on books designed to combat bullying. More than 100 students from 31 states took part in the contest and...
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    Fifteen NFL teams currently have COVID-19 issues

    Getty Images If only the pandemic truly had disappeared after the election. The nationwide COVID-19 outbreak continues, with six-figure cases and single-day records over each of the past two days. And the NFL is feeling the impact of it. Currently, 15 teams have issues with the virus, in one...
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    Eagles announce a player tested positive for COVID-19

    Getty Images Add the Eagles to the list of teams that have had a player test positive for COVID-19 this week. The team announced that they received confirmation of the positive test on Thursday morning and that the player went into isolation upon learning the news. The identity of the player...
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    Eagles waive Jason Croom

    Getty Images The Eagles opened up a roster spot on Tuesday afternoon. The team announced that they waived tight end Jason Croom. There was no corresponding move, so the team will be able to add someone to the squad before they return from their bye in Week 10. Croom was called up from the...
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    Travis Fulgham is NFL leader in receiving yards since Week 4

    Getty Images On August 9, Travis Fulgham was cut by the Lions. On August 19, Fulgham was cut by the Packers. On September 3, Fulgham was cut by the Eagles, but brought back to the practice squad. On October 3, Fulgham was promoted to the active roster. Since then, Fulgham is the NFL leader in...
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    Doug Pederson: Turnovers unacceptable, but wasn’t in “frame of mind” to sit Carson Wentz

    Getty Images The Eagles won Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys, but the reaction to the performance wasn’t an overly celebratory one. Quarterback Carson Wentz turned the ball over four times and it’s an illustration of how undermanned the Cowboys are this year that the Eagles still won...
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    Carson Wentz: “I’m not good enough”

    Getty Images The Eagles beat the Cowboys on Sunday night, but that was no thanks to Carson Wentz. Wentz completed just 15 of 27 passes for 123 yards and had four turnovers in an ugly win, and afterward he acknowledged he has to improve. “I’m not good enough,” Wentz said, via the News Journal...
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    Carson Wentz’s three turnovers, Greg Zuerlein’s three FGs have Cowboys up 9-7

    Getty Images The Cowboys had only three takeaways in their first seven games. They have three tonight against Carson Wentz. Wentz’s two fumbles and interception have kept the Cowboys in the game, and Greg Zuerlein‘s three field goals have given the Cowboys a 9-7 halftime lead. Zuerlein made...
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    Carson Wentz has his fourth turnover, but Cowboys miss a field goal

    Getty Images The Cowboys had three takeaways in their first seven games. They have four tonight. Carson Wentz has all four. He threw his second interception of the night on the first possession of the second half. It’s the second of the night, of the season and of the career for rookie Trevon...
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    Carson Wentz throws second touchdown as Eagles regain lead

    Getty Images Carson Wentz giveth and he taketh away. Wentz has four turnovers tonight. He now also has two touchdowns. His 9-yard touchdown pass to Travis Fulgham, who beat rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs, has given the Eagles back the lead. The two-point conversion was good, with Wentz...
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    Rodney McLeod has 53-yard fumble return for touchdown

    Getty Images Rodney McLeod was credited with a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown, giving the Eagles a 21-9 lead over the Cowboys with 5:18 remaining. But the play was not without controversy. It appeared Vinny Curry recovered a Ben DiNucci fumble and was down by contact, touched by Connor...
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    Sunday Night Football: Eagles win ugly, 23-9, to remain in first place

    Getty Images It wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was pretty ugly. But a win is a win is a win. . . The Eagles overcame four Carson Wentz turnovers to beat the Cowboys 23-9 on Sunday Night Football. They improved to 3-4-1, while the Cowboys fell to 2-6 in perhaps their last, best hope of winning the...
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    Eagles announce Lane Johnson is questionable for Sunday night

    Getty Images The Eagles did not give right tackle Lane Johnson an injury designation on Friday, but his status for Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys got cloudier on Sunday morning. The team announced that Johnson is now considered questionable to play as a result of knee and ankle...
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    Low expectations for, high confidence from Ben DiNucci

    Getty Images Like Dak Prescott in 2016, a rookie quarterback will start for the Cowboys on Sunday. Unlike Prescott, not much is known about Ben DiNucci as he takes over the offense, if only for one game. A seventh-rounder from James Madison who presumably is unrelated to former pro wrestler...
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    Jon Bostic fined only $12,000 for hit that knocked out Andy Dalton

    Getty Images The NFL’s system of fining players is the resulted of a negotiated process with the NFL Players Association. That doesn’t necessarily make it seem fair and reasonable, in application. Case in point: Washington linebacker Jon Bostic was fined a mere $12,000 for the illegal hit on...
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