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    Eagles downgrade Miles Sanders, Derek Barnett to out

    Getty Images Eagles running back Miles Sanders wants to be like Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey. Sanders will have to wait at least a week to try. Sanders (pictured) has been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday’s game at Washington. He had been listed as questionable with...
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    Washington to wear jersey patch honoring Bobby Mitchell all year

    @WashingtonFootball Washington will embark on its first season without a name or a logo and with jersey numbers on the sides of their helmets. On the shoulders of the jerseys, every player will wear No. 49. Washington will wear a patch displaying the number of Hall of Fame running back Bobby...
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    Lane Johnson had ankle surgery in August

    Getty Images Among the Eagles’ issues on the offensive line during training camp was an extended absence by right tackle Lane Johnson, and now we know why. According to Tim McManus of ESPN.com, Johnson had surgery on his ankle in August. The procedure was described as more of a clean-up, and...
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    Eagles list Lane Johnson, Miles Sanders as questionable for Sunday

    Getty Images The Eagles are set to have first-round pick Jalen Reagor in the lineup against Washington on Sunday, but the status of a few other players remains up in the air. Reagor was a full participant in practice for the second straight day and the wide receiver, who has been dealing with...
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    Week One injury report roundup

    Getty Images The 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Chiefs and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release their final...
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    Lane Johnson restructures contract with Eagles

    Getty Images Jason Peters wasn’t the only Eagles starting offensive tackle to re-do his contract today. On the same day that the Eagles granted Peters’ wish to get a pay raise for moving to left tackle, the Eagles also restructured the contract of starting right tackle Lane Johnson. Johnson...
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    Jalen Reagor up to full participation at Eagles practice

    Getty Images The outlook for Eagles first-round pick Jalen Reagor making his NFL debut this weekend is getting rosier. Reagor suffered a small tear to the labrum in his shoulder late last month and word was that he was unlikely to play against Washington in Week One as a result of the injury...
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    Jason Peters reworks deal with Eagles, can make up to $8 million

    Getty Images Word in late August was that Jason Peters wanted more money from the Eagles if he was going to take over at left tackle for the injured Andre Dillard and the two sides have worked out a revised deal for his services. The Eagles announced the agreement on Thursday morning. Peters’...
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    Zach Ertz: I want to be here for the long run, not sure feeling is mutual

    Getty Images A report last week indicated that contract talks between the Eagles and tight end Zach Ertz had come to a halt after the team put forth an offer that included less guaranteed money than they had on the table last November. Ertz is under contract through next season, but he didn’t...
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    Jalen Reagor limited in Eagles practice

    Getty Images A report late last month indicated that Eagles first-round pick Jalen Reagor would miss at least the first week of the regular season because of a shoulder injury, but it doesn’t appear the door has been closed on his availability just yet. Reagor took part in practice as a...
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    DeSean Jackson educates himself after offensive social media posts

    Getty Images Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson still has a job. He still has a job because he has done all the right things since creating a firestorm with anti-Semitic social media posts this summer. Owner Jeffrey Lurie, who is Jewish, called the posts “disgusting and appalling” and challenged...
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    Lane Johnson, Miles Sanders will be on practice field Wednesday

    Getty Images The Eagles have had to change plans for the 2020 season due to a couple of season-ending injuries on their offensive line and they may need to do a bit more scrambling for Week One. Right tackle Lane Johnson and running back Miles Sanders have both been sidelined at recent...
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    Eagles bring back Richard Rodgers

    Getty Images Tight end Richard Rodgers was with Washington, preparing to open the season against the Eagles, until this weekend when the team waived him. He now is with the Eagles, preparing to open the season against Washington. The Eagles announced they signed Rodgers on Tuesday after he...
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    Josh McCown hopes to bring “virtual value” to Eagles

    Getty Images Josh McCown became the oldest practice squad member in NFL history when he agreed to rejoin the Eagles in that capacity a couple of days ago. McCown’s age isn’t the only unusual part of the move. He won’t be practicing with the Eagles in Philadelphia this season as he will remain...
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    Eagles were thrilled when Lions waived Jason Huntley

    Getty Images Jason Huntley was a big-play running back at New Mexico State, and when the Lions chose him in the fifth round of the draft, the Eagles were disappointed to see a third-day player they wanted go off the board. So when the Lions waived Huntley as part of their 53-man roster...
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    Panthers’ David Tepper remains the NFL’s richest owner

    Getty Images Panthers owner David Tepper remains the NFL’s richest single owner, according to the list of the 400 wealthiest Americans compiled by Forbes magazine. Tepper’s 41st on the overall list, with an estimated net worth of $13 billion. That’s the kind of wealth that allows you to pay...
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    Jason Peters to start at left tackle for Eagles

    Getty Images Meet the new Eagles left tackle. Same as the old Eagles left tackle. Jason Peters will start at left tackle for Philadelphia in Week One at Washington, coach Doug Pederson confirmed today. Peters has been the Eagles’ starting left tackle for most of the last 11 years, but this...
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    Carson Wentz practices Monday, “feeling great”

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz was held out of practice last week because of what the team called a lower body injury, but head coach Doug Pederson suggested Wentz wouldn’t be doing much work anyway in what would typically be the week of the final preseason game. Wentz provided a...
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    Colts claim TE Noah Togiai

    Getty Images The Colts tweaked their 53-man roster a day after establishing it by claiming tight end Noah Togiai. Togiai was cut by the Eagles on Saturday. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State this offseason. An injury to Trey Burton may have contributed to the Colts’...
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    Eagles cut Cre’Von LeBlanc

    Getty Images Eagles cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc appeared to have made the 53-player roster yesterday. Today he’s cut. The Eagles announced that LeBlanc was released today. They needed to make a roster spot available when they claimed running back Jason Huntley off waivers from Detroit. LeBlanc...
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