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    Week One starting quarterback turnover could top half the league in 2020

    Getty Images In Week One of the 2019 season, more than a third of the league had a different starting quarterback than it had a year earlier. But if one-third turnover among starting quarterbacks sounds high, it’s likely to be eclipsed in 2020. This year, it’s possible that more than half of...
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    Eagles say they “mutually agreed” to let Jason Peters test market

    Getty Images The Eagles quickly put out a statement this morning after reports that veteran left tackle Jason Peters will hit the market, to make it clear they’re not closing the door. The team said they “mutually agreed” to let the 38-year-old tackle see what’s behind Door Number Two when the...
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    LeSean McCoy not expected to return to Chiefs

    Getty Images Running back LeSean McCoy was a healthy scratch for the Super Bowl and it doesn’t look like he’ll be playing any games with the Chiefs in the future either. McCoy said during Super Bowl week that he plans to continue playing in 2020, but Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that he...
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    Halapoulivaati Vaitai should find a nice pay day awaiting him in free agency

    Getty Images The Eagles and Jason Peters mutually agreed to let the left tackle test the market. The team also might not be able to afford its swing tackle, Halapoulivaati Vaitai. Vaitai is No. 90 on PFT’s list of top-100 free agents. He is expected to do quite well in free agency despite...
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    Eagles hire Marty Mornhinweg as senior offensive consultant

    Getty Images Marty Mornhinweg is back with the Eagles. The team announced on Thursday that Mornhinweg is joining head coach Doug Pederson’s staff as a senior offensive consultant. Mornhinweg was on the Eagles staff from 2003-2012 and served as their offensive coordinator for the last seven of...
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    DeSean Jackson: “I’ll be back stronger than ever”

    Getty Images The Eagles are in the market for receivers this year because the guys they were counting on last year were older, expensive, and injured. At least one of them has declared himself fit now. Via Reuben Frank of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson said that he...
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    Could Raiders be eyeing Nate Sudfeld in free agency?

    Getty Images Regardless of whether they pursue and/or land Tom Brady, there’s another free-agent quarterback who could be on the radar screen of the Las Vegas Raiders. Eagles quarterback Nate Sudfeld will hit the market on March 18, unless he signs a new deal to stay put in Philly. A...
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    Former Eagles high performance director Shaun Huls joining Browns

    Getty Images New Cleveland Browns General Manager Andrew Berry is bringing along another familiar face from his time with the Philadelphia Eagles. According to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, the Browns are highing Shaun Huls to be the team’s director of high performance. Huls had been with...
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    Howie Roseman’s priority: Protect Carson Wentz, surround him with playmakers

    Getty Images Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman says the franchise revolves around Carson Wentz, and the personnel priority is putting the right players around him. Roseman said on PFT Live at the Scouting Combine that he’s focused on making sure the Eagles’ offensive line and skill position...
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    Eagles seem interested in bringing Jason Peters back

    Getty Images The Eagles traded up to draft a left tackle in the first round last year, so they’d have an eventual replacement for Jason Peters. Apparently, they want to continue making it eventual, rather than imminent. Via Dave Zangaro of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, Eagles coach Doug Pederson...
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    Doug Pederson on no offensive coordinator: It’s a collaborative effort

    Getty Images The Eagles fired Mike Groh as their offensive coordinator after the 2019 season and they opted not to give anyone that title for the 2020 season. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson explained to Dave Spadaro of the team’s website why he made that choice. Pederson calls the offensive...
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    PFT’s Free Agent Top 100

    Getty Images The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2020 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted and restricted free agents, as well as released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when...
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    Darren Sproles: I feel like I’m a Hall of Famer, but it’s not for me to choose

    Getty Images Darren Sproles announced his retirement this offseason, and he’d like to think he’ll be under consideration for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in five years. Asked by TMZ.com if he sees himself as a Hall of Famer, Sproles said he hopes so. “I hope so, but I don’t know. I’ve got to...
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    Report: Alshon Jeffery would “welcome” a “change of scenery”

    Getty Images It will be months before Alshon Jeffery is able to do much on the field. It sounds like he might be OK if he’s not in Philadelphia when that happens. According to Connor Hughes of TheAthletic.com, the Eagles wide receiver “would welcome the change of scenery” that came with a...
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    Eagles release Nigel Bradham

    Getty Images Nigel Bradham wasn’t going to be with the Eagles next year anyway. Now, he gets a head start on free agency. The Eagles announced they had released the veteran linebacker. Yesterday, the word was that they weren’t picking up his 2020 option, which would have forced him to wait...
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    Eagles release Nigel Bradham

    Getty Images The Eagles will say farewell to one of their veteran linebackers to get the ball rolling on their offseason moves. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports and PFT has confirmed, via a league source, that the team is releasing Nigel Bradham. Bradham was due a base salary of $8 million in...
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    Demarcus Robinson could find healthy free agent market

    Getty Images Demarcus Robinson finished fourth on the Chiefs in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns last season. But the receiver can expect to find a healthy free agent market in March. That means his price could be too rich for the Chiefs to keep. Jeff McLane of the...
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    Eagles to continue renting space to Temple

    Getty Images The Eagles are going to have roommates, for at least another five years. According to Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Temple has signed a contract to play another five years of games at Lincoln Financial Field. There’s another five-year option after that, primarily in...
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    Nnamdi Asomugha’s acting career takes him to Broadway

    Getty Images Once regarded as the best cornerback in the NFL, Nnamdi Asomugha’s post-playing career is going nearly as well. The former Raiders, Eagles, and 49ers cornerback stars in A Soldier’s Play, a limited-run Broadway play that closes on March 15. A revival of a Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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    Eagles hire Ted Rath, who was acquitted of sexual battery in 2019

    Getty Images In a rash of hires announced by the Eagles on Friday, one name stood out: Director of sports performance Ted Rath. Last year, Rath (then with the Rams) faced a trial on charges of sexual battery. He ultimately was acquitted. According to Les Bowen of Philly.com, the Eagles said...
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