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    NFL reviewing Jadeveon Clowney hit on Carson Wentz

    Getty Images The news, although it really isn’t news, is that the NFL is reviewing for potential discipline the hit applied by Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney to Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. The news that will be news is what the NFL does about it. Setting aside questions of...
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    Nelson Agholor focusing on getting knee healthy, not free agency

    Getty Images The Eagles expected more from Nelson Agholor when they used a first-round choice on him in 2015. He wanted more, too. It didn’t happen, and the relationship likely is over. Agholor completed the final year of his rookie deal and is scheduled to become a free agent in the...
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    Browns request permission to interview Jim Schwartz

    Getty Images The Browns have requested permission to interview Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Tom Pelissero of the NFL reports. Schwartz, 53, has spent the past four seasons as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator. He served in the same role with the Bills in 2014. He has head...
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    Jadeveon Clowney: Eagles have “worst fans in the world”

    Getty Images Eagles fans are not happy with Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney after he injured quarterback Carson Wentz with a helmet-to-helmet hit in the first quarter of Sunday’s game. Clowney does not like Eagles fans, either. Clowney said after the game that the fans in Philadelphia...
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    Troy Aikman considered a number of teams after leaving Cowboys

    Getty Images With Patriots quarterback Tom Brady about to embark on free agency, and openly discussing the idea of playing for someone other than the Patriots, it’s worth remembering he’s far from the first future Hall of Famer to make a late-career cameo elsewhere. Whether it’s Peyton Manning...
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    Carson Wentz: Head injury was scary, but feeling good on Monday

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz spoke to his teammates after Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks, but his first public comments about the head injury that knocked him out of the game waited until Monday. Wentz made those comments on an Instagram post that opened with the quarterback...
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    Malcolm Jenkins: I won’t be back on the same deal

    Getty Images Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins skipped the voluntary portions of last year’s offseason program because he wasn’t happy with his contract, but eventually returned to play out the season under the terms of his current deal. On Monday, Jenkins said that won’t be the case this year...
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    Three of the four oldest quarterbacks in playoff history played this weekend

    Getty Images When Tom Brady took the field on Saturday against the Titans, he became just the second quarterback in NFL history to play a postseason game after turning 42. Brady was already the second-oldest quarterback to play in the playoffs, an accomplishment he reached last year. (Only...
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    Brandon Brooks will have shoulder surgery Thursday

    Getty Images Eagles offensive guard Brandon Brooks will undergo shoulder surgery Thursday and expects to return in about two months. “I’m thinking as we go into the summer, OTAs,” Brooks said Monday, via video from Tim McManus of ESPN. The Pro Bowl right guard injured his shoulder in the...
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    Seahawks-Eagles generates biggest TV audience since Super Bowl

    Getty Images The game ultimately wasn’t as exciting as it could have been, given the early exit of Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz with a concussion. Still, the wild-card game between Seattle and Philadelphia, broadcast by NBC, generated the largest audience of any TV show since Super Bowl...
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    Josh McCown: I’ve chased this my whole career

    Getty Images Josh McCown has played a lot of football for a lot of teams over the years, but he’d never taken a snap in the postseason until the first play of the Eagles’ third possession in the first quarter of Sunday’s game. Carson Wentz was out getting evaluated for a concussion, which made...
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    Carson Wentz apologized to teammates after concussion

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz wasn’t able to finish a playoff run, again, and it weighs on him. Wentz suffered a concussion on a hit from Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, and wasn’t able to finish the wild card game. Afterward, he went through the locker room thanking...
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    Four more spots in 2020 NFL Draft order filled in

    Getty Images The Patriots not being involved in the divisional round of the playoffs is unusual enough. Having them involved so early in next year’s annual selection meeting will be peculiar as well. With the results of the wild card weekend in the books, four more slots in the 2020 NFL Draft...
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    Marshawn Lynch calls DK Metcalf “big ass dude who can move” after record-setting day

    Getty Images DK Metcalf had the play of the game, catching a 36-yard pass from Russell Wilson with 1:37 remaining to seal the Seahawks’ victory over the Eagles. That wasn’t his only contribution, though. Metcalf caught a 53-yard touchdown pass and finished his day with 160 yards on seven...
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    Jason Peters vows to play somewhere next season

    Getty Images With left tackle Jason Peters‘ contract set to expire after the 2019 season, the Eagles used the 22nd choice in last spring’s draft on offensive tackle Andre Dillard. Thus, Peters may have played his final game for the Eagles on Sunday. Peters, though, said he plans to play at...
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    Carson Wentz heads to locker room in first quarter

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz made his playoff debut on Sunday, but it was an abbreviated one. Wentz is in the team’s locker room being evaluated for a concussion. He was hit in the back of the head by Seahawks defensive end Jadeveon Clowney at the end of a play and went to the...
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    Eagles tie game, lose Brandon Graham to knee injury

    Getty Images The Eagles have lost another starter to injury, but they’ve been able to draw even with the Seahawks in the second quarter. Josh McCown ran for a first down, threw for another and the Eagles got a Jake Elliott field goal with just under three minutes left in the half. The kick...
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    Marshawn Lynch TD puts Seahawks up 10-3 at half

    Getty Images The Seahawks called Marshawn Lynch’s number near the end zone at the end of the first half of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia and the decision paid off with a touchdown. Lynch steamrolled his way to a five-yard touchdown run with just over a minute to go before halftime and the...
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    Carson Wentz ruled out for remainder of game

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Eagles head coach Doug Pederson told Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports before the start of the second half that Wentz has been ruled out for the duration of the game. Wentz went for a concussion...
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    Zach Ertz active, Lane Johnson inactive for Eagles

    Getty Images Word on Saturday was that tight end Zach Ertz would play for the Eagles in their playoff opener after being cleared for full activity and the team confirmed it on Sunday afternoon. Ertz is active for their home game against the Seahawks. Ertz did not play against the Giants in the...
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