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    Darren Sproles out for season

    Getty Images Eagles running back Darren Sproles may have reached the end of the line. Sproles injured his hip flexor muscle in practice this week and is out for the season, the team announced. The 36-year-old Sproles has played sparingly this year, in part because of a previous injury to the...
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    Report: Eagles plan to sign Jay Ajayi

    Getty Images It looks like Jay Ajayi will be returning to the Eagles backfield. Ajayi paid a visit to the team he helped to a Super Bowl title on Friday and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Eagles plan to sign the veteran. The two sides are said to be “deep in talks” on a contract...
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    Jay Ajayi visiting Eagles on Friday

    Getty Images Free agent running back Jay Ajayi is being hosted on a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, a source confirmed to PFT. The visit was first reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. Ajayi spent the last two seasons with the Eagles after being traded to Philadelphia by...
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    Eagles practicing without Alshon Jeffery Thursday

    Getty Images Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said at his Wednesday press conference that wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was considered day-to-day with a calf injury and the first two days of the practice week haven’t brought any good news. Jeffery sat out of practice on Wednesday and reporters...
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    Which teams are attending Colin Kaepernick’s workout?

    Getty Images Colin Kaepernick will workout for scouts Saturday in Atlanta. As PFT reported earlier Thursday, the league has not provided and does not plan to provide Kaepernick’s representatives with the names of those attending. The only certainty Kaepernick has received came from General...
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    Malcolm Jenkins skeptical of NFL’s Colin Kaepernick workout offer

    Getty Images Like many people who apply the rules of critical thinking, Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins absorbed the news about the NFL’s offer to host a workout for Colin Kaepernick with skepticism. And the more he thinks about it, the more dubious it seems to him. “I have my doubts about the...
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    Jason Peters had arthroscopic surgery on knee

    Getty Images Eagles left tackle Jason Peters last played in Week Six and his return to the field included a trip to the operating room. Head coach Doug Pederson said at a Wednesday press conference that the knee injury that’s kept Peters out of action was treated with arthroscopic surgery in...
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    Michael Bennett says 2019 could be his final season

    Getty Images Michael Bennett and the Cowboys agreed to a reworked deal after the trade from New England. They made tweaks to Bennett’s compensation for 2019 and wiped out his contract for the 2020 season, making him an unrestricted free agent in March. Bennett hasn’t hit free agency since...
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    NFL moves Packers-49ers to Sunday Night Football in Week 12

    Getty Images The Seahawks beat the 49ers on Monday. On Tuesday, the 49ers settled the score. Sort of. The Week 12 games between Seattle and Philadelphia has been bumped out of primetime for Packers-49ers. The showdown between Green Bay and San Francisco will be played on Sunday Night Football...
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    NFC playoff picture: Getting tighter at the top

    Getty Images The 49ers lost their first game of the year on Monday night, which didn’t knock them from the top perch in the NFC playoff picture but did make things tighter in the race for the No. 1 seed in the conference. A win would have left them two games up on the Packers and Saints in the...
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    Brandon Brooks signs four-year extension with Eagles

    Getty Images Brandon Brooks tore his Achilles in a January playoff loss to the Saints, but the veteran Eagles right guard was able to return to the lineup for the start of the regular season. He’s also returned to a high level of play and the Eagles would prefer that Brooks continue to wear...
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    Torrey Smith declines chance to return to Eagles

    Getty Images When the Eagles placed receiver DeSean Jackson on injured reserve and brought back former Eagles receiver Jordan Matthews, an obvious question emerged: Why not bring back former Eagles receiver Torrey Smith? Smith, a speedster who can stretch the field, would better fill the void...
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    Eagles claim Marcus Epps off waivers

    Getty Images The Eagles and Vikings couldn’t trade safeties this week because the trade deadline has already passed, but they might as well have made a deal given the way things played out with Andrew Sendejo and Marcus Epps. Sendejo signed with the Eagles as a free agent in the offseason...
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    Vikings claim Andrew Sendejo off waivers from the Eagles

    Getty Images The Vikings are reuniting with safety Andrew Sendejo, having claimed him off waivers from the Eagles on Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of the NFL reports. Sendejo appeared in all nine games this season, with one start. He signed in the offseason after eight seasons with the Vikings...
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    Eagles bring back Jordan Matthews

    Getty Images The Eagles had a familiar face in for a visit and physical on Tuesday and it appears all went well with wide receiver Jordan Matthews. According to multiple reports, the Eagles have signed Matthews to the 53-man roster. The move comes a day after the Eagles placed wide receiver...
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    Eagles waive veteran safety Andrew Sendejo

    Getty Images The Eagles have had no qualms about tinkering with the roster in 2019, even if it means cutting guys who will walk away with guaranteed money and/or termination pay — and in this case boosting their haul of compensatory draft picks for 2020. On Tuesday, the Eagles have waived...
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    Eagles put DeSean Jackson on injured reserve

    Getty Images When word broke Monday that Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson would have core muscle surgery, there was a question about whether he’d be able to make it back on the field this season. The answer came on Tuesday. The Eagles put Jackson on injured reserve and he’d have to miss...
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    Report: Eagles bringing Jordan Matthews in for physical

    Getty Images The Eagles may be looking to a familiar face to fill their familiar void at wide receiver. According to Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com, twice-former Eagles wideout Jordan Matthews is in Philadelphia for a physical. The Eagles are going to be without DeSean Jackson for at least...
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    DeSean Jackson having core muscle surgery

    Getty Images Wide receiver DeSean Jackson was back in the Eagles lineup on Sunday, but he wound up getting pulled after playing just four snaps. Head coach Doug Pederson said during a Monday radio interview that he expected Jackson back after the bye week, but gave a cloudier read on the...
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    Jordan Howard did “a little more talking” than usual in win over Bears

    Getty Images The Bears felt comfortable moving on from running back Jordan Howard in the offseason and dealt him to the Eagles in exchange for a 2020 draft pick that will fall in either the fifth or sixth round. Howard got his chance to show the Bears what they gave up on Sunday. He rushed for...
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