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    Eagles hope DeSean Jackson will be fine after bye

    Getty Images DeSean Jackson‘s return after a six-week absence lasted exactly one series, but they hope one more week off will serve him well. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said during Monday’s appearance on WIP that Jackson should be OK after this week’s bye, and that yesterday’s early exit was...
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    Bears out-gained by Eagles, 202 yards to 9 yards, in putrid first half

    Getty Images The Bears just turned in a putrid first half of football. They’re lucky to trail only 12-0. Chicago could do absolutely nothing on offense and didn’t look very good on defense, either in the first half. The Eagles have gained 202 total yards of offense, while the Bears have...
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    Eagles start strong, hang on to beat Bears

    Getty Images The Eagles absolutely destroyed the Bears for most of today, jumping out to a 19-0 lead in a game that wasn’t even that close. But after that the Eagles took their foot off the gas pedal, and in the end Philadelphia escaped with a win that was closer than it should have been. The...
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    Bears say Eagles were drawing them offside

    Getty Images The Bears lost to the Eagles in a penalty-filled game today, but the Bears thought the Eagles, and the officials, were to blame for some of their penalties. Specifically, the Bears accused Eagles center Jason Kelce of illegally moving the ball to get Bears players to jump offside...
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    DeSean Jackson exited for “precautionary” reasons, will undergo more tests

    Getty Images DeSean Jackson missed six games with an abdominal injury. His return didn’t last long. The Eagles receiver left on the first series and didn’t return. “The plan was to play him,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said, via Zach Berman of TheAthletic.com. “We’ll have some more testing...
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    Matt Nagy never thought about benching Mitchell Trubisky

    Getty Images The Bears offense fizzled again in Sunday’s 22-14 loss to the Eagles and that meant more questions for head coach Matt Nagy about struggling quarterback Mitchell Trubisky during a postgame press conference. Chicago picked up nine net yards of offense during the first half of the...
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    Bears add a linebacker, cut Bradley Sowell (again)

    Getty Images The Bears have once again cut their unofficial 54th man, in order to add a new 53rd. Tight end Bradley Sowell was released on Saturday. The move makes room for practice-squad linebacker James Vaughters. Vaughters will help fill the void created by linebacker Isaiah Irving, who...
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    Eagles optimistic that DeSean Jackson will return this week

    Getty Images After finding their running game in a big way last week, the Eagles are about to get the downfield element to their passing game back. Eagles coach Doug Pederson just told reporters he thought they’d get DeSean Jackson back on the field Sunday against the Bears. “I’m optimistic...
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    DeSean Jackson hopes to play despite being listed as questionable

    Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson expressed optimism that receiver DeSean Jackson will return to the lineup Sunday against the Bears. But officially, the Eagles list Jackson as questionable. Jackson has not played since injuring his abdomen Sept. 15. He hopes to be back on the field but...
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    Cardinals sign Zach Brown to take Alfred Morris’ roster spot

    Getty Images The Cardinals announced the departure of running back Alfred Morris, who was a temporary replacement with David Johnson and Chase Edmonds out of Thursday night’s game. Johnson will return for next week’s game against the Buccaneers. The Cardinals used the roster spot to sign...
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    Week Nine injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Nine of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the 49ers and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Avonte Maddox feared he was paralyzed after hit

    Getty Images When Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox was hit by teammate Andrew Sendejo on Sept. 26, he knew his legs hurt. The problem was, nothing above his waist did. According to Dave Zangaro of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, Maddox described the incident from the game against the Packers, and...
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    49ers’ defense threatening 1991 Eagles’ record for fewest yards allowed

    Getty Images The 1991 Philadelphia Eagles, led by Reggie White, had one of the great defenses in NFL history. The Eagles allowed 3,549 total yards that season, easily the best mark ever in a 16-game season. That record might seem unbreakable, given how much NFL offenses have improved since...
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    Miles Sanders back at Eagles practice Thursday

    Getty Images After leaving last Sunday’s win over the Bills with a shoulder injury, Eagles rookie running back Miles Sanders said that he thought he “should be fine” in time to face the Bears this Sunday. Sanders did not take part in the team’s first practice of the week on Wednesday, but that...
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    DeSean Jackson returns to practice as limited participant

    Getty Images The Eagles didn’t make any moves at the trade deadline, but they are closer to seeing the return of receiver DeSean Jackson. Jackson returned to practice for the first time since an abdominal tear in Week Two. He was a limited participant Wednesday. “DeSean’s been looking really...
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    Report: Eagles have called Broncos about Chris Harris

    Getty Images It’s obvious the Eagles have a need at cornerback. You know it. I know it. The Eagles know it. Other teams know it. The Eagles made a big offer for Jalen Ramsey, but it wasn’t as much as the Rams offered. So Ramsey is in Los Angeles, and Philadelphia continues to look for help...
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    Eagles are subject of Amazon’s All or Nothing series

    Getty Images The Eagles did not want to do Amazon’s All or Nothing series. They had no choice. The NFL selected them as the subject of the season-long series produced by NFL Films, Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Eagles confirmed it to Domowitch. “There has to be...
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    All’s quiet at the trade deadline, with Aqib Talib the only deal of the day

    Trent Williams stayed put. Jamal Adams stayed put. Chris Harris stayed put. Le'Veon Bell stayed put. Janoris Jenkins stayed put. A.J. Green stayed put. Patrick Peterson stayed put. O.J. Howard stayed put. Everyone, in fact, except Aqib Talib stayed put Tuesday. The NFL’s trade deadline closed...
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    Bills defense trying to clean things up after rough Sunday

    Getty Images The Bills opened the season with five wins in their first six games and they’ve generally followed a formula that calls for the defense to stifle the opposition while the offense does what it takes to put more points on the board. That formula blew up on Sunday against the Eagles...
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    Eagles RB said Bills “really didn’t want to tackle us”

    Getty Images Not only was the Eagles running game able to beat the elements yesterday. They think they convinced a very good defense that trying to stop them was a bad idea. After yesterday’s breakout rushing game (218 rushing yards as a team), running back Jordan Howard said he could tell...
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