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    Adam Gase: It’s all about the test results with Sam Darnold

    Getty Images Jets quarterback Sam Darnold practiced on Wednesday for the first time since being diagnosed with mononucleosis ahead of the team’s second game of the regular season. Head coach Adam Gase said at a Thursday press conference that the quarterback looked good in his return to the...
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    Doug Pederson: Carson Wentz is improving his understanding of the offense

    Getty Images The Eagles had a mini-bye coming out of last Thursday night’s win at Lambeau Field, which allowed them to finish the first fourh of the season at 2-2. Both losses could have been wins, and as the team tries to begin piling up more Ws the most important player will continue to be...
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    Orlando Scandrick eager to prove “I’m not finished” in return to Eagles

    Getty Images Orlando Scandrick is hoping to prove that he’s still got some life left in his tires. The 12-year veteran cornerback is back with the Philadelphia Eagles after being released by the team at the end of training camp. Scandrick has had to watch the first month of the season from...
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    DeSean Jackson remains out of Eagles practice

    Getty Images When Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson first suffered an abdominal injury, reports were that he’d miss a couple of weeks. The Eagles have played without Jackson for the last two games and it has been more than two weeks since he was first injured, but Jackson isn’t quite ready...
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    Sam Darnold back on the practice field

    Getty Images While Jets quarterback Sam Darnold waits for his spleen to tell him what it’s going to do, he might as well practice. Via Brian Costello of the New York Post, Darnold returned to the practice field Wednesday, and coach Adam Gase said they would “see how it goes.” Gase said they...
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    C.J. Mosley not ready to return to practice

    Getty Images Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley has not been on the field since injuring his groin in the second half of the season opener and the chances of that changing this week aren’t looking great. The hope was that Mosley would be ready to go against the Eagles, but head coach Adam Gase said...
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    Eagles trade Johnathan Cyprien to Falcons for Duke Riley

    Getty Images Johnathan Cyprien and Duke Riley are switching teams. The Eagles have traded Cyprien, a 29-year-old safety, to Atlanta for Riley, a 25-year-old middle linebacker. Philadelphia is also getting a 2020 sixth-round draft pick while the Falcons are getting a 2020 seventh-round draft...
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    Sam Darnold cleared for non-contact practice, game status unsure

    Getty Images Jets quarterback Sam Darnold is on the road to recovery from mononucleosis. Darnold has been cleared for non-contact practice, Jets coach Adam Gase said today. However, that doesn’t mean he’s ready to play. Gase said the Jets are still not sure when he’ll be able to play in a...
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    Avonte Maddox likely to miss games with neck sprain

    Getty Images Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox was able to fly home with the team after suffering a scary looking injury during last Thursday’s game in Green Bay, but he may not be back in the lineup for a bit. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Maddox suffered a neck sprain when he took a...
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    Sam Darnold: My spleen is going to do what it’s going to do

    Getty Images Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has been cleared for non-contact practice as he works his way back from a bout of mononucleosis, but it remains too early to say whether he will be given the green light to play against the Eagles in Week Five. During a conference call on Monday, Jets...
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    Ravens sign L.J. Fort

    Getty Images The Ravens lost their second straight game on Sunday and they made a roster move on Monday morning that they hope will help them get back to winning games. The team announced the signing of linebacker L.J. Fort. Fort visited the team on Saturday and no corresponding move was...
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    Replay review for pass interference remains a work in progress

    The one-year experiment with replay review for pass interference calls and non-calls is creating a potential year-long headache for the league. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the application of replay review to pass interference calls remains a weekly battle within the league...
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    Ratings surge for Thursday Night Football

    Getty Images In Week Four of the 2018 season, the Vikings and Rams had an exciting, high-scoring Thursday night game that went down to the final moments. In Week Four of the 2019 season, the Eagles and Packers had a similar experience. The difference? This year’s game generated an 18-percent...
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    Eagles bring back Orlando Scandrick

    Getty Images The Eagles played without cornerback Ronald Darby because of a hamstring injury in Thursday night’s win over the Packers, Sidney Jones hurt his hamstring early in the game and Avonte Maddox had to go to the hospital after being stretchered off the field during the game. That left...
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    Jay Ajayi fully recovered from knee surgery, looking for a team

    Getty Images Free agent running back Jay Ajayi has not played a game in almost a full year. He tore an anterior cruciate ligament in an Oct. 7 game against the Vikings while playing for the Eagles. Ajayi became a free agent in the offseason, and because he wasn’t healthy, no one signed him...
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    Derek Barnett on hit on Jamaal Williams: I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody

    Getty Images Derek Barnett said he felt badly that Packers running back Jamaal Williams had to be transported to the hospital. But the Eagles defensive end isn’t apologizing for his aggressive style of play. “I’m going to have a penalty here and there,” Barnett said, via Jeff McLane of the...
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    Report: Derek Barnett unlikely to be suspended

    Getty Images Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett was penalized for a brutal hit that sent Packers running back Jamaal Williams to the hospital on Thursday night. But Barnett got off without an ejection, and may avoid a suspension as well. Barnett is unlikely to be suspended because the league’s...
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    It’s time for the NFL to bring back Dean Blandino

    Getty Images Remember when Dunder Mifflin was going to close the Scranton branch and move some of the employees to Stamford and then Josh quit to go to Staples and management closed Stamford instead because the entire change was premised on Josh staying? That’s what the NFL should have done...
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    Avonte Maddox returned to Philadelphia with team

    Getty Images Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox left last night’s game in a frightening manner, but the news appears to be good today. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Maddox was taken to a local hospital after the game, but was discharged quickly enough that he was able to take the team...
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    Aaron Rodgers suffers first home loss when leading by double digits

    Getty Images The obscure stat of the day comes from Thursday night at Lambeau Field. Before the Week Four game against the Eagles, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had compiled a record of 50-0-1 when his team led by 10 or more points at home. After the Week Four game against the Eagles...
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