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    Eagles plan to use Johnathan Cyprien in various ways

    Getty Images The Eagles recently added safety Johnathan Cyprien, and it seems that they have big plans for him. “We are going to plug him in in a lot of different places,” defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz told reporters on Sunday. “We expect a lot from our safeties. We need multi-dimensional...
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    Eagles sign LB Asantay Brown

    Getty Images Eagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill hurt his knee in practice on Saturday and word is that he’ll be out into the regular season while recovering from an MCL sprain. The Eagles made a move on Sunday to ensure they’ll have enough healthy bodies on hand at the position. The team...
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    Report: Kamu Grugier-Hill to miss regular season time with MCL injury

    Getty Images The Eagles may be without linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill to open the regular season. Grugier-Hill stayed down after a collision with running back Jordan Howard in Saturday’s practice and grabbed his left knee. He took a cart back inside after limping to the sideline. Mike Garafolo...
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    Eagles sign Alex Ellis, waive Joey Alfieri

    Getty Images The Eagles closed out the week by making a change to their roster. They’ve signed tight end Alex Ellis to their 90-man roster. In addition to signing Ellis, the Eagles also announced that they’ve waived linebacker Joey Alfieri. Ellis spent last season with the Chiefs and appeared...
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    Eagles sign Jonathan Cyprien

    Getty Images Two months after he visited the Eagles, Jonathan Cyprien has signed. The Eagles did a one-year deal with Cyprien, a free agent safety, today. Cyprien was cut by the Titans in March after missing all of last season with a torn ACL. He’s believed to be healthy enough to get to work...
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    Corey Clement does 7-on-7 work for first time since 2018 knee injury

    Getty Images The Eagles have been happy with what they’ve seen from Jordan Howard and second-round pick Miles Sanders in training camp, which leaves Corey Clement with some work to do if he’s going to have a role in the offense come September. That effort has been hindered by the knee injury...
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    Miles Sanders says he’s fine after hurting foot in practice

    Getty Images Eagles rookie running back Miles Sanders missed time during the offseason program with a hamstring injury, but he doesn’t sound concerned about missing time in camp after hurting his left foot on Thursday. Sanders limped off the practice field to get looked at by members of the...
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    Andy Reid: Donovan McNabb belongs in the Hall of Fame

    Getty Images Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was widely criticized for declaring himself a Hall of Fame-worthy quarterback, saying that his numbers are better than Troy Aikman’s. But one person who saw every snap McNabb took thinks he belongs in Canton. Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who was...
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    Cowboys will have league-high 20 open preseason practices

    Soon after the Cowboys began play in 1960, they had someone dedicated to answering fan mail. They also trained outside Texas to expose the franchise to other areas. They made sure they joined the NFC East, so their games would be on in the biggest markets. It is among the things that turned the...
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    Lesean McCoy pays $55,000 to officer over Philadelphia bar fight

    Getty Images Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy paid $55,000 to an officer for injuries sustained in a 2016 bar fight in Philadelphia. According to Chris Palmer of the Philadelphia Inquirer, an arbitrator ruled that McCoy and Tamarcus Porter, a friend of McCoy’s and former teammate at the...
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    Eagles easing Fletcher Cox back into practice

    Getty Images During the Eagles’ playoff loss to the Saints, Fletcher Cox went back on the field after suffering a foot injury which would later require surgery. So it stands to reason that Cox doesn’t like being held back. According to for Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Daily News, the...
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    Carson Wentz: It’s different playing with a guy like DeSean Jackson

    Getty Images The Eagles got a glimpse of what the Carson Wentz–DeSean Jackson connection could look like during Monday’s practice. Wentz hit the wideout for a deep touchdown and Jackson took a screen pass from the quarterback to the end zone for another score during a productive day for the...
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    Doug Pederson “pleasantly surprised” by Jordan Howard

    Getty Images When the Eagles traded for running back Jordan Howard and then drafted Miles Sanders in the second round this offseason, it added to the uncertainty about how the workload will be divvied up in the backfield this season. An answer to that question may be coming to the surface in...
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    Carson Wentz investing “time and energy” into finding ways to stay healthy

    Eagles head coach Doug Pederson shares the same outlook for quarterback Carson Wentz as a lot of other people. Pederson said that the Eagles gave Wentz the keys to the kingdom with this offseason’s contract extension and now it is up to the quarterback to “make sure the kingdom stays healthy.”...
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    Zach Ertz needed workout help, meal plan in France

    As the husband of U.S. women’s soccer star Julie Ertz, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz was eager to spend a three and a half weeks in France during the World Cup. That doesn’t mean it didn’t have its challenges. Between the lack of air conditioning and some dietary differences, Ertz had to rely on...
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    Eagles sign Orlando Scandrick with three cornerbacks hobbled

    Getty Images Free agent cornerback Orlando Scandrick is signing with the Eagles today, Mike Garafolo of the NFL reports. The move comes after news that Eagles cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc has injured his foot. The Eagles already are missing Jalen Mills and Ronald Darby at the position. Darby...
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    Eagles claim CB Alex Brown off waivers

    Getty Images The Eagles grabbed a new player for their secondary off of waivers on Friday. The team announced that they have claimed cornerback Alex Brown and added him to their roster a day after he was dropped by the 49ers. Brown went undrafted out of South Carolina State earlier this year...
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    Darren Sproles had other offers but didn’t want to leave Philadelphia

    Getty Images Eagles running back Darren Sproles is back for his 15th NFL training camp, after an offseason in which he contemplated retirement and considered signing elsewhere. But he said Philadelphia feels like home. Sproles, who spent the offseason as a free agent before signing with the...
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    Carson Wentz excited to begin camp with no restrictions

    Now that Carson Wentz has some experience coming back from injury, he has a new appreciation for practicing at the start of training camp. The Eagles quarterback has no limitations as he returns from the back injury that shelved him last year, unlike his slow work back from the knee injury the...
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    Eagles add Catherine Raiche to front office

    Getty Images The Eagles have long been willing to make non-traditional hires, whether it was their sports science phase under Chip Kelly or their forward thinking on analytics. They’ve now added a different perspective to their front office. Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Eagles hired...
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