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    Alshon Jeffery has calf strain, could miss time

    Getty Images The Eagles were put in a bind Sunday when DeSean Jackson, Alshon Jeffery and Dallas Goedert combined to play only 17 snaps. Jackson has a groin injury, and Jeffery and Goedert are dealing with calf issues. Jeffery has a calf strain, Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports. While it’s...
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    Report: Dolphins should have deal for Minkah Fitzpatrick tomorrow

    Getty Images The Dolphins’ fire sale could continue this week. The team’s trade of defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick is “likely to be wrapped up” by Tuesday, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports. La Canfora mentions Washington, the Cowboys, Chiefs, Steelers, Eagles and Seahawks as those who...
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    Sunday Night wrap-up: Julio Jones earns his money

    Falcons wideout Julio Jones is getting paid to be the best receiver in the NFL. The Falcons may be getting a bargain. Jones led the Falcons to a wild 24-20 win over the Eagles, with five catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with a minute and three seconds left...
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    Carson Wentz: “Super frustrating” to wait for concussion test

    Getty Images The Eagles have plenty of injuries to worry about at the moment. But the thing that concerned quarterback Carson Wentz was the NFL’s timing in determining if his brain was safe to return to the beating it was in the midst of. Wentz had to leave the game briefly, late in the first...
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    Julio Jones: They kept giving us zero looks and we made them pay

    Getty Images Julio Jones became the Falcons’ all-time leader in receiving yards in style on Sunday night. Jones caught a screen pass from Matt Ryan on fourth-and-three, got a pair of good blocks from Jake Matthews and Mohamed Sanu and ran away from an Eagles defense playing without any deep...
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    Broken foot for Tim Jernigan

    Getty Images The Eagles are officially an endangered species. Especially at the defensive tackle position. A week after losing Malik Jackson for the year, Tim Jernigan is out, too. Per a league source, Jernigan is believed to have a broken foot. Another source tells PFT that Jernigan won’t...
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    Carson Wentz doesn’t have an answer for slow Eagles starts

    Getty Images The Eagles are 1-1 on the season, but they are 0-2 when it comes to starting games quickly. They fell behind Washington 17-0 before rallying for a 32-27 win in Week One and they were down 17-6 to the Falcons in the third quarter before rallying back to take a 20-17 lead late in...
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    Falcons get wideout Russell Gage back

    Getty Images The Falcons lost wide receiver Russell Gage to a concussion last week, but he’s ready to go tonight. Gage was listed as questionable for tonight’s game against the Eagles, but is not among the inactives for the Falcons. The Falcons listed wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus, running...
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    DeSean Jackson fined for Week One unnecessary roughness penalty

    Getty Images Wide receiver DeSean Jackson said before last week’s game that he was working to manage his emotions as he prepared to play his first game since returning to the Eagles this offseason. Jackson didn’t do such a good job of that at the start of the game against Washington. Jackson...
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    Nate Sudfeld practicing on a limited basis

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Nate Sudfeld returned to practice this week on a limited basis. The team lists him as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Falcons, but he won’t dress. Sudfeld is not ready to return to game action yet after fracturing his left wrist in an Aug. 8 game against...
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    Week Two injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Two of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Buccaneers and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. Questionable players are uncertain to play...
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    Torrey Smith announces his retirement

    Getty Images Torrey Smith was released by the Panthers on September 1 and he won’t be looking for a new place to play during the 2019 season. In a video released via UNINTERRUPTED on Friday, Smith announced his retirement from the NFL. Smith reads a letter to the game in the video and thanks...
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    Troy Polamalu, Patrick Willis among first-time Hall of Fame nominees

    Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced plans for an expanded class of inductees in 2020 by approving a proposal to put together a group of 15 candidates for selection in addition to the annual group of modern era nominees. That new group will be made up of 10 seniors candidates...
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    Eagles promote Craig James from practice squad

    Getty Images The Eagles promoted cornerback Craig James from the practice squad Wednesday. Philadelphia signed James to the practice squad Sept. 2 after the Vikings waived him a day earlier. James, 23, played three games for Minnesota last season. The Eagles signed tight end Alex Ellis back...
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    Chargers bring in three tight ends for workouts amid Hunter Henry injury

    Getty Images With Hunter Henry set to miss at least a month due to a tibial plateau fracture in his left knee, the Los Angeles Chargers brought in a trio of tight ends for workouts. Ben Koyack, Will Tye and Luke Willson were among six players the Chargers hosted for workouts this week. All...
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    Akeem Spence feels bad for players still on the Dolphins

    Getty Images Getting released around the cut to 53 players is a tough pill for many players to swallow, but it has turned out pretty well for defensive tackle Akeem Spence. Spence was released by the Dolphins in late August and that means he got to avoid being part of last Sunday’s 59-10 loss...
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    DeSean Jackson trails only Jerry Rice in career touchdowns 50 yards or longer

    Getty Images DeSean Jackson showed once again on Sunday that he’s one of the greatest big-play playmakers in football history. Jackson had touchdown catches of 51 yards and 53 yards on Sunday, helping the Eagles come from behind and beat Washington. And in the process he joined some very elite...
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    Malik Jackson out for the season with Lisfranc injury

    Getty Images The Eagles knew Malik Jackson wasn’t going to be back soon. Now, he won’t be back at all this year. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the veteran defensive tackle will miss the rest of the season with a Lisfranc injury suffered in Sunday’s win over Washington. Jackson...
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    Akeem Spence joins the Eagles

    Getty Images With defensive tackle Malik Jackson out for the year, the Eagles had a need at the position. They’ve quickly filled it. Per a league source, the Eagles have signed defensive tackle Akeem Spence. Spence, 27, started 16 games for the Dolphins in 2018. A fourth-round pick out of...
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    Morgan Moses on Adrian Peterson not dressing: “It’s a slap in the face”

    Getty Images No, Washington players weren’t happy about running back Adrian Peterson being inactive for Sunday’s season-opening loss at Philadelphia. “Any time you’ve got a Hall of Fame guy that doesn’t dress, man, it’s a slap in the face,” Washington tackle Morgan Moses told 106.7 the Fan in...
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