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    Golden Tate calls Matthew Stafford, not Russell Wilson, “best QB I’ve played with”

    Getty Images Golden Tate has caught passes from both Russell Wilson in Seattle and Matthew Stafford in Detroit, and he has a strongly held opinion of which one of them is better. Tate told WDIV in Detroit that Stafford is the best quarterback he’s played with during his 10-year NFL career...
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    Offensive linemen hold their own summit to try to counter pass rushers

    Getty Images Broncos linebacker Von Miller started a pass-rushing summit three years ago. It prompted the league’s offensive linemen to start their own get together two years ago. Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson and 50 current and future offensive linemen, including Chiefs right tackle...
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    Doug Pederson: Carson Wentz will be better for having gone through adversity

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has ended each of the last two seasons on the sideline due to injuries, but that did not stop the team from giving him a contract extension this offseason. During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said that he...
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    PFT 2019 storyline No. 12: Will Carson Wentz stay healthy?

    Getty Images December 2017. Led by second-year quarterback Carson Wentz, the Eagles rocketed toward the No. 1 seed in the NFC, and Wentz had the inside track to the league MVP award. Then came a visit to the Rams, an ill-timed head-first dive to the end zone, an unexpected ACL tear in the...
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    Doug Pederson and Frank Reich make a friendly wager

    Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson is gambling on golf again, but this time it appears to only be for charity donations. According to Robby General of the Indianapolis Star, Pederson made a friendly wager with his former offensive coordinator and current Colts coach Frank Reich during...
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    Former NFL player, head coach Walt Michaels dead at 89

    Getty Images The daughter of former NFL player and head coach Walt Michaels announced, via the Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, that her father died on Wednesday at the age of 89. Michaels was a seventh-round pick by the Browns in 1951 and was traded to the Packers before the start of his rookie...
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    Lane Johnson went to school on pass blocking technique from Joe Thomas

    Getty Images Watching film is a necessity for football players on many different levels. It allows them to scout their opponent’s tendencies in players they are going to match up against, analyze the schemes of their opponents to seek advantages for game day, and allows them to study themselves...
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    Chris Long given Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

    Getty Images Former NFL defensive end Chris Long has been honored many times for his off-field work and he received another honor on Tuesday night. Long was named this year’s recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award in recognition of “his commitment to giving back through...
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    Thirteen days of Washington’s training camp are open to the public

    Getty Images Washington fans will have many opportunities to see the team’s players in action during training camp later this summer. The team will open up their practice facility to the public on 13 dates from July 25 to August 11. On nine of those days, the practice will run from 9:45 a.m...
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    Miles Sanders expects Eagles to spread the ball around

    Getty Images The Eagles have remade their running backs room after starting four different players at the position last season. Darren Sproles and Jay Ajayi remain free agents after playing for the Eagles last season. Philadelphia traded for Jordan Howard and drafted Miles Sanders, who join...
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    Tony Romo favored to repeat in American Century Championship

    Getty Images Tony Romo hasn’t made a PGA Tour cut, but the fact that he has played in two PGA Tour events this year makes him the favorite to repeat in the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe this week. Caesars Sportsbook lists Romo with 5-2 odds with former...
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    NFL will hold International Combine in Germany in October

    Getty Images The NFL’s bid to find players around the world will come to Germany this October. The league announced that it will hold an International Scouting Combine in Cologne on October 19. Up to 50 players will be invited to go through drills based on the ones that college prospects do in...
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    Lane Johnson sees Carson Wentz taking it to another level this year

    Getty Images Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson has never been shy about standing up for quarterback Carson Wentz, bashing Donovan McNabb this offseason for questioning Wentz. Now Johnson is talking up Wentz again. Johnson said Wentz, who has been rehabbing a back injury this offseason, is...
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    Howie Roseman pleased with results two years after drafting Derek Barnett

    Getty Images Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman used the 14th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft to select defensive end Derek Barnett, and two years later he’s still confident that was a good pick. Although Barnett was a backup as a rookie and then missed most of his second season with a...
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    PFT 2019 storyline No. 18: How much better will the Jaguars be with Nick Foles?

    Getty Images After the Jaguars made an unexpected appearance in the 2017 AFC Championship, they had a decision to make regarding quarterback Blake Bortles, who was entering the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. They made the wrong decision. The Jaguars converted the balance of the...
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    Duke Slater, Maxie Baughan are seniors Hall of Fame favorites

    Getty Images Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker announced earlier this week that plans are in the works for a special Centennial Class of 20 inductees for 2020. Pending approval from the Hall’s board of directors Aug. 2, seniors candidates will take 10 spots on the ballot...
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    Beau Allen takes life-changing trip to East Africa

    Getty Images Buccaneers defensive tackle Beau Allen had never ventured out of the country when good friend and former Eagles teammate Chris Long invited him on Long’s annual trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa. The 12-day trip, including a five-day climb to Africa’s highest...
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    Johnathan Joseph expects more U.K. talent to make way to NFL

    Getty Images Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph believes the NFL will begin seeing an increased pipeline of talent coming from the United Kingdom in the near future. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Joseph, who has spent the week in the U.K. to promote the NFL’s...
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    Connor Barwin talking to Eagles about situational pass rusher job

    Getty Images Connor Barwin wants to play for a contender, and he wants that contender to be the Eagles. The 11-year veteran is a free agent but is not considering retirement. The Philadelphia resident is working out at Temple University with Jason Kelce and waiting to see if the Eagles offer...
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    Vince Young went “to rehab to hit the reset button”

    Getty Images Police have arrested Vince Young twice in the past three years for driving while intoxicated. The former NFL quarterback said Friday that he has gone to rehab but not for alcohol. “A lot of people don’t know I went to rehab,” Young told Houston’s Sports Radio 610. “A lot of people...
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