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Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles have made changes to their medical staff for the second year in a row. According to Tim McManus of ESPN.com, the Eagles have parted ways with head team physician and head internist Stephen A. Stache after only one season. As part of a restructuring of the...

Getty Images Many in the hot take-industrial complex had an issue with the United States Women’s National Team running up the score and celebrating, in a 13-0 win against overmatched Thailand in the World Cup. But Zach Ertz saw a parallel to his team’s march to a Super Bowl two years ago, and...

Getty Images On Wednesday night, the Blues and Bruins will square off in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final. The game should be memorable. Which makes memorable the key word, for our purposes. Wednesday’s PFT Live draft focused on the most memorable 7s in league history. Simms once again won...

Getty Images It’s been a disappointing first few weeks in the NFL for Eagles second-round pick Miles Sanders. Sanders, a running back out of Penn State, will miss this week’s minicamp with a hamstring injury. The same injury kept him out of Organized Team Activities, meaning he’s basically...

Eagles coach Doug Pederson was happy to talk about quarterback Carson Wentz‘s new contract on Tuesday, because Pederson didn’t want to have to keep talking about whether Wentz would be getting a new contract. “I think that’s probably the biggest thing, just that lingering distraction,” Pederson...

Everyone assumed Malcolm Jenkins was skipping the team’s voluntary offseason program because of displeasure over his contract. Everyone was right. Jenkins is entering the third year of a four-year, $35 million deal, with his annual average of $8.75 million ranking only ninth among safeties...

You don’t have to have a young quarterback on a cheap rookie contract to win in the NFL. But there’s no doubt that having extra cash at your disposal can help, if you spend it the right way. Joe Douglas saw it work in Philadelphia, with the team built around Carson Wentz. And now that he’s the...

When your neighbor builds an addition on their house, you can’t help but notice. But Rams quarterback Jared Goff wants to make sure his own home is in order. Via Gary Klein of the Los Angeles Times, Goff said he couldn’t help but see the $128 million contract extension Carson Wentz just signed...

DeSean Jackson returned four punts for touchdowns over the first six years of his NFL career, but a role in the return game didn’t remain part of his portfolio when he left the Eagles before the 2014 season. Jackson returned eight punts during stints with Washington and Tampa over the last five...

Getty Images The Eagles didn’t ask defensive end Josh Sweat to do much during his rookie season. Sweat played 68 defensive snaps in nine games before going on injured reserve in December, so he had a lot of time to learn by watching other players. Two of those players — Michael Bennett and...

Raptors coach Nick Nurse made a not-so-swift decision on Monday night, taking a time out at a time when Toronto had Golden State on the ropes, and was ready to punch the Warriors through. And so that sparked an idea for Tuesday’s PFT Live draft: NFL coaching decisions that backfired. Simms...

Getty Images If it’s in the game, it’s in the game. Even if it takes a little time to get into the game. Two staples of the 2017 Eagles Super Bowl run — the run-pass option and the Philly Special — will be part of the new Madden 20 game, which debuts late July. The game will contain a whopping...

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles may not look very far when it comes to finding a replacement for departed Vice President of Player Personnel Joe Douglas. According to Reuben Frank of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman gave indications that Douglas’ replacement could come...

Getty Images Charles Johnson had been an NFL player. That wasn’t the same as enjoying football. To get back to that point, it took a stint in the minors, which opened his eyes to the things he enjoyed about the game. The former Vikings wide receiver was out of football after being cut by the...

Getty Images Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins skipped voluntary work this offseason, but he will attend mandatory minicamp. Jenkins is reporting for a physical today and three days of work tomorrow, according to multiple reports. Eagles coach Doug Pederson said last week that he expected Jenkins...

Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson said last week he expected Malcolm Jenkins to attend the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. Multiple reports Monday indicated the safety indeed would participate this week. Now, Jenkins himself has confirmed his attendance. He also indicated that his...

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says he and the team were in complete agreement that there was no need to wait on a long-term contract extension. Asked today why he and the Eagles did a deal now, Wentz said there was a sense from both himself and the team that there’s no time like the present...

Getty Images News of Carson Wentz‘s new contract in Philadelphia raised immediate questions regarding the contract eventually to be given to Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who was taken one spot in front of Wentz in the 2016 draft. But Wentz’s deal has more immediate relevance to a quarterback...

The Eagles don’t have insurance behind Carson Wentz anymore. Instead, by letting Nick Foles leave in free agency for Jacksonville and giving Wentz a four-year contract extension, the Eagles have put all their eggs in Wentz’s basket. Of course, the Eagles made Wentz their franchise quarterback...

Getty Images The Texans’ abrupt decision to fire General Manager Brian Gaine this afternoon came as a surprise, and firing him after only one season raises the question of whether ownership was ever completely committed to Gaine. Adding to those questions is that the Texans hired Gaine last...