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Carson Wentz hasn’t been able to finish either of the last two seasons because of injuries, and he watched his backup lead his team to a Super Bowl title during one of them. So it stands to reason that he’d be in a hurry to get caught up. But the Eagles quarterback said the time on the...

Getty Images Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has never even been a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he believes he should already have a bust in Canton. “I am a Hall of Famer. My numbers speak for themselves,” McNabb told TMZ. “My numbers are better than Troy Aikman.”...

Getty Images The Jets are trying to find a General Manager to pair with Adam Gase, and they want to talk to a guy with ties to their coach from his days with Denver. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Jets have asked to speak with Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ...

I’ve got no problem with Donovan McNabb believing that he’s a Hall of Famer. But that doesn’t make him a Hall of Famer. McNabb simply isn’t a Hall of Famer. For many Hall of Famers, enshrinement is a know-it-when-you-see-it proposition. A stew made up of statistics and/or longevity and/or...

Getty Images Rarely has a backup ever faced the kind of pressure and scrutiny that Nate Sudfeld will in replacing Nick Foles. With Carson Wentz unable to remain healthy, Foles started 13 games the past two years, including all five in the postseason. Foles, of course, earned Super Bowl MVP...

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz practiced without limitations on Tuesday and he also practiced without a brace on his left knee. Wentz wore a brace after tearing the ACL in that knee in 2017, but said on Tuesday that consulting with others led to the decision that it was “best going forward”...

Getty Images At a time when the NFL appears to be willing to liberalize its approach to marijuana, one of the game’s ambassadors admitted that he was a frequent user, and that the league’s testing program isn’t really designed to catch people. During an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show...

Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles have added an offensive lineman that went through a tryout with the team through rookie mini-camp earlier this month. The Eagles signed former Arizona State tackle Casey Tucker on Wednesday. He’s the second offensive lineman that took part in mini-camp as a...

Getty Images Zach Ertz caught 116 passes for the Eagles last year and he thinks he may have even more room to operate in 2019. Ertz thinks the return of wide receiver DeSean Jackson to the team will mean “more space in the middle of the field” as defenses adjust to make sure Jackson doesn’t...

Getty Images Penn State produced the first running back taken in the 2018 draft and Saquon Barkley proved to be ready for the limelight by topping 2,000 yards from scrimmage for the Giants. Alabama’s Josh Jacobs was the first back selected this year, but a Penn State product was the next one...

Getty Images The Eagles take the field for OTAs tomorrow, and it appears quarterback Carson Wentz will be back in action. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Wentz has “no limitations” regarding his back injury that cropped up late last season. Of course, that may or may not mean...

Getty Images Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins hasn’t been on hand for voluntary workouts, and he’s extending that absence. According to Howard Eskin of WIP, Jenkins is not expected to be with the team for the start of on-field OTA work today. This was the first time Jenkins has stayed away from...

Getty Images A report on Monday indicated that Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz would work with no limitations when the organized team activity portion of their offseason program got underway on Tuesday. Wentz was sidelined by a back injury for the final weeks of the 2018 season as well as the...

When the Jets fired G.M. Mike Maccagnan last week, Eagles V.P. of player personnel Joe Douglas became the first person to emerge as a potential replacement. Six days later, the Eagles apparently haven’t received a request for permission to interview Douglas. Asked whether the team anticipates...

Getty Images Keanon Lowe was a college football player at Oregon who then had jobs working for coach Chip Kelly as an offensive analyst with the Eagles and 49ers. He now coaches football at Portland’s Parkrose High School, and he may have saved students’ lives on Friday. Lowe tackled a student...

Getty Images Defensive lineman Chris Long, the second overall pick in the draft, two-time Super Bowl champion, and 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year, has retired from the game. “Cheers,” he tweeted on Saturday night. “Been a hell of a journey. Eleven years and I can honestly say I put my soul...

Getty Images Defensive end Chris Long announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday night after spending the last 11 years playing for three teams in the NFL. The final two years of that career were spent with the Eagles and saw Long win both a Super Bowl and the Walter Payton Man of the...

Getty Images Mike Maccagnan may not be all the way out of the Jets parking lot, and the rush to line up a replacement for the just-fired General Manager didn’t take long. According to Eliot Shorr-Parks of WIP, the Jets are interested in Eagles vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas...

Getty Images He’s a 10-year veteran who has played for four teams. He’s now potentially on track for an 11th year and a fifth team. Per multiple reports, Connor Barwin will visit the Dolphins. A second-round pick of the Texans in 2009, Barwin has played for Houston, Philadelphia, the Rams...

Getty Images The Eagles might not have wanted Stefen Wisniewski at a certain price, but they wanted him. The Eagles re-signed the veteran guard, with him getting dressed for a formal occasion for his contract-signing photo for social media. He hit the open market in March when the Eagles...