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Getty Images Shortly before he was traded from the Eagles to the Patriots, Michael Bennett said he wants a raise. Now he has it. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Patriots and Bennett have agreed to a reworked two-year deal. Bennett still has two years remaining on his contract, but he...

Getty Images Running back Jordan Howard met the media on Monday for the first time since being traded to the Eagles last week and he said he is happy that he won’t have to face a Philly defense that’s given him a tough time any more. That wasn’t the only relief that Howard felt about the...

Getty Images When Browns running back Duke Johnson didn’t show up to the first day of voluntary offseason work, it naturally fueled the talk that had already begun that he could be traded. It appears a trade is exactly what Johnson wants. Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com reports that Johnson’s...

Getty Images Word in January was that running back Darren Sproles was considering a return for another season and he has yet to come to a decision. Sproles has spent the last five seasons with the Eagles, but injuries have limited him to just nine games over the last two seasons. The veteran...

Getty Images One of the reasons the Eagles decided not to franchise Nick Foles and to let him walk in free agency was that they were confident he was going to leave the division. Eagles owner Jeffrely Lurie said he and General Manager Howie Roseman were initially concerned he might stay in the...

Getty Images Eagles tight end Richard Rodgers will be back in Philadelphia this season. The Eagles announced today that Rodgers has signed a two-year contract. The 27-year-old Rodgers signed a one-year deal with the Eagles last year, but he suffered a knee injury and ended the season with...

Getty Images His 2018 season ended against the Eagles. His 2019 will start with them. Running back Jordan Howard has been traded from the Bears to the Eagles. Philly has announced that they have secured the rights to Howard in exchange for a conditional 2020 draft pick. ESPN reports that the...

Getty Images The Eagles’ decision to trade a 2020 third-day pick for Bears running back Jordan Howard is another example of the value Philadelphia places on compensatory picks. That’s because Howard is heading into the final year of his rookie contract. At first blush, it might seem like...

Getty Images Count Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long as one player who is not happy to see Jordan Howard traded away. Moments after the news broke that the Bears traded Howard to the Eagles, Long tweeted, “Dude, what?” After he had had some time to digest the news, Long expanded on his...

Getty Images Jay Ajayi visited the Colts last week but left without a deal, and it might be some time before he gets one. Via Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, agent Drew Rosenhaus said he was still maintaining discussions with the Eagles about the veteran running back possibly...

Getty Images The last time Antonio Brown posted a behind-the-scenes recording, it was from the Steelers’ locker room and Mike Tomlin was not amused. Now Brown had done it again, and given fans an interesting look into his conversations with agent Drew Rosenhaus before he was traded to the...

Getty Images Even though there are mouths to feed, Jeremy Maclin is finished with football. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, veteran wide receiver Jeremy Maclin announced his retirement today — while at his wife’s baby shower. (Having him around to change diapers might be the best...

Getty Images If there was any doubt about Carson Wentz‘s position as the Eagles’ quarterback of the present and the future, Nick Foles now calls Jacksonville home. The only question remaining is: When do the Eagles get a contract extension for Wentz completed? General Manager Howie Roseman...

Getty Images Nick Foles didn’t necessarily break the bank in comparison to other quarterback contracts, but he sprained the hell out of it. Foles’ new contract with the Jaguars pays $45.125 million fully-guaranteed at signing, and the structure of the deal makes the remaining $5 million in...

Getty Images Tight end Clay Harbor has appeared on The Bachelorette more recently than an NFL game, but he is hopeful that he still has a future as a player. Harbor spent the 2017 season on the Saints’ injured reserve list with a wrist injury that he aggravated during his appearance on the...

Getty Images The Eagles have a new entry to their injury report. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Eagles coach Doug Pederson recently underwent foot surgery to correct a “nagging ailment.” While Pederson’s mobility may be limited at the owners meetings in Arizona this week, Rapoport...

Getty Images For decades, Detroit and Dallas have hosted Thanksgiving games each year. The Eagles attempted to change that, but they later withdrew their proposal. The league confirmed today that the Eagles submitted a proposal for a change in the league resolutions that would have seen the...

Getty Images Of all the various proposals that will be considered by ownership next week, one sticks out. It’s the one that doesn’t count. The Eagles proposed that the Lions and Cowboys would alternate playing on the road on Thanksgiving, and then the Eagles withdrew it. But the proposal...

Getty Images One year away from Philadelphia was long enough for defensive end Vinny Curry to become wistful of the city he had to leave behind. According to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Curry said he was “super excited!” to be back with the Eagles after signing a one-year deal...

Getty Images In 1976, Vince Papale, a 30-year-old who hadn’t played college football, earned an unlikely roster spot on Dick Vermeil’s Eagles and lasting a couple years in the NFL. That story was good enough for Hollywood, where Mark Wahlberg played Papale in Invincible. Now Papale’s son is...