PHILADELPHIA – With seven returning captains from what was a Super Bowl team, change was never going to be the theme when it came to that honor. Turns out expansion was. Philadelphia officially named nine captains on Tuesday with dynamic receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith added to the group of seven from last season.
PHILADELPHIA – It’s been over a decade but Fletcher Cox remembers when he was the new kid on the block with the big expectations as the No. 12 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Six Pro Bowls later and an All-Decade Team berth since have turned Cox, 32, into Eagles royalty and a great
Round 1, Pick 9: Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia The Philadelphia Eagles were fortunate enough to be able to select Jalen Carter with their first selection of the 2023 draft. Several months prior to the ongoing investigation that he was involved in Carter was believed to be the definitive first overall pick going into the draft.
The 2023 NFL Draft is quickly approaching and there are plenty of scenarios to be on the outlook for. Whether it is the Lamar Jackson dispute, the imminent Aaron Rodgers trade, or any other scenario, teams are destined to pivot and move around their draft boards accordingly. This year’s prospects are proving to be just
PHILADELPHIA – Turns out Darius Slay is a bit of a trendsetter when it comes to the Eagles. The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback will quickly correct you if you happen to call him by his first name. Slay prefers “Slay” if you’re going to address him and now the veteran has some company with new
The Eagles were very close to losing two defensive veterans this offseason as we’ve reported on BIRDS 365 and now both players have confirmed just how close they were to leaving Philadelphia. Six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox got a better money offer from the New York Jets and former Philadelphia VP of player
The offseason theme for Howie Roseman continued Thursday when the Eagles agreed to bring in defensive tackle Kentavius Street on a one-year deal. Originally a fourth-round pick by San Francisco in 2018, Street missed his rookie season with a torn ACL injury suffered during his Pro Day at North Carolina State. Set to turn 27
The Philadelphia core four is officially back with the final domino falling Wednesday when veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox re-signed a one-year deal with the Eagles for $10 million, the second straight season the four-time All-Pro has taken a bit of a financial haircut to stay with the only professional organization he’s ever known. Cox,
The Eagles will not use the franchise tag for the 15th consecutive year. Tuesday’s NFL deadline for placing the franchise or transition tags on pending free agents passed without Philadelphia using either designation despite having a host of marquee free agents like safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, and cornerback James Bradberry. The Eagles
The Eagles have a lot of decisions to make when it comes to in-house business with the new league year looming on March 15, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. When it comes to the interior of the defensive line — a documented strength — GM Howie Roseman must make decisions on Javon
PHILADELPHIA – The adjective was as striking as it was descriptive. And it came from the quarterback of the Eagles defense that allowed 209 total yards and just 10 points in an emphatic 35-10 win over Tennessee. “Honestly, I thought our D-line just ruined that game,” said linebacker T.J. Edwards, who was graded out as
A year ago, with Haasan Reddick still in Carolina and Brandon Graham out with a ruptured Achilles tendon, the Eagles’ pass rush was pretty bad. Their 29 sacks were the second-fewest in the NFL and equaled the fewest by an Eagles defense since the disco era, when Dick Vermeil’s first team (1976) got to the
PHILADELPHIA – The one narrative that has been solidified around the NovaCare Complex over the past two days is that Howie Roseman is going down swinging. The Eagles’ GM added his second big-name defensive tackle in two days on Thursday by signing Ndamukong Suh to a one-year deal. Really, it’s an eight games plus the
The Eagles are 8-0, but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect. If you look hard enough you can find a few pimples on the face of their first-half play, including Thursday night’s 29-17 win over the Houston Texans. You can start with their run defense, which gave up 168 yards to rookie Dameon Pierce and the
PHILADELPHIA – To no one’s surprise Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni didn’t reveal much when it came to the status of defensive tackle Jordan Davis’ ankle injury despite reports that the rookie could miss at least a month of action. An NFL source confirmed to JAKIB Sports that the initial belief was that Davis suffered
Tight end Dallas Goedert has been a key component of the Eagles’ screen game during their impressive 4-0 start. Goedert had five catches for 72 yards in Sunday’s 29-21 win over Jacksonville. Four of those receptions and 50 of those 72 yards came on screens. Goedert has 16 catches for 240 yards and a touchdown
There was no way to escape it. Was there really any doubt? Did you really expect anything different? Carson Wentz was incredibly effective against the Eagles on Sunday—of turning Washington’s FedEx Field into the world’s largest comedy club. The current Washington Commanders’ quarterback and former Eagle was an anxious mess under pressure from his former
PHILADELPHIA – It was silly but some were calling for Nick Sirianni’s job after a 2-5 start last season. Win No. 2 in 2022, a dominating performance on Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings, has many of the same hot-take artists trumpeting Sirianni for NFL Coach of the Year. Rat poison can be obvious
PHILADELPHIA – It’s simple supply and demand when it comes to NFL quarterbacks. There are never 32 people in the world good enough to stop every NFL team to uncover every rock to try to get better at arguably the most important position in sports. That explains why Carson Wentz in the man inside the
The defensive line has been a position that Philadelphia has taken pride in due to its dominance for so long. After somewhat of a down year last season, the interior defensive linemen should return to its imposing status this season. The position has a healthy amount of big bodies to use for an effective rotation,
The deepest part of the Eagles’ defense entering the 2022 season on paper is Tracy Rocker’s interior defensive line room, a group with significant talent and a nice blend of experience and youth. The four cornerstones are veterans Fletcher Cox and Javon Hargrave, along with the 13th overall pick in April’s draft Jordan Davis, and
