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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Will Birds Seek WR/TE Help?
Will the Eagles look to add a wide receiver or tight end in free agency? We address Wes Welker, Danny Amendola and Jared Cook in today’s Wake-Up Call.
Tagged with: Chip Kelly, DeSean Jackson, Howie Roseman, Jason Avant, Jeremy Maclin, Sheil Kapadia
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Offseason Primer: Eagles Wide Receivers
How will DeSean Jackson’s role change? Does Jeremy Maclin figure into the team’s future plans? Will the Eagles make a splash at wide receiver in free agency? Answering those questions and more in this offseason breakdown of the team’s wide-receiver situation.
Tagged with: Damaris Johnson, DeSean Jackson, Jason Avant, Jeremy Maclin, Riley Cooper, Sheil Kapadia
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Posted in Offseason Primer
Avant’s Advice: ‘Just Do As He Says’
Jason Avant‘s first impression of Chip Kelly actually came second-hand. When he pulled up to the NovaCare complex gates Thursday, the security guard was raving about the new head coach.
“He was like, ‘Hey man, did you meet Chip Kelly yet? He’s a great guy,’” said Avant.
“For him to say that, he had to come out of his car or stop and talk to him, so that says a whole bunch about him.”
Avant then went in to meet Kelly himself, and came away impressed. He was one of a handful of Eagles on the premises to greet Andy Reid‘s successor.
Avant: Not Enough Character On Team
Jason Avant was posed this question following the 42-7 loss to the Giants, which marked both the end of the season and Andy Reid‘s run as head coach of the Eagles:
Are there not enough character guys on this team anymore?
“I would say that’s true,” Avant replied.
The veteran receiver tried to cut himself off several times during his session with a group of reporters before getting too critical of his teammates, then pressed on. He was one of a handful of Eagles that couldn’t hide their emotions any longer. Some of the guys that line up beside them just aren’t cut from the same cloth.
All-22: What We Saw From Foles This Week
Here’s the All-22 look at what we saw from Nick Foles and the Eagles’ offense last week (when they weren’t fumbling, that is).
Tagged with: Bryce Brown, Clay Harbor, Dion Lewis, Jason Avant, Jeremy Maclin, Nick Foles, Nick Foles All-22, Riley Cooper, Sheil Kapadia
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After Two-Month Drought, Eagles Find Some Joy
For the past eight weeks, the routine was pretty much the same.
The Eagles players would file into the locker room one-by-one, shoulders slumped, faces pale. Silence, except for the occasional expletive-filled roar followed by the sound of a piece of equipment crashing off the floor and echoing down the hall.
With the Game In His Hands, Foles Delivers
Andy Reid caught the media a bit off guard when he revealed how the final play of the game came about.
“He wanted that last play,” said Reid of rookie quarterback Nick Foles. “He called it, he wanted it and he executed it.”
Foles called it?
“He came off and he wanted that play. So yeah,” said Reid.
Reid: Foles Made the Call On Final Touchdown
With the game on the line and two seconds on the clock, it was Nick Foles who decided what play to run, Andy Reid said following the Eagles’ 23-21 victory over the Bucs.
“He wanted that last play,” Reid said. “That’s a play that he wanted. I’m talking about the last play of the game. He called it. He wanted it, and he executed it. He did a great job with it so hats off to him.”
Instant Observations: Eagles 23, Bucs 21
Here are my instant observations from the Eagles’ 23-21 win over the Bucs.
Tagged with: Bryce Brown, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Fletcher Cox, Jamar Chaney, Jason Avant, Jeremy Maclin, King Dunlap, Nick Foles, Nnamdi Asomugha, Sheil Kapadia, Vinny Curry
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