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Injury Updates On Celek, Mathis

Philadelphia Eagles left guard Evan Mathis.The Eagles got good news on the injury front today, as tight end Brent Celek said he expects to participate in the afternoon practice. Left guard Evan Mathis, meanwhile, missed practice yesterday but said he’s almost over the viral infection that’s sidelined him.

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Jeff Lurie’s Press Conference With A Twist

How Jeffrey Lurie’s press conference will demonstrate the Eagles’ desire to bridge the divide. Plus, a Redskins blunder and the latest on DeSean Jackson.

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Eagles Practice Observations: Ryans Makes His Mark

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans.The drill matched up a seventh-year veteran with 86 career starts against a rookie seventh-round pick searching for a roster spot.

DeMeco Ryans vs. Bryce Brown. A one-on-one coverage drill pitting linebackers and defensive backs against running backs and wide receivers. The offensive players generally have the advantage with this setup, and there are many more completed passes than passes broken up.

On this particular play, however, there was neither.

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DeSean Jackson Sustains Ankle Injury

Add another name to the growing Eagles injury report.

Wide receiver DeSean Jackson suffered an ankle injury after colliding with safeties Jaiquawn Jarrett and Kurt Coleman during Friday’s practice on an errant throw from Michael Vick. He had his left ankle wrapped and briefly returned to action, but did not finish practice.

Foobooz

Introducing the Chick-Phil-Gay at PYT: “Now With 100% Less Hatred”

That whole Chick-fil-A/gay marriage controversy? It’s never going to go away. Over on the Philly Post, Victor Fiorillo reports on the era of the “Protest […]

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Vick Taking His Cues From Steve Young

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael VickMichael Vick has dusted off some Steve Young film as he tries to develop into a more mature quarterback. Is it possible that he can take his game into the Hall-of-Famer’s stratosphere?

Be Well Philly

To Do: Eagle National Bank 5K Walk/Run

The folks at Eagle National Bank are all about benefitting their community. For the past twenty years, Eagle National Bank has hosted an annual 5K […]

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Asante: Things Went Downhill After I Left

From an entertainment standpoint, Asante Samuel’s presence at Lehigh is sorely missed.

Many of us had gotten used to his constant back-and-forth with wide receivers coach David Culley during one-on-one wide receiver/cornerback drills. And the way he led the defensive backs in a “Get money!” chant at the end of practice, while other positional groups went with more conventional phrases like “Hard work!”

And even though Samuel is now down in Atlanta with the Falcons, he’s going to get plenty of questions about his time here with the Birds.

Philadelphia Wedding

Chad & Jennifer at Belle Voir Manor

This week, we bring you the beautiful wedding of Chad and Jennifer Conicello at Belle Voir Manor in Bensalem … Enjoy!

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Reid Delivers Long Injury Report

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy ReidAs always, Andy Reid began his media session with the injuries.

About 1 minute and 28 seconds after he started, he had mentioned 14 different players, including nine potential starters. Here’s the full rundown.

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Twitter Mailbag: Have A Little Faith In Kafka

In today’s mailbag, we examine not only Michael Vick‘s protection up front, but also the protection behind him. And has the schedule change led to more injuries for the Eagles?

The Scene

HughE Dillon: New Uniforms for Phillies Ballgirls

Jessica Mintz (second from right), a 2011 graduate from Drexel University, stood out among 14 finalists to win first place in the Macy’s design competition […]

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Banner To Replace Holmgren?

Each morning during training camp, we’ll be bringing you the Eagles Wake-up Call with links and notes from Lehigh. Today, a report that Joe Banner and the Browns new ownership group are going to “blow the whole place up” once they land in Cleveland. Plus, the latest on an Eagles trade, injury updates and DeSean Jackson with some words of advice.

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Eagles Practice Observations: Who’s Behind Kelce?

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce
Pretty much every discussion about the 2012 Eagles involves a mention about Michael Vick’s ability to stay healthy and Mike Kafka’s ability to back him up.

Some will also throw in LeSean McCoy’s heavy 2011 workload and the competition between Dion Lewis, Bryce Brown and Chris Polk to back him up.

But what about the offensive line?

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Eagles Trade For CB Kevin Thomas

Howie Roseman and Ryan Grigson are using their connection to tweak their respective rosters.

The Eagles Thursday dealt linebackers Moise Fokou and Greg Lloyd to Indianapolis for cornerback Kevin Thomas and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2013. Thomas was a third-round pick out of USC in 2010. He appeared in nine games (starting in five) last season and played 70.9 percent of the defensive snaps during that time.