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Embed from Getty Images By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor The Eagles brought Carson Wentz in for his NFL debut just before the conclusion of the second quarter on Thursday night. He finally exited with under five minutes to play in the game. Wentz took several rough shots from Tampa Bay defenders in […]
Embed from Getty Images By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor Eagles head coach Doug Pederson faced all the questions about Lane Johnson's pending suspension after Thursday night's game and talked about the possibility of having to move forward without the right tackle. On Saturday, that was put into action as Johnson played with […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor The results on the scoreboard in the preseason mean very little, but the results on the field mean a great deal as a team begins to look for the final 53 players that will make up a roster. In the Eagles preseason opener, […]
By: Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor After a 17-9 win for the Eagles in Doug Pederson's first game on the sidelines, there were more questions about a possible suspension for right tackle Lane Johnson than the game itself. Pederson spoke at length about what he and the rest of the coaching staff may be […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor The Eagles opened the preseason with a bang, two quick scores to get some excitement stirring at Lincoln Financial Field. But after that, the growing pains of a preseason game were very apparent. Winning a game in the preseason is more of a […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor When the Eagles take the field on Thursday for the preseason opener, you may need to have the roster handy. There are many new faces, particularly on defense and on the lower end of the depth chart. That said, there is still an […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor Football finally makes its return to the City of Brotherly Love on Thursday night as the Eagles open the preseason against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The first game of the preseason is generally a first look at, well, everything. For the Eagles, that […]
Photo: Kevin Durso/Sports Talk Philly For 16 years, Chris Pryor has been an integral part of the Flyers scouting department, going from amateur scout to the team's director of scouting, a position he has held for the last three years. On Wednesday, GM Ron Hextall announced a promotion for Pryor, who will now be elevated […]
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson addressed the media on Tuesday morning and announced 10 players would miss the preseason opener on Thursday. Marcus Smith, Mike Martin, Mychal Kendricks, Malcolm Jenkins, JaCorey Shepherd, Wendell Smallwood, Marcus Johnson, Jordan Matthews, Jason Peters, Hunter Sharp will all be out of action for Thursday night's preseason opener against the Tampa […]
When Doug Pederson brought tackling back to training camp for the Eagles, he marked a clear change from the previous era of Eagles football, where the focus was on trying to cheat the system on sustaining long-term health by avoiding contact outside of a game atmosphere. Pederson not only brought it back, but surrounded himself […]