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Matt Lombardo

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Chip Kelly: LeSean McCoy Pressing Right Now

LeSean McCoy and the Eagles run game have been grounded since a fast start in the first four games of the season. Photo Courtesy: Bleacher Report LeSean McCoy's fast start to the season not only raised expectations that the franchise running back would spend this season marching towards the single season rushing record, but for […]

Matt Lombardo  •  28 Oct 2013
Eagles Face Another Week of Quarterback Uncertainty

With Michael Vick and Nick Foles' availability uncertain, Chip Kelly face another week of not knowing going into the week who will start Sunday's game. Photo Courtesy: SI.com Those observers of the Philadelphia Eagles hoping to hear from head coach Chip Kelly who will start at quarterback Sunday against the Oakland Raiders are once again out […]

Matt Lombardo  •  28 Oct 2013
Eagles Issues Run Much Deeper Than Quarterback

The Chip Kelly era in Philadelphia opened with much promise on opening night against the Redskins, but the first-year coach has made many troubling decisions since. Photo: Philadelphiaeagles.com Don't look now, but the Philadelphia Eagles are quickly morphing into a franchise in crisis mode.  Now officially crossing the midway point of Chip Kelly's first season […]

Matt Lombardo  •  28 Oct 2013
Michael Vick To have MRI on Hamstring Monday, Future Certainly In Doubt

Michael Vick will have an MRI on his hamstring Monday after coming up lame against the Giants and leaving the game in the second quarter Sunday. Photo courtesy: Philadelphiaeagles.com Michael Vick's lasting image in Philadelphia may very well wind up being the 33-year old sitting on the sideline with a towel draped over his head […]

Matt Lombardo  •  27 Oct 2013
Michael Vick Departs Eagles Game in First Half

Michael Vick left the Eagles game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury after being ineffective against the Giants.  With 2:45 remaining in the second quarter Michael Vick was pulled from the Eagles game against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field.  Earlier in the second-quarter Vick was seen grabbing his right hamstring, […]

Matt Lombardo  •  27 Oct 2013
Report: Eagles Had Deal In Place To Acquire Tony Gonzalez in 2008

Tony Gonzalez was reportedly nearly an Eagle in 2008 before being traded to the Atlanta Falcons in the offseason. With the NFL trade deadline looming on Tuesday afternoon at 4pm, it's time to take a trip down memory lane.  In 2008 the Eagles were in the midst of making their most recent run to the […]

Matt Lombardo  •  27 Oct 2013
Patrick Chung, Nick Foles Among Eagles Inactives

Eagles safety Patrick Chung will miss his fourth game of the season with a shoulder injury and is among the inactives against the New York Giants.  As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to square off with the New York Giants for the second time in three weeks, there are few surprises among their inactives.  After testing […]

Matt Lombardo  •  27 Oct 2013
Eagles Injury Report: Michael Vick Full Participant Friday, Officially Probable

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is listed as probable and all signs point to him making a return against the Giants Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Photo Courtesy: TheRepublic.com  It's no secret that Friday was a big day for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick.  Nearly three weeks since pulling his left hamstring, Vick vowed to test […]

Matt Lombardo  •  25 Oct 2013
Friday Twitter Mailbag: Solving The Eagles Quarterback Conundrum

Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota has emerged as a potential top draft choice in next year's draft, but will the Eagles take the plunge on the quarterback Chip Kelly coached and recruited? Photo Courtesy: FishDuck.com  Each Friday morning we will select some of the top questions we receive on Twitter and give them the kind […]

Matt Lombardo  •  25 Oct 2013
DeMeco Ryans Answering Bell as Eagles Defensive Leader

Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans is in the midst of one of his best seasons as a pro and leading the charge of a defensive turnaround. Photo Courtesy: Business Insiders Questions have followed DeMeco Ryans since the Philadelphia Eagles acquired him in a trade with the Houston Texans in March 2012.  At the time of his […]

Matt Lombardo  •  25 Oct 2013