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Eagles Make 14 Front Office Moves in Wake of Douglas Departure

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles lost one of their most valuable assets on Friday in the form of Joe Douglas.

The team had known that the move was coming, they just did not know when. The Jets firing their GM opened up the first opportunity for Douglas and the Jets simply would not take no for an answer, needing to sweeten the pot and ask again to finally get him to move out to New Jersey.

Since the team knew the move was coming and Douglas was a front-runner for the position with the Jets from Day 1, the team had plenty of time to come up with a plan for if and when it happened.

Joe Douglas Hired as New York Jets General Manger

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles lost one of their most valuable assets on Friday in the form of Joe Douglas.

Considered the favorite for the Jets vacant general manager position since the position became available, the New York Jets have made the move official, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Jets just would not take “no” as an answer from Joe Douglas. He tried to turn down the Jets and each time he did, they came back at him harder and harder. Jets simply were not going to be denied in their efforts to land the former Eagles’ vice president of player personnel.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 8, 2019

Interestingly enough, Schefter reports that Douglas turned the Jets down multiple times, so the team must have offered Douglas quite a pretty penny to force him into taking the position.

Carson Wentz Signs Four-Year Contract Extension

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The deal is done.

After months of speculation and rumors of a deal worth $30 million per year, the Eagles and franchise quarterback Carson Wentz have agreed to a new deal that will keep the quarterback in Philadelphia through the 2024 season.

The extension is for four-years, $128 million, according to Adam Shefter of ESPN.

Eagles are giving Carson Wentz a four-year, $128 million contract extension that include guarantees over $107 million, per source.

Wentz’s total deal is now six years for $154 million, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 7, 2019

Wentz is set to make $32 million per year on the extension. He will be guaranteed $107 million and can hit escalators to reach a total value of $144 million.

Darren Sproles Says That If the Right Team Calls, He'll Return

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles had three players that looked to have a real possibility to retire at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign.

The first to make his decision was left tackle Jason Peters, who took a pay cut to ensure he would be on the 2019 roster.

The second to decide was defensive end Chris Long.

Following the draft and the reduction of his playing role on the team, Long announced that he would be retiring from the league.

Eagles Sign Safety Trae Elston

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles have added yet another safety to the competition.

On Wednesday, the team signed Trae Elston to a deal to compete with Tre Sullivan, Blake Countess, Andrew Sendejo, Godwin Igwebuike and some undrafted free agents for the third and fourth safety position on the roster.

To create room for him, the Eagles released linebacker B.J. Bello.

Roster Move: #Eagles have signed S Trae Elston and waived LB B.J. Bello.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/miimCeHj33

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) June 5, 2019

Tori and Nick Foles Suffer Miscarriage

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

Very early on the in the free agent process of 2019, quarterback Nick Foles agreed to a new deal with the Jaguars that would pay him $88 million over the next four years.

This was on the heels of Jacksonville hiring his former quarterbacks coach from Philadelphia to be their new offensive coordinator.

It seemed like the perfect situation for Foles to go to, other than the Eagles, who could not pay him that type of money. The Jaguars simply needed to begin to build an offense that worked around Foles.

But with a new team comes a new playbook and new teammates to build chemistry with. It is especially important for the starting quarterback to be there to build this chemistry. That made it very odd that Nick Foles was not at the first couple of the Jaguars' OTAs.

Lane Johnson Donates $500,000 for New Sports Complex at Kilgore College

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles may have lost the Walter Payton Man of the Year this weekend, but the team has plenty of players doing good.

Between Zach Ertz winning the Steinberg-DeNicola Humanitarian Award, Malcolm Jenkins running the Players' Coalition and campaigning for criminal justice reform, Carson Wentz running the AO1 Foundation and more, the team still has plenty of leaders to continue the ideals that Chris Long so obviously exhibited.

Today, Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson added his name to the list of Eagles giving back.

John Clark of NBC Sports Philly reports that Johnson is making a $500,000 donation to Kilgore College for a new sports complex. The building will be named after him.

Eagles Fill Out Roster With Offensive Tackle Casey Tucker

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

On Sunday night, Chris Long ended his NFL playing career.

Despite the signs all pointing toward this scenario, the move was somewhat of a surprise to people and it is certainly disappointing to hear that the Walter Payton Man of the Year will not take the field in 2019.

Still, his retirement gave the front office a bit of business to do.

Zach Berman of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Eagles have filled the vacated roster spot by signing offensive tackle Casey Tucker.

Chris Long Retires from NFL

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

The Eagles will oficicially not have a Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year take the field to start the 2019 season.

On Saturday night, veteran defensive end Chris Long announced his retirement on Twitter.

Cheers. Been a hell of a journey. Eleven years and I can honestly say I put my soul into every minute of it. Highs and lows. I’ve seen them both and I appreciate the perspective. Gratitude and love to those who lifted me up. pic.twitter.com/Ap8zi73Ifl

— Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) May 19, 2019

Jets Firing Their GM Could Be Bad News For Eagles

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By Paul Bowman, Sports Talk Philly Editor

You could ask any Eagles fan who Howie Roseman is and they will almost certainly know the Eagles General Manager.

Roseman gets a lot of credit. He is the man making the calls. The one on the phones who completes all the trades the Eagles make and agreeing to contracts with the players. He also manages the salary cap and makes the Eagles selections during the draft.

There is another major player in the Eagles front office, however. One who played a key role in the way that the team makes player acquisitions to ensure a cohesive locker room culture: Vice President of Player Personnel Joe Douglas.