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Eagles Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:15:35 PDT

The Eagles have one of the best young defenses in the NFL. They were one of just three defenses (Baltimore and Pittsburgh were the others) that finished in the top five in total defense, run defense, pass defense and points allowed last season.

But that unit is facing the possibility of being without two of its key components in 2009. One is Pro Bowl free safety Brian Dawkins, who signed with the Denver Broncos in March. The other is defensive coordinator Jim Johnson.

The Eagles probably will have a harder time replacing Dawkins' leadership more than anything else. At 35, he no longer was playing at a Pro Bowl level.

Johnson's status remains up in the air. He was diagnosed with cancer shortly after the Eagles' NFC Championship game loss to Arizona and took an...

Eagles sign LeSean McCoy to 4-year deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:04:20 PDT

The Philadelphia Eagles may not have Brian Westbrook back yet, but they have secured the services of his...

Eagles, McCoy agree to terms on 4-year deal (PA SportsTicker)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:14:49 PDT

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a four-year deal with second-round draft choice LeSean McCoy on Monday.

Eagles' Curtis says he is 100 percent healthy (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:10:16 PDT

It was something he couldn't say last year, but Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis has...

Eagles owe city $3 million to end revenue battle (AP)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:44:39 PDT

A judge says the Philadelphia Eagles owe the city $3 million to finally resolve a long-standing stadium revenue dispute that sparked dueling lawsuits. Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Albert Shepherd ruled Wednesday the city owes the team $5 million for a 2001 preseason game with the Baltimore Ravens that had to be canceled because of problems with the turf in Veterans Stadium, the team's...

Q&A: Giants' Reese discusses WRs, injury info (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:04:00 PDT

GM Jerry Reese explains the team's approach at receiver and why true No. 1 WRs are overrated.

Did McNabb actually earn his $6 million raise? (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:47:55 PDT

The $6 million bump in salary the Philadelphia Eagles gave quarterback Donovan McNabb last week will raise his...

League flooded with new defensive coordinators (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:32:00 PDT

Not including the special cases in Philadelphia and Dallas, 19 franchises have different guys leading the way.

Raise locked up, McNabb wants to win Super Bowl (AP)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:04:53 PDT

Donovan McNabb mentioned the Super Bowl five times in a 14-minute news conference discussing his reworked contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. McNabb got a big raise. Now the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback wants to deliver that elusive championship. "With the type of team that we have, I think it's important that we focus in on what we have to do in order to achieve that common goal, and...

'Strongman Hill' puts columnist to the test (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:01:00 PDT

My quest to conquer the workout alongside three NFL players ended short of any real embarrassment.

Many Jets like the idea of signing Plaxico Burress (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:48:07 PDT

According to the New York Daily News, the message from the lockerroom of the New York Jets appears to be clear...

McNabb, Eagles close to new deal (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:54:35 PDT

The Philadelphia Eagles and quarterback Donovan McNabb are close to finalizing the terms of a new contract...

Giants counting on healthier Jacobs (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:51:00 PDT

With Derrick Ward no longer around, more expectations have been placed on RB Brandon Jacobs.

Asante Samuel will skip Philly's voluntary camp (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:19:42 PDT

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid isn't happy about it, but cornerback Asante Samuel has decided to...

Eagles to take a look at Kentucky defensive end (AP)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:48:32 PDT

Former Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon is expected to work out for the Eagles in hopes of being selected in the NFL supplemental draft. Jarmon acknowledged in May he had been declared ineligible for his senior season by the NCAA because he tested positive for a banned substance. He said the result came from a dietary supplement, but has not publicly disclosed the substance.

Eagles content to stand pat at runnning back (Yahoo! Sports)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 04:52:26 PDT

With word that Brian Westbrook probably won't be available until the start of the season after ankle...

Deal or no deal: Which NFL players deserve more cash? (SportingNews.com)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:26:34 PDT

Mike Florio says there are five situations involving two players from the same team -- one player who should get a new deal and another one who shouldn't.

Eagles RB Westbrook undergoes ankle surgery (AP)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:41:55 PDT

Eagles running back Brian Westbrook had surgery on his right ankle on Friday and is expected to be ready for the regular season. The procedure was done in Baltimore by specialist Dr. Mark Myerson. He removed scar tissue and bone fragments from the ankle, which Westbrook initially hurt last season in Week 3 against Pittsburgh.

Britt Reid graduates from Pa. drug court program (AP)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:59:45 PDT

Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid's 24-year-old son, Britt Reid, has graduated from a drug court program. Reid enrolled in the program early last year after a series of run-ins with the law. He was arrested in January 2007 in West Conshohocken on drug and weapons charges after he flashed a gun at another driver in a road-rage incident and police found small amounts of cocaine and marijuana in his...

Eagles might be willing to re-work McNabb's contract (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:43:48 PDT

It appears the Philadelphia Eagles are at least considering the possibility of re-working Donovan McNabb's...

Eagles are hoping Weaver is an upgrade at fullback (AP)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:07:52 PDT

The Eagles are hoping Leonard Weaver is the answer to their short-yardage woes. A team that couldn't pick up a yard near the goal line in a loss to Chicago last season, or at midfield near the end of a defeat to the Giants, is hoping one of its least-heralded offseason acquisitions could return the biggest dividends "I already told the guys we'll be good in short-yardage (situations)," Weaver said...