At age 42, Jeff Garcia says he's not done playing quarterback. After spending 2006 and 2009 with the Philadelphia Eagles, he's lobbying the organization for another chance to make the roster. "Philly's the team my wife will let me go back and play for," Garcia told WIP-FM, via Philly.com. "She's the only one that will approve the move, so to speak. Our experience there in Philadelphia in 2006 was just, for me as a player, one of the best experiences that I've had." Garcia is dreaming in public here.... [Read More]
Tom Donahoe, the former GM of the Bills and Steelers, has been named to a management position with Eagles, he is one of several new additions to the team’s front office, announced on Thursday. Donahoe will be the Eagles senior football advisor, working with GM Howie Roseman. The team also announced Ed Marynowitz as assistant director of pro scouting, Jake Hallum as senior scout, John Middlekauff as west coast area scout, Dan Hatman as pro scout, Alec Halaby as special assistant to the general manager, and Jake... [Read More]
Two years later after being drafted 13th overall by the Eagles, defensive end Brandon Graham is most familiar with the flip side of being a top selection: pressure, scrutiny, high expectations and harsh criticism for falling short. Those realities all tail him as he enters a critical third season in the NFL, still trying to make his mark with the Eagles. "I haven't [done] nothing, really," Graham said on Tuesday according to Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer, summing up what many fans think of him.... [Read More]
The pro career of former UM quarterback Jacory Harris has gotten off to a rocky start. The Phildelphia Eagles announced Monday they have cut the Hurricanes quarterback. Harris had a tryout May 4 with the Miami Dolphins and had previously attended a workout with local prospects at the Dolphins' training facility before April's NFL draft. He was not drafted and signed with the Eagles on May 11. Harris started three season for the Hurricanes compiling 8,826 yards, 70 touchdowns and 48 interceptions.
The Philadelphia Eagles worked out former Seattle Seahawks and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Adrian Moten today, according to a league source. Moten, 24, played in 10 games for the Colts and recorded five tackles with a fumble recovery. before being claimed by the Seahawks off waivers. The 6-foot-2, 230-pounder played in two games for the Seahawks. Moten signed with the Colts after going undrafted out of the University of Maryland.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced Monday that they agreed to terms with third-round draft pick quarterback Nick Foles to a four-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Foles' contract is expected to include a signing bonus of $543,520 as the No. 88 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-5, 243-pound Foles began his college career at Michigan State before transferring to Arizona after the 2007 season. A three-year starter for the Wildcats, Foles is the school's all-time leader in passing yards (10,011)... [Read More]
Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha believes he could have worked with Asante Samuel on excelling as a part of the Philadelphia defense. Samuel was traded to the Falcons last month for a late-round draft pick. Asomugha signed with the Eagles before the 2011 season. The pair only played one season together. "I thought it could have worked, and I still think it could've worked," Asomugha said. "Everybody keeps saying that, you know, 'No, it can't work, you three, blah blah blah. ' I still thought it could've... [Read More]
Michael Vick is ready for a hitch route, not the pass pattern, the marriage pattern. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback will marry longtime fiancée Kijafa Frank on June 30 at the Fontainblieau in Miami Beach, according to the New York Post. Per the report, the party will include 300 guests. So, Vick has got some important stuff to tend to before training camp kicks off.
The Eagles announced they have agreed to a five-year contract extension with running back LeSean McCoy. According to multiple reports, the deal is worth $45 million over five years, with $20.765 million guaranteed. McCoy is coming off his best season, setting a franchise record for rushing touchdowns (17), while rushing for career-high 1,309 yards. He also had 48 catches for 315 yards and three touchdowns. In 2010, he rushed for 1,080 yards and seven touchdowns and caught a career-high 78 passes for 592 yards and two... [Read More]
Osi Umenyiora said an online article that condemned him as sexist for wishing Eagles running back LeSean McCoy a Happy Mothers Day was "absolutely correct," as he issued an apology Thursday per the New York Post. ESPNChicago anchor Sarah Spain lashed out at the Giants defensive end in an article on the network's site dedicated to women's sports, ESPNW, saying, "Umenyiora still thinks being compared to a woman is the ultimate insult." Umenyiora took a shot at McCoy on Sunday, telling him to... [Read More]
Veteran safety Yeremiah Bell will find his next NFL destination within the next 24 hours, his agent Drew Rosenhaus said on WQAM in Miami. The news was relayed by Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel via Twitter. The long-time Dolphins safety visited with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets earlier in the off-season and this week has had visits with the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs as he looks for a new team.
more bad news for Eagles left tackle Jason Peters and Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, not only did both players tear their Achilles' tendons, they could lose money for it. ESPN reports that both players are facing a financial reduction of some sort because of how they were injured. It is up to the discretion of the Ravens and Eagles whether they want to withhold pay from Suggs or Peters because they suffered a "non-football injury." Even though the players were training for football, they were not at... [Read More]
Eagles coach Andy Reid said Monday contract talks with LeSean McCoy are moving forward and said he’s not concerned that the two sides haven’t agreed yet on a contract extension according to Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com. McCoy is the 56th-highest-paid running back in the NFL with an average annual salary of $984,100 per year on his original four-year rookie deal, signed after the Eagles drafted him in the second round in 2009. But the Eagles concede that he’s grossly underpaid after his breakout 2011 Pro Bowl season,... [Read More]
After a day in the New York Giants’ rookie camp last week, free agent center Jamaal Jackson told coach Tom Coughlin that his heart wasn’t in it. It now appears his tone has changed. “I’m keeping my options open,” Jackson said Monday. “I don’t know what I’m going to do yet, so it’s kind of funny to keep hearing that I decided to retire. I’m leaning toward retiring, whatever. “The truth is I don’t know. I haven’t filed any papers. I haven’t made the decision, and I won’t until the summer. I don’t know what I’m going to... [Read More]
The Oakland Raiders have a workout scheduled with free agent fullback Owen Schmitt this week, according to Philadelphia wide receiver Chad Hall, his former teammate. “Good luck to my boy and a great friend Owen Schmitt with his tryout in Oakland w the Raiders this week,” Hall tweeted. “Win a job brotha!” Schmitt played his first two NFL seasons with Seattle, which drafted him in the fifth round in 2008, and his past two with Philadelphia.
