Eagles Swap Tight End; Release Curtis, Sign Smith

In an interesting turn of events, the Philadelphia Eagles dropped tight end Tony Curtis and signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Alex Smith. Tony Curtis had looked great in the preseason, but the Eagles seemed to think Smith was a better option. Alex Smith was one of the tight ends that the Eagles were considering trading A.J. Feeley before he was released, but a deal never went through. When the New England Patriots released Smith, the Eagles jumped on him. With only days left until the season opens, Alex Smith will have to learn the offense rather quickly. Fortunately for him, the Eagles run a West Coast offense similar to the offense that Smith played in under Coach John Gruden in Tampa. Alex Smith said his time in New England was brief because of a surgery that he underwent in April. While the surgery is a minor one, it took Smith longer than they thought to fully recover. In an interview with Dave Spadaro, Smith admitted that he hadn't really felt like himself until ...