Found March 08, 2013 on Pro Football Zone: Yardbarker Blogger Network
According to NJ.com, the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to pursue 49ers’ safety Dashon Goldson once he hits the free agent market on March 12th. This shouldn’t come as a surprise.  The Eagles have been struggling to replace a great player like Brian Dawkins for the past three years. The Eagles have plenty of cap room ($32 million), so that’s not an issue. They need to give Goldson the $8 million per year that he’s reportedly looking for and move on.   Need NFL Tickets? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'text/javascript'; var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'te...
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