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EAGLES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Taking a Look at the Candidates to Replace LeSean McCoy
Draft: Ameer Abdullah
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| gettyimages.com If the Eagles are hoping to find their replacement via the NFL Draft, Abdullah could be their man. Abdullah has a 1-2 grade on my depth chart, which means the Eagles would either have to take a flier on him in round one or move up in round two to get him. Abdullah hits his top speed very quickly and is the best pass...
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Eagles could look top sign Mark Ingram in free agency
According to Lyons Yellin of WWL-TV, after trading running back LeSean McCoy to the Bills, 'rumblings' of the team being interested in Saints free agent running back Mark Ingram are surfacing.
Chip Kelly could be looking for a straight-line rusher for his spread offense.
I've heard rumblings about the Eagles being interested in Mark Ingram, with today's trade those now make...
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Report: Free agents ‘leery’ of Chip Kelly after McCoy trade
Chip Kelly has only been an NFL coach for two seasons, and already he has shown that he is not afraid to make difficult decisions when it comes to veteran players. Could that philosophy be hurting the Philadelphia Eagles in courting free agents? Jason Cole of Bleacher report spoke to several NFL players about Kelly’s...Read More
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McCoy not happy with trade to Bills: 'It'll be interesting to see how this process plays itself out’
According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, new Bills running back LeSean McCoy is “frustrated” with the trade that brought him from Philadelphia to Buffalo.
Anderson reports:
A source close to LeSean McCoy to me on how the #Eagles RB feels about news of an agreement to trade McCoy to Buffalo: "He’s a Pennsylvania kid. He’s never played football outside of Pennsylvania...
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Rosenhaus on McCoy-Alonso trade: No done deal
Super agent Drew Rosenhaus put the brakes on last night's surprising news that the Philadelphia Eagles have traded away star running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for 2nd-year linebacker Kiko Alonso, a former Oregon Duck and favorite of Eagles head coach Chip Kelly.
As the news reverberated throughout the league early Tuesday night, Rosenhaus hit Twitter in response...
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Who won the LeSean McCoy trade?
By pure name recognition alone, the Buffalo Bills have reportedly acquired a star in the form of running back LeSean McCoy from the Philadelphia Eagles. And McCoy’s production speaks for itself. He has put up over 3,600 total yards and 16 touchdowns over the past two seasons.
Heading to Philadelphia in this deal is former second-round pick Kiko Alonso, a linebacker that missed...
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Report: McCoy may want more money from Bills
Why was Drew Rosenhaus so adamant on Twitter Tuesday that a trade of his client LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills was not finalized? Perhaps because McCoy is not happy about the deal. CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported that “McCoy is not going to be a happy camper about this trade” and that the...Read More
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Top 10 Reactions To LeSean McCoy Getting Chipped Out Of Philadelphia
Chipped Out10) With the release of Trent Cole, Cary Williams and Todd Herremans, the emergence of Dallas, Odell Beckham Jr. coming up to speed in New York and DC not somehow tossing out Bob Griffin Jr. for pennies on the dollar, you may be forgiven for thinking Sam Hinkie is now running the club9) As useful as LB Kiko Alonso might be, the fact that the team is making a move for yet...
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Philadelphia Eagles trade LeSean McCoy
Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter Tuesday evening that the Philadelphia Eagles agreed to trade LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso.
Filed to ESPN: Bills have notified LB Kiko Alonso he is going to be traded to Philadelphia for RB LeSean McCoy. Trade official next week.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 3, 2015
This Tuesday has been a busy one...
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Trent Cole has ‘no respect’ for Eagles after release from team
Trent Cole was drafted by the Eagles in 2005 and spent the last 10 seasons with the club. On Tuesday, his tenure in Philadelphia came to an end and the two-time Pro Bowler was none to happy about it. Cole was set to make $10 million the upcoming season and had a salary cap number...Read More
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Report: Eagles to trade LeSean McCoy to Bills for Kiko Alonso
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The Philadelphia Eagles have a trade in place to send running back LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for linebacker Kiko Alonso, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Filed to ESPN: Bills have notified LB Kiko Alonso he is going to be traded to Philadelphia for RB LeSean McCoy. Trade official next week.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter...
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Report: Trent Cole will be released by the Eagles
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The Philadelphia Eagles continue to tinker with their roster. So far the Eagles have released veteran players and created salary cap space. According to a report, the Eagles appear prepared to lose a familiar veteran face in their defense.
Geoff Mosher of CSN reports he hears outside linebacker Trent Cole's time with the Phillies is ending....
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Report: Eagles to Release Trent Cole
The Philadelphia Eagles continue to shed from their payroll in the lead up to free agency. According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Caplan, the team will release pass rusher Trent Cole after the two sides were unable to come to terms on a restructured contract.
Cole, 32, was set to count $11.625 million against the cap. By releasing him, Philadelphia will save $8.425 million against the...
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PODCAST: Eagles Potential Targets in NFL Free Agency
With today’s release of Cary Williams, the Eagles are clearing cap space for an active free agency period. There are obvious areas of need on the defense, but who will the Eagles target once free agency official begins on March 10? Dave and Dan discuss a couple interesting options in this week’s podcast.
The post PODCAST: Eagles Potential Targets in NFL Free Agency appeared...
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Philadelphia Eagles: Backed into a corner
Head Coach Chip Kelly and Cary Williams
Most Philadelphia Eagles fans are up to speed with their team’s woes in the secondary, so I will be brief in my background. Malcolm Jenkins has been a very solid pick-up by Chip Kelly and played well at the “amoeba” safety position in Billy Davis’s defense with Brandon Boykins, who has excelled at the slot corner (3rd man up) position...
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Eagles release CB Cary Williams
The Philadelphia Eagles have released cornerback Cary Williams, the team announced Tuesday.
Williams, 30, was signed by the Eagles as a free agent in 2013. He started all 32 games for the Eagles over the last two seasons, recording five interceptions.
But Williams was set to make $6.5 million in 2015.
With the release of Williams and Bradley Fletcher set to become a free agent...
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Eagles sign linebacker Brad Jones to two-year deal
The Green Bay Packers decided to release veteran linebacker Brad Jones earlier this offseason, and it didn’t take long for him to find a new home.
Jones decided to sign a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, the team announced Monday.
Jones lost his job due to his lackluster play last season, and the Packers simply couldn’t depend on him to make tackles anymore...
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Report: Eagles working on a new contract with Trent Cole
Thus far this offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles have released tight end James Casey and offensive lineman Todd Herremans as cap casualties and could be faced with the same situation again with veteran outside linebacker Trent Cole.
The Eagles prefer not to release Cole, who has been a fan favorite among fans but he is making $11.6 million this upcoming season, which is second highest...
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Report: Philadelphia Eagles will let WR Jeremy Maclin test free agency market
With the NFL franchise tag deadline today at 4 p.m. EST, the Philadelphia Eagles don’t appear likely to use it on WR Jeremy Maclin.
At this point, it appears Dez Bryant & Demaryius Thomas will be the only WRs franchise tags. Not Jeremy Maclin, not Randall Cobb.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 2, 2015
Maclin would be due just a tick under $13M if franchised, but that obviously...
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The three Philadelphia Eagles most likely to be traded in a Marcus Mariota deal
Rumblings of the Philadelphia Eagles trading up to grab Marcus Mariota are continuing to gain steam. Last week, PhillyVoice writer Jimmy Kempski dropped a #KempskiBomb with this tweet suggesting the Birds may trade all the way up to number one overall:
Becoming more and more convinced daily that the Eagles are trading up to #1 prior to the draft.
— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski...
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Eagles 2015 Draft Prospect: UCLA Quarterback Brett Hundley
We all know that Eagles fans covet one quarterback in this draft. However, that quarterback may not be attainable. There are plenty of rumors that the Eagles are wiling to do whatever it takes to get Marcus Mariota. We won’t know if that’s true until April 30th. Regardless, they need to have a backup plan if they cannot obtain Mariota. One potential option they may explore is...
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NFC East: Does Darrelle Revis Make Sense?
Too often in free agency the prize of doing business at retail price instead of wholesale ends up not working out for the team. There aren’t very many free agents in the league who are worth the price tags they will ultimately demand on the open market. Usually, the players who are type of those impacts are resigned by the team’s that draft them. However, there are sometimes...
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Grateful not to be the Philadelphia Browns…or the Cleveland Eagles…
The Browns just signed veteran QB Josh McCown for 3 years, $14 million, $6 million guaranteed. He’s 35 years old and was 1-10 as a starter for Tampa Bay last season.
It seems that Philadelphia front office personnel who left the Eagles a few years ago to join the Cleveland Browns have only made matters worse there.
To be fair to the individuals involved, like Joe Banner and Tom...
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Maclin Refutes ESPN Report, Wants to Stay with Eagles
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With ten days to until free agency begins, the Eagles are running out of time to work out a deal with Jeremy Maclin before he can talk with other teams. This past Wednesday, ESPN's Adam Caplan tweeted that a deal between the two sides seemed almost definite in November, but when Maclin changed agencies, things became less certain.
That doesn...
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Eagles fans learning what players know—life in the NFL is not a sentimental journey…
Fare thee well, Todd Herremans… the soul of the Eagles offensive line is a cap casualty… Herremans was drafted by the Eagles in the 4th round in 2005 out of Saginaw Valley State…
Not many players get the chance to exit gracefully after a ten-year career with one team. G/T Todd Herremans is the latest of the Eagles to experience the cold reality of that statement.
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