Eagles' Patterson to undergo brain surgery in offseason
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson revealed Monday that he will have offseason brain surgery.
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January 04, 2012
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Mike Patterson expects brain surgery in off-season
Mike Patterson endured a frightening experience at training camp. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle had a seizure in pre-season due to an AVM, which is a type of tangling of blood vessels. Medicine helped him return to health, and he played throughout the season without a problem.
With the season over, Patterson will have brain surgery to alleviate the problem. The Courier...
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January 03, 2012
Eagles DT Mike Patterson To Undergo Offseason Brain Surgery
Eagles DT Mike Patterson collapsed, then had a seizure, which had been brought on by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation, also known as AVM, during training camp in August. Nevertheless, Patterson answered the ball for 15 regular-season games at his regular defensive tackle position, missing only the finale against the Redskins on Sunday. As players filtered in and out of the...
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
Mike Patterson Faces Brain Surgery
Months after being diagnosed with a brain AVM, Patterson prepares for procedure.
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January 02, 2012
Eagles Inactives For Week 17
The Philadelphia Eagles have declared CB Asante Samuel, DL Cedric Thornton, LB Greg Lloyd Jr., OL Julian Vandervelde, RB LeSean McCoy, DL Mike Patterson, WR Ronald Johnson inactive for Week 17. Source: KFFL.com Attached Thumbnails
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January 01, 2012
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January 01, 2012
Morning Buzz: Tonight Is The Night
Tonight is the night. For starters, the Jets need to take care of business and beat the New York Giants. Next, the Eagles need to beat the Cowflops. If that happens, the Eagles keep their NFC East hopes alive for another week.
Here is your Morning Buzz:
Mike Patterson won the Ed Block Courage Award. Patterson has started every game this season.
Asante Samuel was officially...
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December 24, 2011
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December 24, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles DT Mike Patterson Wins 2011 Ed Block Courage Award
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson was selected as the team’s 2011 recipient of the Ed Block Courage award.
Patterson has played the entire season despite suffering a seizure at Lehigh University during training camp that was the result of a potentially serious brain condition. Patterson’s seizure occurred in front of a full crowd of fans.
He was hospitalized...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Mike Patterson Wins Ed Block Courage Award
Mike Patterson has been named the 2011 Eagles recipient of the Ed Block Courage award for his battle with AVM and playing all season despite suffering a seizure on the fields on Lehigh University earlier this year.
Those that were on the field when Patterson went down will likely never forget that moment, as some players had tears running down their face as Patterson was put...
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Mike Patterson Eagles Ed Block Award Winner
Patterson's teammates recognized for coming back from a "brain AVM" in training camp.
Read more at Philly Sports Daily
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December 23, 2011
Mike Patterson – The Eagles 2011 Ed Block Courage Award Recipient
The Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson has been named the team’s 2011 Ed Block Courage Award recipient.
Each year, the Ed Block Courage Award honors those National Football League players who exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. They are selected in a vote by their teammates for team effort as well as [...]
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December 23, 2011
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December 23, 2011
Random Observations in Eagles Horrific Loss to Patriots
Many people probably put this game down as a loss when they tried to predict the Eagles schedule in the beginning of the year. What they probably didn’t predict is that they’d enter that game with a record of 4-6.
It’s been a very rough season and yesterday was a very rough game. Here are some random thoughts and observations I have on the Eagles most recent loss.
Solid start...
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November 28, 2011
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November 28, 2011
Patriots Pressure Points: Before the Snap 11/27/11
The Patriots look to continue their winning ways after two staight victories, going up against a Philadelphia team that is fighting to stay alive in their division. Some optimism returned to Philly last week, as they bested the Giants to keep their playoff hopes alive.
At the beginning of the season, this Week 12 Matchup was seen as a possible preview of Super Bowl XLVI. My have...
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November 26, 2011
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November 26, 2011
Philadelphia Eagles 17, New York Giants 10
The Eagles outplayed the Giants in every facet of the game last night to get a big road win. Vince Young was good and bad in this game as he completed 23 of 36 passes for 258 yards with 2 TD passes and 3 INTs. Lesean McCoy had a very solid game with 113 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.9 ypc) last night. WR Desean Jackson (6 rec, 88 yards), WR Riley Cooper (5 rec, 75 yards, TD...
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November 21, 2011
Chicago Bears 30, Philadelphia Eagles 24
The Philadelphia Eagles choked last night as the Bears scored the last 13 points of the game to beat them. Michael Vick completed 21 of 38 passes for 213 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 5 times for 34 yards (6.8 ypc) last night. Lesean McCoy had a solid game with 16 carries for 71 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 5 passes for 46 yards...
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November 08, 2011
The Jim Washburn Effect: More Sacks!
Yesterday, I detailed how Jim Washburn’s coaching resurrected Jason Babin’s career and turned him into a sack machine. But what about other players? How is Washburn and the wide nine formation treating veteran Eagles defensive linemen?
That’s the question I set out to answer, using Pro Football Focus’s great stats. Below is a table calculated based on...
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November 04, 2011
Eagles To Honor Jim Johnson, Eric Allen At Halftime Vs Cowboys
The Eagles will induct the late Jim Johnson into the team's Honor Roll during halftime of Sunday night's game against Dallas. Johnson was Philadelphia's defensive coordinator from 1998-2009 but he died after a battle with cancer shortly before training camp opened in July 2009. "He was an awesome coach, man," defensive tackle Mike Patterson said. "He always...
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October 29, 2011
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October 29, 2011
Eagles Practice Notebook: 10/26 Practice
Week 8 brings a division showdown with the Dallas Cowboys to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday Night Football. On Wednesday afternoon the Eagles, particularly defensive players, spoke of a renewed sense of confidence after six solid quarters dating back to the second half against the Buffalo Bills in week five. Mike Patterson: Eagles Defensive Tackle [...]
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October 26, 2011
I Know Why The Eagles Defense Sucks…They’re Defensive Coordinator Doesn’t Know What Defense Is…
What Are You Doing Juan?
You’d think after adding Nnamdi Asomugha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Jason Babin and Cullen Jenkins to a defense that already had Trent Cole, Asante Samuel and Mike Patterson, you’d have A DREAM DEFENSE. But Philly has one glaring problem. THEIR DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JUAN CASTILLO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT DEFENSE IS.
Last time Juan Castillo coached...
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October 10, 2011
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October 10, 2011
The Philadelphia Eagles lose DT Antonio Dixon for the rest of the year
The Eagles have lost 26-year old DT Antonio Dixon for the rest of the season due to a torn left triceps. Dixon played in 4 games for the Eagles this year and he had 4 tackles. He has now played in 35 games in his first three years with the Eagles and he has 49 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 5 tackles for a loss. 28-year old Mike Patterson and 26-year old Trevor Laws...
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October 04, 2011
Trent Cole Carted Off Against 49ers
Trent Cole came up limp on a play in the fourth quarter and needed to be helped off the field by trainers and Mike Patterson.
Read more at Philly Sports Daily
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October 02, 2011
Live from St. Louis
Jeremy Maclin and Mike Patterson were two of the Eagles three team captains Sunday, along with Jon Dorenbos. Maclin and Patterson, of course, both had significant health scares in the offseason. Maclin is back in his hometown for his first game since the end of last season.
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September 11, 2011
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
Patterson inspires high schooler
Kyle Van Atta is a high school senior hoping to play in college next year but a condition similar to the one that caused the Eagles lineman to have a seizure has forced him to put his dream on hold.
Via Rant Sports
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September 06, 2011
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September 06, 2011
Jeremy Maclin Is Ready To Start
All of the good news surrounding the Eagles this preseason was marred somewhat by two major health scares: The seizure that DT Mike Patterson suffered on the practice field, and the mysterious cancer scare that plagued WR Jeremy Maclin and kept him out of training camp. But now the cloud over both players is lifting away. Patterson notched a sack against Cleveland last week, and...
Via NBC Philadelphia
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August 31, 2011
Who Makes the Team at the Defensive Line?
The Philadelphia Eagles have a plethora of defensive lineman who are all legitimate threats to make it. The team will likely keep 10 defensive lineman as a whole, so when it comes down to it, who makes the cut and who doesn’t?
To start off, you have five guys who will most certainly make it in Trent Cole, Jason Babin, Mike Patterson, Antonio Dixon, and Cullen Jenkins, but...
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August 29, 2011
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August 29, 2011
Eagles' Patterson gets sack in first game back from seizure
Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson had a sack in his first game back since suffering a seizure during practice on Aug. 3.
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August 29, 2011
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