The Eagles Have Their Final 53...For Now
General Manager Howie Roseman says the team may not be done making roster moves before the season opener.
Watch CBS News
General Manager Howie Roseman says the team may not be done making roster moves before the season opener.
Former first-round pick Danny Watkins, a firefighter before the Philadelphia Eagles drafted him 23rd overall in 2011, has been released.
Dennis Dixon was one of 12 players cut by the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday as they moved closer to the 53-player roster limit.
The following is a bold, somewhat irreverent dissection of Chip Kelly's first season.
Foles was 6 of 17 for 63 yards in two quarters for the Eagles (2-2) before being replaced by Matt Barkley.
The Eagles have waived injured linebacker Phillip Hunt, trimming Philadelphia's roster to 75 players as the preseason finale nears. The move was announced ahead of the NFL's roster deadline Tuesday afternoon.
The last game of the preseason is often considered to be insignificant for fans. For many players, the game could be the last of their NFL careers.
Before the team held its open practice at Lincoln Financial Field Monday, Chip Kelly announced nearly all of the players on his top unit will rest in Thursday's preseason finale against the Jets.
The Philadelphia Eagles announced Sunday they have released safety Kenny Phillips and linebacker Jamar Chaney.
The Eagles won 31-24, improving to 2-1 in the preseason, but that doesn't matter. The fact that a number of very good plays were negated by stupefying plays does, and seems like the mantra for the 2013 Eagles.
Chris reviews Health and Human Services Secretary's visit to Philadelphia yesterday, Hillary Clinton's political future, and the decision to make Ben Affleck the next Batman. He also talks to Climate Scientist Steve Goreham, Steve Cordasco on Finance Friday, and CBS 3's Beasley Reece.
The top players on both offense and defense will play at least a half on Saturday when the Eagles face the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Coach Chip Kelly said there is a possibility many may play into the third quarter depending on the number of snaps for each unit in the first half.
A new head coach, a new offense, a new team. Due to injuries to the team, wide receiver Damaris Johnson now has a new opportunity to step up to the spotlight.
The Eagles will play their third preseason game Saturday night in Jacksonville. It will have considerably more meaning than the first two games.
Coach Chip Kelly talked to both quarterbacks Monday morning and informed them of his decision. For Vick, the decision served as a validation for his decision to remain with the Eagles this season.
It's a rebirth for the once-dilapidated, muddy youth football field, thanks in part to Eagles' quarterback Michael Vick.
When Chip Kelly showed up, Michael Vick stuck around, and the rejuvenated QB has never looked better than he has in the first two preseason games.
Chris assesses President Obama's reaction to the violence and upheaval in Egypt, Mayor Nutter's handling of the school funding crisis and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's decision making process on medical marijuana legislation. He talks to Steve Cordasco on Finance Friday, Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharoah, and Beasley Reece from CBS 3.
The Eagles' 14-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field meant little—though it may have provided a little more of a glimpse into what Kelly's offense will look like when it's real, less than a month from now.
Chris discusses a New York Times story on the dysfunction at the Clinton Foundation, an escaped snake in Swarthmore, and Corey Booker's standing among Democrats. He also talks to Bennett Levin, the former Commissioner of L&I, about his request for an apology from Mayor Michael Nutter.
The Eagles will take on the Carolina Panthers Thursday night at the Linc, and Chip Kelly put his team through the first of two straight walkthroughs on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Williams suggested that no other teams in the NFL feared the Eagles defense, and that the team needed to have the type of attitude the Eagles had during the day Brian Dawkins roamed the secondary. Williams said on Monday his Sunday comments were taken out of context.
As the Eagles worked out at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday, several key players returned from nagging injuries.
After one preseason game we are really no closer to projecting a winner in the quarterback competition.
A new coach, a new system, a new attitude, a new excitement. It didn't matter. One of the most anticipated preseason games in over a decade for the Eagles resulted in a carryover of the same old problems.
