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January 22, 2012
I still can't get over the fact that the No. 1-seeded Green Bay Packers got smoked at home by the New York Giants in the NFC semifinals, and I have no stake in the Packers nor do I even care about the city of Green Bay or the state of Wisconsin. I really can't get over the fact that Packers fans seem to have already gotten over the loss. See, I come from a city that takes defeats hard. If the Eagles had been the No. 1 seed in the conference playoffs with a sparkling 15-1 record and then gotten whupped by a team that just barely made the tournament, I don't think many fans here would have been sane enough to pass so much as a driving test.
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September 3, 2011 | DAILY NEWS WIRE REPORTS
THE INDIANAPOLIS Colts have hired former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel as a game-day consultant. Coach Jim Caldwell says Tressel will serve primarily as a consultant on replays, which will allow the other coaches to focus on their individual jobs without having to worry about making decisions on replay reviews. Tressel resigned at Ohio State on May 30 following an investigation that turned up evidence his players had received improper benefits. Caldwell says he chose Tressel because the two have had a good relationship for a long time and that it fills a job he'd been looking to fill for several years.
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August 11, 2011
BETHLEHEM - This year, Eagles coach Andy Reid said, the first exhibition game "might not be quite as crisp" as usual. Seeing as how the first exhibition game in a normal year tends to mimic the consistency of a wet potato chip, well, consider yourself warned. This is an NFL issue, not an Eagles issue. There seems to be a perception out there that the Eagles are in the midst of a revolution, what with the acquisitions of Nnamdi Asomugha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Jason Babin, Cullen Jenkins and the rest - and now you can add rehabbing wide receiver Steve Smith to the list.
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December 13, 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Cowboys beat the Eagles three straight times last season. In each of those games, the Eagles' most dangerous offensive player was nowhere to be found. In those three ugly losses, including a 34-14 trouncing in the first round of the playoffs, the Cowboys held Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean Jackson to a total of seven catches for 79 yards. He had just 14 receiving yards in that playoff loss, which followed his memorable "sting they ass" tweet the week before the game.
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September 11, 2010 | By LES BOWEN, bowenl@phillynews.com
ERNIE SIMS wants to win tomorrow. Sure, everybody playing for the Eagles and the visiting Green Bay Packers wants to win, but Sims, the Birds' new weakside linebacker, really wants to win, not having done so since Dec. 23, 2007, when the Detroit Lions defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 25-20. How long ago was that? Same day, the Eagles won in New Orleans, 38-23, with Kevin Curtis scoring a pair of touchdowns, and catching six passes for 78 yards. Sims, a Lion from the time he was drafted in the first round in 2006 until he was traded to the Eagles this past offseason, is 0-28 since.
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March 30, 2010 | By John Gonzalez, Inquirer Columnist
Back when I lived in Dallas, I met a legendary poker player named TJ Cloutier. Interesting guy. Made most of his money on cards, though there aren't too many games he hasn't embraced. For years, his peers have regarded him as one of the best in the world. He's smart - knows the odds and the numbers and all that, but as the players are fond of saying, he has a lot of gamble in him. A friend of mine wrote a story about Cloutier that described how he'd often take his poker winnings to the craps table.
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January 11, 2010 | by Daily News Staff
Entering the postseason, the average age of the 60 players on the Eagles' roster (including injured reserve) is 26.7. The Birds have 76 percent of the roster Signed Through 2010 and beyond, including 22 players Signed Through 2012 and beyond. Without guaranteed contracts in the NFL, there is no telling how long any player will be with the team, but this gives some indication: PLAYER, POS., AGE Signed Through 2016 Brent Celek, TE, 24 Mike Patterson, DT, 26 Signed Through 2015 Shawn Andrews (IR)
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December 18, 2009 | By Jeff McLane INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The football-size ice pack wrapped around Kevin Curtis' left knee might not suggest as much, but the Eagles wide receiver said he anticipates suiting up Sunday for his first game in exactly three months. "I expect to play," Curtis said yesterday after the Eagles prepared indoors to play the 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field. "Obviously, with Jeremy [Maclin] getting hurt, we're a little shorter. " The Eagles have not officially declared Maclin out, but the rookie did not practice for the second straight day. After Maclin tore the plantar fascia in his left foot on Sunday against the Giants, coach Andy Reid said the starter would likely miss one game and possibly another.
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December 16, 2009 | By Bob Brookover INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The Eagles' roster move yesterday might have also served as an injury report. By signing tight end Martin Rucker from the practice squad, it gave a clear indication that the Eagles were at least a little concerned about Brent Celek's back injury. However, the fact that the Eagles didn't feel the need to sign wide receiver Jordan Norwood from the practice squad could be an indication that veteran Kevin Curtis is finally ready to return from a knee injury that has kept him out of the team's last 11 games.
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December 14, 2009 | By Jeff McLane and Bob Brookover INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
The DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin Show was back on stage last night against the New York Giants - until Maclin departed this time. "Maclin tore his plantar fascia," Coach Andy Reid said. "That's a week or two injury so we'll see how he does as we go, but he'll be fine. " The Eagles' starting wide receivers were separated last week when Jackson was held out after suffering a concussion the week before against the Redskins. Maclin's status was uncertain because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.