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    Eagles re-sign Hassan Ridgeway

    Getty Images A lot of players have said farewell to the Eagles since the end of the 2020 season, but defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway is sticking around. The Eagles announced on Thursday that Ridgeway has agreed to a new deal with the team. Ridgeway joined the Eagles in an April 2019 trade...
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    Frank Reich: Excited about the fresh start for Carson Wentz with Colts

    Getty Images The Indianapolis Colts have known for a month they were getting quarterback Carson Wentz in trade from the Philadelphia Eagles. However, Colts head coach Frank Reich and G.M. Chris Ballard couldn’t discuss the deal directly until it became official with the start of the new league...
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    NFL Top 25 remaining free agents 2021: Kenny Golladay tops the list

    Getty Images Free agency only officially began today, but most of the top free agents already know where they are playing next season. The top six players on PFT’s top 100 were franchised and/or have signed a new deal with the team they were with last season. Only 12 of the top 50 remain...
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    The Carson Wentz trade is official

    Getty Images There were no signs that the trade involving quarterback Carson Wentz that the Eagles and Colts agreed to earlier this offseason had any possibility of falling through and word came Wednesday that everything has gone forward as planned When the new league year started at 4 p.m...
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    Howie Roseman: Trading Carson Wentz was in the best interest of our team

    Getty Images The Eagles traded up twice in the 2016 draft to select Carson Wentz with the No. 2 overall pick. They signed him to a four-year, $128 million contract in June 2019. Just like that, the relationship is finished. The Eagles and Colts both made the trade of Wentz to Indianapolis...
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    As they praise Jalen Hurts, Eagles don’t rule out drafting a quarterback

    Getty Images As the Eagles bid a fond farewell to Carson Wentz on Wednesday, the team’s brain trust also began looking to the future. Jalen Hurts, a second-round choice in 2020, is the only quarterback under contract and thus the presumed starter. Hurts, 22, started four games late last...
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    Eagles release Malik Jackson, Alshon Jeffery

    Getty Images Everyone has expected the Eagles to release defensive tackle Malik Jackson and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery for some time, but the moves did not become official until Wednesday. The Eagles announced the cuts after the new league year began at 4 p.m. ET. Waiting until that point...
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    Marquise Goodwin reverts back to 49ers

    Getty Images The 49ers traded Marquise Goodwin to the Eagles on draft weekend, but the receiver opted out of the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns. Due to the conditions of the trade, Goodwin’s rights revert back to the 49ers, Field Yates of ESPN reports. It likely is a procedural move, with...
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    Doug Pederson: Philadelphia firing is “water under the bridge”

    Getty Images The Eagles win Super Bowl LII with head coach Doug Pederson on Feb. 4, 2018. By that date three years later, Pederson had been fired. But as the calendar reads March, Pederson said during an appearance on the Takeoff with John Clark podcast that he’s moved on from the way things...
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    Doug Pederson calls reports of Carson Wentz friction “a little misnomer”

    Getty Images The relationship was called “fractured beyond repair.” They reportedly didn’t speak for weeks. Former Eagles coach Doug Pederson pushed back against those characterizations during a podcast appearance with John Clark on NBC Sports Philadelphia. “I do believe that there’s a little...
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    Patriots agree to deal with Nelson Agholor

    Getty Images The Patriots are continuing a very active start of free agency. The next big move for New England will be signing wide receiver Nelson Agholor, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The two sides have agreed to a deal. Agholor was a first-round draft pick of the Eagles in...
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    Report: Brandon Graham, Eagles working on extension

    Getty Images Defensive end Brandon Graham said earlier this month that he wants to see things through with the Eagles after spending his entire NFL career with the team and it looks like he’s moving closer to making that happen. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the Eagles and Graham are...
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    Report: Brandon Graham, Eagles reach agreement on one-year extension

    Getty Images Defensive end Brandon Graham‘s one-year extension with the Eagles is done. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Graham’s new contract is “close to $20 million over two years.” Graham was due to make $13 million this season. It allows the Eagles to lower Graham’s cap hit of more...
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    Jalen Mills agrees to four-year deal with Patriots

    Getty Images The Patriots have been the busiest team in the league on the first day that free agents are allowed to negotiate deals and their activity has now netted them a defensive back. Jalen Mills has agreed to a four-year deal with New England. Agent Drew Rosenhaus said that the contract...
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    Jaguars agree to deal with Rudy Ford

    Getty Images The Jaguars came into the week with the most salary cap room of any team in the NFL and they committed to spending chunks of it on several players on Monday. Safety Rudy Ford is the latest addition to that list. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Ford has agreed to a...
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    Carson Wentz working out with Colts receivers

    Getty Images The trade sending quarterback Carson Wentz from the Eagles to the Colts can’t become official until Wednesday, but Wentz isn’t waiting until then to start developing relationships with his new teammates. Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. posted a photo to Instagram from a...
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    Report: Eagles looking for third- or fourth-round pick for Zach Ertz

    Getty Images The Eagles are set to trade quarterback Carson Wentz when the new league year gets underway this week, but there’s no deal in place for tight end Zach Ertz at this point. Reports that a trade involving Ertz might be close bubbled up a week ago because multiple teams had been...
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    Report: Brandon Brooks agrees to restructure deal

    Getty Images A report last week indicated the Eagles have had trade discussions about offensive guard Brandon Brooks. Now comes word from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN that Brooks has agreed to restructure his contract to help the team with cap space. It is unclear whether the team remains interested...
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    LeSean McCoy already making his case for the Hall of Fame

    Getty Images LeSean McCoy likely has played his final down in the NFL. He has been on the Super Bowl winning team the past two seasons while playing only three snaps in seven postseason games, including being inactive for both Super Bowls. Although the running back has left open the...
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    Eagles pick up cap space by restructuring Javon Hargrave’s deal

    Getty Images Add Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave to the list of players with restructured contracts for the 2021 season. Hargrave signed a three-year deal with the team last year and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Eagles have restructured it to free up money for the new...
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