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Getty Images Last month, the NFL revolutionized the rules regarding jersey numbers. Since then, 16 players have taken advantage of the shift. Peter King lists them in his latest edition of Football Morning in America. King arranged them by number. We’ll list them by player in alphabetical...

Getty Images Brandon Bair, who played 21 NFL career games, played the part of hero after a chance encounter Thursday. The former defensive lineman rescued a truck driver after his semi was struck by a train. Bair was driving on a highway in St. Anthony, Idaho, when he saw a train hit a...

Getty Images The Eagles claimed running back Kerryon Johnson off waivers from the Lions, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. Johnson, 23, will join a running backs room that includes Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell and Jordan Howard. The Lions made Johnson a second-round choice in 2018...

Getty Images The Eagles have elected to go all-in with quarterback Jalen Hurts for 2021. Trading out of No. 6 overall in late March made that decision clear, though the club did jump back into the top 10 last week to select wide receiver Devonta Smith. Hurts started just four games as a...

Getty Images After the 2020 season, it was clear quarterback Carson Wentz needed a fresh start. He got one when Indianapolis agreed to trade for him in February, reuniting him with his former offensive coordinator, Colts head coach Frank Reich. That Wentz was even available would have likely...

Getty Images Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman has explained the incident that resulted in images of an awkward exchange between himself and senior director of player personnel Tom Donahoe. Now, Donahoe has shared his side of the story. Via Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, Donahoe said that he was...

Getty Images The Eagles traded up to select wide receiver Devonta Smith, giving the club a key offensive weapon for new head coach Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts. During a Tuesday radio interview on 94WIP, Philadelphia General Manager Howie Roseman touted Smith’s skill and the way...

Getty Images When the Ravens brought in tackle Alejandro Villanueva for a visit last month, word from Baltimore reporters was that the team was not expected to make a move until after the draft. Compensatory draft picks were central to that approach. The Ravens and other teams have prized the...

Getty Images One of the most real moments from the NFL’s annual reality show happened in Philadelphia. After making defensive tackle Milton Williams the 73rd overall pick, Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman was doing a fist-bump victory-lap in the draft room. Senior director of player personnel Tom...

Getty Images The Panthers are lining up candidates to interview for their assistant General Manager job under Scott Fitterer. The team has requested permission to interview Eagles assistant director of player personnel Ian Cunningham for the job, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. The Panthers...

Getty Images The deadline for NFL teams to exercise their fifth-year contract options on 2018 first-round picks passed on Monday afternoon and 21 players had those options picked up. Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold is part of that group. Carolina traded for Darnold last month and announced...

Getty Images The feeling heading into the offseason was that the Eagles and tight end Zach Ertz could be parting ways and chatter about an imminent trade in March made it seem like his departure was a sure thing, but Ertz wasn’t traded and remains on the Eagles roster. Eagles General Manager...

Getty Images The Eagles made an interesting pick in the fifth round, selecting Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell. Gainwell joins his cousin, Fletcher Cox, on the Eagles, according to Dave Zangaro of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com. Gainwell and Cox both hail from Yazoo City, Mississippi. The...

Getty Images The first overall pick is the first favorite to win the rookie of the year award. But the 24th pick could be the one to watch. Via PointsBet, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has +250 odds to win the prize the night before Super Bowl LVI. That part was predictable. After that...

Getty Images Televised shots from draft rooms around the league have shown owners, front office personnel, coaches, scouts and other staffers celebrating picks in the first three rounds. They are always something of a photo op. But the Eagles’ third-round selection of Louisiana Tech defensive...

Getty Images The Eagles selected Heisman Trophy winner Devonta Smith with the 10th overall selection. They returned a day — and 27 choices — later to select Alabama center Landon Dickerson in the second round. Dickerson was projected as a late first-round choice in some mock drafts, and he...

Getty Images The Eagles traded up to select 2020 Heisman Trophy winner Devonta Smith, which reunited the wide receiver with his former Alabama teammate Jalen Hurts. Hurts is expected to be Philadelphia’s starting quarterback in the team’s first season under head coach Nick Sirianni. Hurts...

Getty Images Earlier in the first round, the Dolphins reunited a former Alabama duo by selecting wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Now the Eagles have done the same — by making a trade with a division rival. Philadelphia acquired the 10th overall pick from Dallas in exchange for No. 12 overall and...

Getty Images The Eagles and Cowboys are rivals, but they came together to make a trade in the first round of the 2021 draft on Thursday night. The Eagles packaged the 12th pick and a third-round selection to Dallas in exchange for the 10th pick. They used that selection for wide receiver...

Getty Images As to the first two picks in the draft, there’s no mystery. After that, it’s all a mystery. At the center of the mystery resides Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields. Once regarded as the No. 2 quarterback in the draft (especially after shredding presumptive No. 1 pick Trevor...