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Getty Images The Eagles announced that former player Leroy Keyes died at his home in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Thursday. Keyes was 74. The Eagles made Keyes the third overall choice in 1969 out of Purdue, where he starred as a running back, defensive back and return specialist. He finished...

USA TODAY Sports When Jordan Howard returned to the Eagles late last season, he played alongside quarterback Jalen Hurts. Barring any changes, Hurts is expected to be Philadelphia’s starting QB again in 2021. Based on his experience with the young signal-caller, Howard thinks Hurts should be...

Getty Images Count free agent running back LeSean McCoy as one player who does not think Julian Edelman is heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Asked by Yahoo Sports if Edelman is a Hall of Famer, McCoy scoffed. “Hall of Famer? No, come on, man,” McCoy said. McCoy said Edelman’s strong...

Getty Images Things did not end well for Doug Pederson in Philadelphia, but there were happier days during his tenure as the Eagles head coach. Pederson took over after the Chip Kelly era came crashing to an end and led the Eagles to a Super Bowl title in his second season with the team...

Getty Images Running back Jordan Howard waited for the phone to ring when free agency started last month and then he waited some more because no one was racing to sign him for the 2021 season. The Eagles eventually offered Howard a job, but the quiet response that preceded their interest had...

Getty Images ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen is close with Jerry Jones, so Mortensen’s report that the Cowboys owner is “infatuated” with Florida tight end Kyle Pitts is no doubt accurate. It doesn’t mean the Cowboys will draft Pitts. First, it remains unlikely Pitts falls to 10th overall, so...

Getty Images Despite seismic changes in sports media, #Longreads persist. The question is whether anyone ever reads every word of any of them. I’ll wager that far fewer than 4,312 people read all 4,312 words of a three-byline opus from TheAthletic.com regarding the disintegration of the...

Getty Images By the time the Eagles made Jalen Hurts their starting quarterback last season, right tackle Lane Johnson was already out for the rest of the year to undergo ankle surgery. Johnson recently told Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Inquirer that he was impressed with Hurts’ maturity even...

Getty Imgaes Trey Lance will throw for NFL teams once more before the upcoming draft. Per ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Lance has scheduled his second Pro Day for Monday, April 19 — 10 days before teams select in the first round. Lance held his first Pro Day on March 12, drawing several General...

Getty Images Much has to happen before Deshaun Watson could be traded, especially if he’s going to be traded at or around the 2021 draft. If, somehow, Watson manages to properly and appropriately settle the 22 civil lawsuits pending against him before the draft, there’s one team to watch...

Getty Images Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson was limited to nine games in 2020 by an ankle injury that had been bothering him for a long time and he finally had surgery to repair it near the end of the year. Johnson’s injury was one of several health issues plaguing the team’s offensive line...

Getty Images The 49ers have Jimmy Garoppolo on the roster and they are expected to use the third overall pick on a quarterback, but that didn’t stop them from adding another one to the roster on Wednesday. The team announced the signing of Nate Sudfeld. It’s a one-year deal for the former...

Getty Images The Eagles are adding a linebacker. Philadelphia is signing Eric Wilson to a one-year deal worth up to $3.25 million, according to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo. Wilson entered the league as an undrafted free agent and spent the first four years of his career with the Vikings. He was...

Getty Images Jordan Howard will make another run with the Eagles. The Eagles and Howard have agreed to a one-year deal, the team announced. Howard finished last season with the Eagles after he was cut by the Dolphins. He also played in Philadelphia in 2019 after he was traded from Chicago...

Getty Images Reports emerged Tuesday night that the Titans were bringing in Jim Schwartz. The team has now confirmed that news, announcing on Wednesday morning that Schwartz will be the club’s new senior defensive assistant. Schwartz spent the last five seasons with the Eagles as their...

USA TODAY Sports Jim Schwartz announced in January he was stepping away from the coaching profession. Two months apparently was long enough. The former Eagles defensive coordinator is returning to Tennessee. Brent Dougherty of 104.5 The Zone reports that Schwartz is joining the Titans staff...

Getty Images As Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts moves from Year 1 to Year 2 of his NFL career, he’ll be switching from Jersey No. 2 to Jersey No. 1. The Eagles announced today that Hurts is wearing No. 1 this season. Last year he wore No. 2. In college he wore No. 1 at Oklahoma and wore No. 2...

Getty Images T.Y. Hilton had strong chemistry with retired Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. The two were a part of the same 2012 draft class, and their performances helped lead Indianapolis to four playoff appearances over the QB’s career. But as Hilton returns to the team that drafted him on a...

Getty Images Running back Boston Scott got tendered as an exclusive rights free agent last month and he officially rejoined the Eagles on the first day of April. The Eagles announced that Scott signed his tender on Thursday. He was not able to negotiate with other teams once he was tendered...

USA TODAY Sports Colts senior offensive assistant Press Taylor has been coaching Carson Wentz since the quarterback entered the league in 2016. That partnership will continue in Indianapolis in 2021 after Philadelphia sent its former No. 2 overall pick to the club. Taylor was Philadelphia’s...