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    Packers-Chiefs, Cardinals-Browns among additions to 2021’s 17-game schedule

    Getty Images NFL owners have approved a 17-game schedule for the 2021 season and that means each team now has a new opponent on their schedule. The 17th game will be an inter-conference game each season and teams the conferences will alternate hosting duties. The AFC will host the games in...
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    Greg Ward re-signs with Eagles

    Getty Images Wide receiver Greg Ward is officially back with the Eagles for the 2021 season. There wasn’t much suspense that he would remain with the team. They tendered him as an exclusive rights free agent earlier this offseason and that left him with the choice of signing the tender or...
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    Eagles loaded with picks in 2021 and 2022 NFL drafts

    Getty Images The Eagles are coming off a rough season, but no team is better suited to reload in the draft of the next two years. In the 2021 NFL draft, the Eagles have 11 picks, the most of any NFL team. They have at least one pick in every round, and thanks to trades and compensatory picks...
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    Jermaine Wiggins: Patriots players wondered whether they could depend on Jimmy Garoppolo

    Getty Images With Jimmy Garoppolo‘s days numbered in San Francisco, speculation regarding his eventual future has centered on the Patriots. Former NFL tight end (who played at one point for the Patriots) Jermaine Wiggins threw some water on that possibility on Monday morning. “They used to...
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    Eagles administered more than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations to the autism community on Saturday

    Getty Images For most, showing up for a COVID-19 vaccinations is no big deal. For some, the process includes very real obstacles. On Saturday, the Eagles arranged for more than 1,000 members of the autism community to be vaccinated at Lincoln Financial Field. The event was co-hosted by the...
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    49ers agree to terms with Nate Gerry

    Getty Images The 49ers have agreed to terms with free agent linebacker Nate Gerry, John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports. Gerry will sign a one-year, $1.12 million deal, according to Mike Kaye of NJ.com. The Eagles made Gerry a fifth-round choice in 2017, and he played four seasons in...
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    Report: No consensus in Eagles’ building regarding Jalen Hurts

    Getty Images If it feels like the Eagles have been a little bit all over the place when it comes to the quarterback position in recent months, there’s a reason for that. Apparently, they are. Rob Maaddi, who covers the Eagles for the Associated Press, recently made this observation on Twitter...
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    Dolphins trade back up to No. 6, Eagles move down to No. 12

    Getty Images On a wild day of trading in the NFL, the Dolphins have now made two big moves. Shortly after pulling off a blockbuster trade with the 49ers to send the third overall pick to San Francisco, the Dolphins have traded the 49ers’ 2021 first-round pick, No. 12 overall, to the Eagles...
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    Dolphins end up with more picks and a clear path to a great player

    Getty Images The Miami Dolphins have moved from No. 3 to No. 12 to No. 6. In so doing, they’ve stockpiled future picks and ensured that they’ll get a great player. With a run on quarterbacks expected at the top of the draft, with the Jaguars, Jets, and 49ers likely to take signal-callers to...
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    Urban Meyer skips Zach Wilson Pro Day

    Getty Images Jaguars coach Urban Meyer explained that he hovered over the shoulder of Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence during his throwing session for scouts so that Meyer could both apply a little pressure to Lawrence and hear the ball come out of Lawrence’s hand. Meyer won’t have that same...
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    Alex Singleton signs tender

    Getty Images The Eagles officially re-signed linebacker Alex Singleton on Thursday. Singleton signed his exclusive rights tender, keeping him with the team in 2021 on a one-year deal. He joined the Eagles in 2019 after playing in the CFL and played exclusively on special teams. Singleton took...
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    Joe Flacco says his main job is to play football, not mentor Jalen Hurts

    Getty Images Eagles quarterback Joe Flacco may serve as a veteran mentor to Jalen Hurts, but that’s not the primary reason he signed in Philadelphia. Flacco told reporters today that while he’d like to think he and Hurts can make each other better, he was brought in to play football, not to...
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    Eagles waive wide receiver Deontay Burnett

    Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles officially waived wide receiver Deontay Burnett with a non-football injury designation on Tuesday. Burnett cleared waivers on Wednesday and is not a free agent. Burnett appeared in two games last season for the Eagles. He caught three passes for 19 yards...
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    Darius Leonard: I’m looking forward to being Carson Wentz’s teammate

    USA TODAY Sports Back when linebacker Darius Leonard burst on the scene as a rookie in 2018, a pair of his 7.0 sacks came at the expense of Carson Wentz. Now the two men will play for the same side, as the trade sending Wentz from Philadelphia to Indianapolis became official last week. In a...
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    Report: Vinny Curry visiting with Jets

    Getty Images With the first wave of free agency essentially complete, available players are taking visits to explore potential fits. One such player is defensive end Vinny Curry, who NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports is meeting with the Jets on Wednesday. Curry has spent eight of his nine...
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    Vinny Curry signs with Jets

    Getty Images Vinny Curry‘s visit with the Jets on Wednesday went well. The team announced that Curry has signed with the team. The terms of the defensive end’s deal were not included in the announcement, but Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports it is a one-year, $1.3 million contract. Curry has...
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    Anthony Harris “not quite sure” what went wrong in 2020

    Getty Images Safety Anthony Harris is playing on a one-year contract again this year, but it looks a lot different than the one he had with the Vikings in 2020. The Vikings used a franchise tag on Harris after a six-interception season in 2019 and paid him over $11 million as a result. Neither...
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    Eagles sign Joe Flacco

    Getty Images Joe Flacco has found his new NFL home, and it’s close to his hometown. Flacco has signed with the Eagles, his agent announced. It’s a homecoming for Flacco, who grew up in Audubon, New Jersey, not far from Philadelphia. It’s also a sign that the Eagles wanted a veteran backup...
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    One year, $3.5 million for Joe Flacco

    Getty Images Few franchise quarterbacks who earned among the most of any players in the sport willingly accept backup status and the pay that goes along with it. Joe Flacco, who twice held the title of highest paid player in league history, has no qualms about continuing his career without...
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    Giants agree to deal with Adoree’ Jackson

    Getty Images Cornerback Adoree' Jackson had plans to visit the Eagles after meeting with the Giants, but he won’t be making it to Philadelphia. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Jackson has agreed to a three-year deal with the team. The contract has a value of $39 million. Jackson was...
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