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    Jeffrey Lurie: I would expect Duce Staley to be a candidate

    Getty Images The Eagles fired Doug Pederson on Monday. Could Pederson’s replacement already be on their staff? Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie brought up assistant head coach and running backs coach Duce Staley’s name as a potential candidate. “I would expect Duce Staley to be a candidate,” Lurie...
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    Where will Doug Pederson land?

    Getty Images For most Super Bowl-winning coaches, getting fired one day would mean getting hired elsewhere quickly. For Eagles coach Doug Pederson, who led the team to Super Bowl LII, will he find another head-coaching job without having to sit out a season, or longer? Super Bowl XLV-winning...
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    Eagles fire Doug Pederson

    Getty Images Sunday brought a report that Eagles head coach Doug Pederson’s job was in jeopardy and the other shoe fell for the Super Bowl LII winner on Monday. According to multiple reports, Pederson has been fired by Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. Pederson was hired by the Eagles in 2016 and...
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    Jeffrey Lurie: It is in best interest of Eagles, Doug Pederson to part ways

    Getty Images After five seasons, 42 victories and a Super Bowl championship, Doug Pederson is out in Philadelphia. The team made his departure official in a statement from owner Jeffrey Lurie: “I have spent the last few weeks evaluating everything from this past year and looking ahead. We are...
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    Jets secure 23rd overall pick with Seahawks loss

    Getty Images The Wild Card round is over and six more spots in the draft order have been secured as a result. One of those spots goes to a team that didn’t play a snap over the weekend. The Jets now know that they will have the 23rd overall pick as a result of the trade that sent Jamal Adams...
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    Doug Pederson is indeed at risk of being fired, as conversations with Jeffrey Lurie continue

    Getty Images In response to the report from ESPN that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie may still make a coaching change, PFT asked the Eagles to respond. The Eagles declined to comment. So it was on to Plan B. And Plan B consisted of securing unofficial confirmation from sources with knowledge of...
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    Report: Doug Pederson’s job in jeopardy

    Getty Images Eagles coach Doug Pederson’s job may not be safe. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Pederson’s status as Eagles head coach is not firm, as he and owner Jeffrey Lurie will be meeting soon and Pederson needs to convince Lurie that he has a vision for the future of the franchise...
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    Report: Eagles parting ways with linebackers coach

    Getty Images Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz is leaving the team, so it stands to reason that other defensive coaches will follow. Linebackers coach Ken Flajole won’t return, Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports. Flajole, 66, is considering retirement, according to Marvez...
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    Full vote totals for 2020 NFL All-Pro team

    Getty Images The Associated Press revealed the 2020 NFL All-Pro team on Friday and it included a pair of unanimous selections. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald were both named by all 50 voters. The full voting totals have now been released and the choices at...
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    Report: Marty Mornhinweg won’t be back with Eagles in 2021

    Getty Images The Eagles are making changes to their coaching staff that reportedly include parting ways with Marty Mornhinweg. Mornhinweg was hired last March as a senior offensive consultant and Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that he will not return for a second year with the team. Senior...
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    Eagles signing Tyree Jackson and moving him to TE

    Getty Images Washington tight end Logan Thomas had a breakout season in 2020, catching 72 passes for 670 yards and six touchdowns. It took a position change (from quarterback) and six years in the league for Thomas to get here. The Eagles are hoping the same can happen with Tyree Jackson...
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    Jim Schwartz confirms he’s stepping away from coaching

    Getty Images After five years as defensive coordinator of the Eagles, Jim Schwartz is stepping away from the coaching profession. Schwartz announced today in a statement released by the Eagles that he has decided not to coach this year. “This has been an incredible five-year run and I...
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    Will Deshaun Watson ask for a trade?

    Getty Images The Texans have suggested that they’ll listen to quarterback Deshaun Watson when hiring a coach. But what if they ultimately don’t hire the person he’d like to be coached by? Rumors already are circulating, and we’ve already heard them from multiple different people, that Watson...
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    Report: Rich Scangarello won’t return to Eagles coaching staff

    Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles will not bring back senior offensive assistant Rich Scangarello to their coaching staff in 2021, according to Geoff Mosher and Adam Caplan of InsideTheBirds.com. Scangarello did not have a contract beyond the 2020 season and the Eagles will not extend a new...
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    Brandon Graham to Giants: Don’t put yourself in that position

    Getty Images The Giants didn’t hide their feelings about what the Eagles did Sunday night in replacing Jalen Hurts with Nate Sudfeld. Eagles defensive lineman Brandon Graham agreed with only one thing Giants coach Joe Judge said Monday: The Eagles owed the Giants nothing. The Giants would have...
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    Jason Kelce: At no point was anything from me or anyone else confrontational

    Getty Images Jason Kelce made headlines a few weeks ago when he made an impassioned statement against the idea of tanking in the NFL. So after head coach Doug Pederson benched Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld in Philadelphia’s Week 17 matchup with Washington, there’s been natural curiosity as to...
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    Eagles did poor job of preparing players for Sunday night’s events

    Getty Images The first rule of Tank Club is never talk about Tank Club. But before a tank can be implemented, it’s important in some cases to make sure that those who may be surprised and dismayed by the development are prepared for it. The Eagles obviously failed to let enough people know...
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    Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, Charles Woodson headline Hall of Fame finalists

    USA TODAY Sports The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2021. Six of the 15 are finalists for the first time. Jared Allen, Calvin Johnson, Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson are a vote away from Canton in their first year of eligibility. In...
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    Eagles’ Miles Sanders: Nobody liked the decision to bench Jalen Hurts

    Getty Images Eagles running back Miles Sanders says he and his teammates were not on board with the decision to bench quarterback Jalen Hurts in favor of third-stringer Nate Sudfeld in Sunday night’s loss to Washington. Sanders said today that he has talked to others on the team and it’s...
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    Report: “Many Eagles players and coaches were shocked and outraged” by removal of Jalen Hurts

    Getty Images The Eagles have plenty of work to do to repair the external damage done by Sunday night’s apparent decision to deliberately lose to Washington. They also apparently have plenty of work to do to repair the internal damage. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “many...
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