Archive for April, 2008

The Eagles have signed seven undrafted free agents:
Kyle Harrington, CB, Hofstra; Jed Collins, FB, Washington State; Franklin Dunbar, OT, Middle Tennessee State; Terrell Golden, WR, Penn State; Frantz Hardy, WR, Nebraska; Shaheer McBride, WR, Delaware State; and Justin Roland, LB, Kansas State.

The Eagles top two draft picks were at the NovaCare Complex yesterday.  Notre Dame defensive tackle Trevor Laws and Cal receiver DeSean Jackson also took a tour of Philadelphia, a day after the Eagles selected them in the second round of the NFL Draft.  Laws was the 47th overall pick and Jackson was the 49th.  [...]

The upcoming NFL season schedule was released and the Eagles will host the Arizona Cardinals on Thanksgiving night.  The November 27th game will be played at 8 p.m. and will be nationally televised on the NFL Network.  It will mark the Eagles first appearance on Thanksgiving since 1989.  They last hosted a Thanksgiving Day game [...]

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For years Eagles faithful have said that the team needs a play making wide out. The one season they had one in Terrell Owens, the team made it to the Super Bowl. With the draft approaching, the team may be taking a look at finally trying to get another play making wide out – Cal’s [...]

There has been plenty of speculation over the past year about the Eagles looking to move QB Donovan McNabb, but that talk now seems to be quiet, as earlier this week, McNabb was on the radio telling fans that he is not going anywhere for the 2008 season except for staying with the Eagles.
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The Eagles officially re-signed tight end L.J. Smith Wednesday.  Back in February, the team placed the franchise tag on Smith and yesterday he signed the one-year tender.  Smith will make about four-and-a-half-million dollars, which is the average of the top-five tight ends in the NFL.  The 27-year-old, who was hampered by injuries, had 22 catches [...]

The Eagles re-signed cornerback Joselio Hanson to a one-year contract on Tuesday.  The 26-year-old was a restricted free agent.  Hanson played in all 16 games for the Eagles last season, with four starts, and logged a career-high 45 tackles, with one sack and one fumble recovery.