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Archive for July, 2008

Westbrook Arrives At Camp

Brian Westbrook arrived at Eagles training camp at Lehigh University last night.  There had been speculation that the star running back, who is hoping to have his current five-year, 25-million-dollar contract re-worked, would hold out.  Lito Sheppard, who is also disgruntled about his contract, also arrived.  One player who was absent was offensive lineman Shawn [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 25 2008

Eagles Vets Report To Camp

The rest of the Eagles veterans will report to training camp at Lehigh University today.  The biggest question today is whether running back Brian Westbrook will show up.  Westbrook is upset over his current contract.  He and the Eagles reportedly have been trying to hammer out a new deal.  The agent for cornerback Lito Sheppard, [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 24 2008

Jackson Stealing the Show Early at Eagles Camp

2008 Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp has officially started. And so far, the star of the show has been the 49th overall Eagles 2nd round selection Desean Jackson. The slight hamstring pull in the OTA’s for Jackson, is a distant memory after a day and a half of the hot Lehigh humidity. Other then the usual [...]

Posted by Troy Flowers on Jul 23 2008

McNabb Reports To Camp Early

Quarterback Donovan McNabb reported to training camp Tuesday and spoke with the media after practice.  The 31-year-old McNabb said his sore shoulder is feeling fine and he is ready to go.  McNabb boldly said the Eagles should be a team to look out for this season, not only in the tough NFC East but the [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 23 2008

Eagles Rookies Report, Laws Signs

Twenty-seven rookies and selected veterans reported to Eagles training camp Monday at Lehigh University.  On the same day rookies arrived in Bethlehem, the Eagles also announced they had signed their first draft pick, defensive end Trevor Laws.  Picked 47th overall, Laws was the last of the team’s selections to sign.  The rest of the team [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 22 2008

Eagles Come to Terms with 2nd Round Pick WR Jackson

With training camp just about to get underway, the Eagles have one of their biggest players signed, as the team announced through their website today they have signed 2nd round pick WR DeSean Jackson.  He agreed to a four-year deal, making sure that he’ll be in camp when it kicks off on Monday.  He was [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 20 2008

Westbrook Changing Agents of Hopes of Getting a New Deal

Yesterday it was Lito Sheppard, today it’s Brian Westbrook. Taking a page from the CB’s book, Westbrook is changing agents, this after Sheppard jumped on the Drew Rosenhaus bandwagon. Story from the Philly Inquirer is that Westbook wants a new deal, and is hoping that changing agents is going to spark negotiations for a new [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 17 2008

Eagles Picked by CNN/SI Columnist to Make the Playoffs

CNN/SI Columnist Mike Lombardi has posted a new column about three non-playoff teams that will make the playoffs this year.  On the list, the Eagles.  Here are Mike’s comments about the Eagles this season:
I live near the City of Brotherly Love, and all everyone wants to talk about are the Eagles. The fans ramble on [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 17 2008

Here We Go Again

Things are about to get real interesting around here. I just read the following on Philly.com:
History repeated itself yet again today when an Eagles player unhappy with his contract fired his former agent and replaced him with Drew Rosenhaus.
The player this time is cornerback Lito Sheppard, who missed the Eagles’ two-week voluntary camp [...]

Posted by Tony D'Angelis on Jul 16 2008

Breaking Down the Eagles Safety Position

As Training Camp nears, let’s review the Safety position. With all the offseason focus on the secondary with the addition of Asante Samuel and the unknown status of Lito Sheppard, the Safety position is going to be intriguing if we come out of the preseason healthy and have to make some hard decisions on who [...]

Posted by Troy Flowers on Jul 15 2008