July 31st, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Pro Football Weekly reports the Eagles will start camp with 7 on the PUP list: When the Eagles open camp Friday morning, some familiar names will not be on the practice field. The Eagles have placed seven players — four Pro Bowlers and two second-rounders — on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, including [...]
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Safety Mikell Pays Respects to Jim Johnson
S Quintin Mikell, quoted on PhillyBurbs.com after learning of the passing of former defensive coordinator Jim Johnson Tuesday: “He was the best that ever did it. Just look at all the things he’s been able to do with so little. He didn’t always need the very best guys out there. He worked with whatever he [...]
OL Max Jean-Gilles Blogs on His New Site
Hello Eagles fans! I have been really putting in a lot of overtime into training in order to get prepared for training camp. I reported on Sunday and I am glad that it is finally here and that technically the season has begun. The season for me doesn’t begin with the first game, it begins [...]
Maclin Still Not in Camp – McNabb Understands
Donovan McNabb understands the process that goes into trying to get first-round pick Jeremy Maclin signed. While McNabb would love to see his newest weapon in camp, he knows that he’ll get there when he gets there, and that’s okay with him. “It’s part of the business,” McNabb said. “It’s something that you go through. [...]
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
The Eagles lost their defensive coordinator Tuesday, and the league lost a great man, as Jim Johnson has died at the age of 68. It was Johnson’s attacking defenses that helped the Eagles to one Super Bowl appearance and five NFC title games. Johnson had taken a leave of absence from the team in May [...]
McNabb Reminds Everyone That You Can’t Win a Title in July
There’s plenty of talk after Joe Banner said the Eagles have the best roster in the game. The Philadelphia Daily News talks to Donovan McNabb, who says it’s too early to have this much swagger: Donovan McNabb likes his new toys. But, in a less-than-shocking development, the Eagles quarterback thinks that since you can’t win [...]
Westbrook and Abiamiri Back to the Club in Mid-August?
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer talks about Brian Westbrook returning to the team in mid-August: Brian Westbrook and Victor Abiamiri have identical mid-August target dates for their returns to the practice field, Eagles coach Andy Reid said yesterday as the team officially opened training camp at Lehigh University. That was only good news for Westbrook. Abiamiri, a [...]
First-Round Pick Maclin Still Without a Deal
A couple teams over the weekend (Browns, Steelers) were able to get their first round picks inked over the weekend. As Pro Football Talk.com reports, the Eagles still don’t have a deal in place for first-round pick WR Jeremy Maclin: Maclin, who was drafted 19th overall, remains unsigned. However, Eagles coach Andy Reid indicated that [...]
