Posts Tagged ‘Jeffrey Lurie’

Lurie Talks About the Loss of Dawkins, Other Vets

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, quoted on themorningcall.com regarding the loss of Brian Dawkins and other popular veterans to free agency: “Another great guy. I just want to say as long as I own the team, nobody is going to wear number 20, either.” Lurie continued: “As an owner and as I’m sure anybody working with [...]

The Great Eagles Irony

IRON-Y EAGLES The numbers are serious: 97 wins, 10 playoff victories, 61% winning percentage, 7 trips to the post-season, 5 division titles, 5 NFC Championship Game appearances, 1 trip to the Super Bowl. These are the attributes of your Philadelphia Eagles under the current 10-year regime of Jeffrey Lurie, Joe Banner and Andy Reid. Conversely, [...]

Eagles Prepare For First Preseason Game

The Eagles will hold a closed practice today as they prepare for their first preseason game.  The Birds will visit Pittsburgh at 7:30 Friday night.  Yesterday, disgruntled cornerback Lito Sheppard responded to team owner Jeffrey Lurie’s comments on Monday.  Lurie, citing a rarely-used stat, said he hopes Sheppard has a better season this year than [...]