Eagles HC petitions NFL not to ban the ‘brotherly shove’ from Michael Gallagher, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com When the Philadelphia Eagles need to pick up one yard, they turn to a play that almost never fails. The Eagles ran their “brotherly shove” quarterback sneak four times in Sunday’s 31-17 win over the Miami Dolphins. They converted every time, and all four conversions either scored a touchdown or led to one. Just because Philly executes the play better than any team in the NFL (its conversion percentage is nearly 20 points higher than the league average), head coach Nick Sirianni says that’s no…
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Insider predicts NFC East rivals will play in inaugural Black Friday game from Zac Wassink, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com NBC Sports’ Peter King believes a pair of NFC East clubs will face off in the league’s debut Black Friday game. In his latest “Football Morning in America” column, King wrote that the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on the New York Giants is “the leader in the clubhouse” to be announced as the Black Friday contest when the NFL schedule is released on May 11. King did not say which of the two will be the home team for that historic matchup.…
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Philadelphia Eagles acquire star WR A.J. Brown from Tennessee Titans from Adam Stites, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The Philadelphia Eagles acquired one-time Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Brown in a trade with the Tennessee Titans during the 2022 NFL Draft, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal reportedly sends Brown to Philadelphia in exchange for the No. 18 and 101 picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Eagles immediately locked down Brown with a four-year, $100 million extension. Brown, 24, was a second-round pick in 2019 and immediately emerged as a top receiver with 1,051…
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PHILADELPHIA — Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday. He was 81. from CBSPhilly.com: The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent his six of his nine NFL seasons with, said Cross’ son, Matthew, confirmed his father died near his home in Roseville, Minnesota. The cause of death was not provided. “All of us at CBS Sports are saddened by the news of Irv Cross’ passing,” CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said in a statement. “Irv was a pioneer who made significant contributions…
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Final:Philadelphia Eagles 22, New Giants 21 Eagles(2-4-1)/Giants(1-6) from www.nfl.com: One-win teams collided on Thursday with plenty of ups, downs and everything in between. Though it wasn’t always pretty, it was dramatic. The NFC East tilt came down to the wire, with Carson Wentz throwing a beautiful game-winning touchdown score to Boston Scott and a Brandon Graham forced fumble sealing the Philadelphia Eagles’ 22-21 win over the New York Giants. from www.espn.com: PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz and the Philadelphia Eagles did it again, roaring back late in the game to upend the New York Giants, 22-21, and put themselves in the…