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Inside Tight End University: George Kittle & Co. are out to ‘learn from the best in the country’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle‘s voice echoed across the turf on a steamy 90-degree day at Lipscomb Academy field in Nashville as a crowd of 49 tight ends began to gather at the 50-yard line. Kittle’s instructions were accented by a passionate “Wooo!” from Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis […]
Continue readingJason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles reach new deal for 2021 season
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro center Jason Kelce announced that he will return for an 11th season and has restructured his contract for 2021. Kelce has been contemplating retirement the past several offseasons but has decided to play for at least another year even though the Eagles are going through a transition period. The reworked […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Eagles lineman Jack Driscoll out for rest of season, source says
Driscoll, the team’s fourth-round pick out of Auburn, started four games at right tackle this season in place of the injured Lane Johnson, including the past two weeks against the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints. He was hurt in the Saints game Sunday but fought through it and played 100% of the snaps. […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Eagles activate Zach Ertz, add Lane Johnson to IR
Ertz has been sidelined since Week 6 after suffering a high ankle sprain against the Baltimore Ravens. In a corresponding move, the Eagles put offensive tackle Lane Johnson (ankle) on injured reserve while activating receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside from the reserve/COVID-19 list. A three-time Pro Bowler, Ertz had an unusually slow start to this season, catching […]
Continue readingSources: Denver Broncos make Garett Bolles fifth-highest-paid tackle
The deal will keep Bolles with the Broncos through the 2024 season and will average out to $17 million per year with the potential to reach $68 million total, sources confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. The contract will put Bolles fifth in the league among tackles in average dollars per year, behind only David Bakhtiari […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Eagles RT Lane Johnson to undergo season-ending ankle surgery
Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson announced Friday that his season is over as he awaits ankle surgery. “It’s like the inside of my ankle is collapsed,” Johnson said, “so a lot of my power and my push-off that I normally have isn’t there.” Johnson said a stress fracture was forming from the tightrope surgery […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 10 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Ben Roethlisberger and a host of running backs
Ben Roethlisberger, the quarterback of the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers, leads the list of players whose status is in doubt entering Week 10 of the NFL season. Roethlisberger is on the reserve/COVID-19 list and his availability likely won’t be known until Saturday. Elsewhere, the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Los […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Eagles coach tests positive for COVID-19, source says, but team facility not closed
The team is in the NFL’s intensive protocols but the NovaCare practice facility has not been shut down. As part of the protocol, all meetings will be virtual this week as the Eagles prepare for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants. In a statement, the Eagles acknowledged a staff member had tested positive and […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Eagles safety Marcus Epps positive for coronavirus, source says
The team said in a statement that it received confirmation of a positive test Thursday, and that the player went into self-isolation after learning of the results. Philadelphia is now in the NFL’s intensive protocols. The Eagles are on their bye week but did hold a brief practice and some meetings Wednesday. Epps was in […]
Continue readingDallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles: Which team is set up for success in NFC East?
It’s the movable object versus the stoppable force as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) in a tussle for superiority in the sub-mediocre NFC East. How bad is it? The Eagles (2-4-1) are the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to lead a division after Week 7 […]
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