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The Philadelphia Eagles have one of the best wide receivers in the game, and they gladly agreed to compensate him as such.
A.J. Brown is currently the highest-paid wide receiver in the league.
He signed a three-year contract extension worth a whopping $96 million.
Brown now has the highest annual value at $32 million per year on average.
Nonetheless, when asked about what it meant to be the biggest earner at the position, he was completely unfazed by that (via Around the NFL):
“Nothing. Nothing,” Brown said. “I want to prove it. … We don’t play on paper. Nobody cares...
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2024 NFL draft: Best picks, top steals in every round - ESPN+
Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Philadelphia Eagles (No. 22). Mitchell had a dominant college career at Toledo that included 39 pass breakups over his last two seasons, and he followed it up with stellar showings at the Senior Bowl and combine. He was on the short list of the cleanest prospects in the class, and he filled Philadelphia’s biggest need. Darius Slay and James Bradberry are both over 30 years old, and GM Howie Roseman...
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A fan-favorite says goodbye.
Boston Scott is not returning to the Philadelphia Eagles. The veteran free agent running back reportedly signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday evening.
It’s a little sad to see him go. Scott, who recently turned 29, has been with the Eagles since they signed him away from the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad during the 2019 season. He unexpectedly made some nice contributions to their playoff push during that year. He became a nice role player to have in the running back rotation.
Scott also obviously developed a reputation for tormenting...
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After three solid years with the Tennessee Titans, superstar wide receiver A.J. Brown was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in a blockbuster deal that was expected to be a game-changer for the storied franchise led by up-and-coming quarterback Jalen Hurts.
Not only did it turn out to be a game-changer for the team, but Brown took it to another level in Philadelphia, resulting in two Pro Bowl seasons and some career-best numbers in terms of receptions (106), receiving yards (1,496), and touchdowns (11).
However, with the 2023 NFL season turning out to be a disaster for the Eagles after an...
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Gonna be honest with you – I didn’t even know that remnants of the Carson Wentz trade lingered until this tweet crossed my feed:
A breakdown of how the Eagles turned Carson Wentz into DeVonta Smith, AJ Brown, Jalen Carter, and Cooper DeJean. pic.twitter.com/iZcun9rgcx
— Victor Williams (@ThePhillyPod) April 30, 2024
Let’s take it back to the beginning, to 2021 when Carson was dealt to the Colts.
The Eagles’ return was a 2021 third round pick and a 2022 conditional 1st round pick. You might recall the trigger for the 1st rounder was Carson playing 75% of...
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A.J. Brown signed his new contract:
Talk to ’em 1K @1kalwaysopen_ | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/hKDxJSaDWv
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 30, 2024
“What’s up Eagle Nation? It’s A.J. Brown. I’m so glad to be here man, guys when I hang my cleats up it’s gonna be in that uniform right there. I’m so blessed, so thankful, ready for the upcoming season. Go Birds.”
I guess the people who wanted to trade A.J. Brown and eat an astronomical dead cap hit are gonna have to find a new slant. It was the most ridiculous thing ever, partly because the...
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This clip is being circulated through Philly sports social media. It’s Tom Green doppelganger Nick Wright talking about Howie Roseman’s drafting:
Thank you Nick wright for being the first media member to tell the truth about Howie roseman pic.twitter.com/2knhF2kxCN
— (@FreeGjr) April 29, 2024
“his draft mimics the consensus media big boards more than any other GM, which is why every year people are like ‘Howie did it again!'”
Huh? Does it? Maybe in recent years when he just took Bama and Georgia guys, but was Jalen Reagor a consensus 1st rounder? Jalen Hurts a consensus 2nd...
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J.J. McCarthy is the biggest winner from the 2024 NFL Draft by a mile - SB Nation
Winner: Philadelphia Eagles. Water is wet. The Eagles win again. It was a big weekend for teams in Pennsylvania, as the Eagles join their cousins in the west to dominate the board once more. Their back-to-back DB picks of Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean fix the biggest issue the Eagles have been having in their defense. This is a team without a ton of holes, and yet somehow...
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The Philadelphia Eagles have done well so far this offseason, as they started it off by snagging star running back Saquon Barkley from the NFC East rival New York Giants.
They then gave contract extensions to their top wide receivers — DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown — and used their first two draft picks on cornerbacks Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean.
On Monday, Philly cleared some roster room by releasing four players — defensive tackle Noah Elliss, wide receiver Griffin Hebert, defensive back Tiawan Mullen, and offensive lineman Lecitus Smith, per ProFootballTalk.
Eagles cut four players. https://t.co/LE7dIMaUxK
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Roster news.
The Philadelphia Eagles cut the following four players on Monday, according to the NFL’s official transaction report:
They are all subject to waivers, so, we’ll soon see if they get claimed.
All four players were fighting uphill battles to make the 53-man roster. Elliss may have had the best chance to make the team since the Eagles could some use more depth at nose tackle. But apparently not.
Prior to these cuts, the Eagles had 78 players on their roster (including Mekhi...
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Interesting.
The Philadelphia Eagles are set to host free agent wide receiver John Ross — the No. 9 overall pick from the 2017 NFL Draft — at the NovaCare Complex during their upcoming rookie minicamp. Ross will be attending practices on a tryout basis, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
Ross, who’s somehow only 28, hasn’t played in the NFL since the 2021 season. He retired from football last July after participating in just a few training camp practices with the Kansas City Chiefs.
It’s not extremely common for recognizable veterans to participate in rookie minicamps but...
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The Eagles legend will still be on your TV this fall. Just in a different way.
Jason Kelce is joining ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” — the network’s “Monday Night Football” pregame show — following his retirement from playing in the NFL, according to a report from The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand.
It was previously reported that Kelce was drawing interest from major networks, ESPN included. It comes as a surprise to exactly no one that he was in high demand.
While Philadelphia Eagles fans will certainly miss seeing Kelce on the field, it’ll still be nice to hear from him ahead...
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