The fact that NFL contracts aren’t guaranteed means even the highest-paid superstars can be cut in the blink of an eye if their performance drops off for even a season. The 15 players on this list vary from established veterans trying to justify their highly-paid contracts to rookies that have so far failed to prove their worth in the league to stars rebounding from serious injuries. Many on the list…
View image | gettyimages.com If there was an award handed out to the best preseason team, the Philadelphia Eagles would win this year’s award unanimously. That’s terrific. It also means absolutely nothing, considering every NFL game played in the month of August (and early September) will quickly be forgotten as soon as the Eagles travel to Atlanta in the real season opener. The big question, however, is whether…
View image | gettyimages.com Join us for the second edition of the SwartzSports podcast, as Cody and Bryn Swartz discuss the Eagles’ dominant victory (yet again) over the Green Bay Packers in the decisive third preseason game. Also discussed will be the Evan Mathis signing in Denver, Mychal Kendricks’ new contract extension, Robert Griffin III’s fallout in Washington and the other top picks in the 2012 draft. And…
View image | gettyimages.com By now, it’s been enough time to digest Sam Bradford’s performance from Saturday night’s 39-26 preseason win over the Green Bay Packers. Bradford was everything Chip Kelly could have hoped for; he completed all 10 of his passing attempts for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Expectations among Philadelphia Eagles fans are soaring through the roof that this offense can compete with Green Bay and Seattle for…
View image | gettyimages.com The Eagles dismantled the Packers in last night’s preseason game. They destroyed them. They clobbered them in all three phases of the game. It’s only preseason but it’s difficult to not get carried away with how terrific the Eagles have looked through their first three preseason games. Below are the five biggest takeaways from yesterday night’s incredible showing against last year’s NFC North champion…
View image | gettyimages.com Preseason, which feels like an eternity, is more than half over. The Eagles have played two of their four games, winning both easily, and will travel to Lambeau tonight to take on the Green Bay Packers. Whether Aaron Rodgers plays is the biggest storyline, but after the season-ending injury to Jordy Nelson, it’s likely that Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy keeps the league’s reigning MVP fresh…
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Eagles are likely going to be a very good football team in 2015. In their first two seasons under head coach Chip Kelly, they won 10 and 10 games, ranking fourth and third in the league in points scored. Despite an insane roster overhaul that saw the Eagles change five starters on the offensive side of the ball and five more on…
View image | gettyimages.com It may be just preseason, but a 40-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens has to have Philadelphia Eagles fans thinking their team can accomplish great things in the 2015 season. The Eagles clicked on all cylinders, rolling up over 475 yards of offense while adding a special teams touchdown en route to a 30-0 third quarter lead. Most importantly, Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray made…