Defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins is the one that got away for the Packers. After the new deal he signed in Philadelphia Tuesday, Jenkins is the one that will stay away. The 31-year-old’s restructured contract lasts for three more years. He was set to make $7.5 million in 2012 including a $5 million roster bonus, but…

Leonard Weaver was a Pro Bowl fullback in 2009 with the Eagles, but in the first game of 2010 he suffered a gruesome knee injury that appears to have ended his career. Weaver is still working toward recovering from that injury, but as he told Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News, he isn’t even…

Cullen Jenkins is sticking with the Eagles, on a restructured contract. Jenkins, a defensive tackle who started all 16 games for the Eagles last season, signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the team seven months ago, shortly after the lockout ended. There was no immediate word on the specifics of his restructured deal. “We…

The NFL Scouting Combine begins this week, and the entire NFL world will converge on Indianapolis to watch players perform the 40-yard dash and the three-cone drill and the bench press and a bunch of other things other than actually playing football. Some teams will make significant changes to their draft boards based on watching…

Some things in the NFL never change, and some NFL players know even after they’ve been retired for more than a decade that they’re going to get the same reception in certain cities where they played. For former Cowboys fullback Daryl “Moose” Johnston, that means that when he goes to Philadelphia to call Eagles games…

A week after saying he doesn’t know if he’s in the Eagles’ plans, cornerback Asante Samuel is talking about what his future destination might be. On Twitter Saturday night, Samuel asked his followers, “If they trade me where would you guys like to see me go?” Samuel’s question may have been inspired by comments from…

The Eagles are expected to use the franchise tag to keep free agent receiver DeSean Jackson, but they’re talking publicly about getting a long-term deal done with Jackson, not just locking him up via the franchise tender. Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman told Philly.com that everyone in the organization is on board with keeping Jackson…

Recently, the connection between head injuries and long-term chronic health conditions has received plenty of attention, and rightfully so.  But there’s another challenge that former NFL players face after they quit playing in the NFL. Big men often end up getting even bigger.  And as a result dying far too young. Former Eagles tackle Antone…

The Eagles have decided not to raise ticket prices in 2012. This seems like a good way to avoid a fan revolt. “We understand that this is a difficult economy, and we’re grateful that fans still turned out this season in sell-out numbers to support the Eagles,” Eagles President Joe Banner said in a statement.…

After getting voted down by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee for the fifth consecutive year, Cris Carter says he thinks the voters oppose his position more than they oppose him. Speaking to Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin on WQAM, Carter suggested that he, Andre Reed and Tim Brown have been the…

During the 2011 regular season, Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo was widely criticized for the Dream Team’s failures, and the “wide nine” alignment he employed was mocked. But there are some strengths of the wide nine, including the way it frees up outside pass rushers. So it’s not surprising that Eagles defensive end Jason Babin…

Mike Florio addresses rumors surrounding receivers Randy Moss, DeSean Jackson, and Reggie Wayne. Will Jackson get the franchise tag? Will Wayne and Moss may be looking for new homes in 2012?

DeSean Jackson isn’t going anywhere, at least not until the Eagles can get something for him in return. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports the team will place the franchise tag on Jackson. They may still look to see what Jackson could attract in a trade. The news doesn’t come as a surprise. It…

Although most Eagles fans were hoping it would be Juan Castillo, cornerbacks coach Johnny Lynn was the assistant who took the fall for Philadelphia’s disappointing defense in 2011. Now, a month later, Lynn has landed in Oakland. Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that that Lynn will join the Raiders as a defensive backs coach. Prior…

With 1,101 career receptions, former Vikings, Eagles, and Dolphins (yes, Dolphins) receiver Cris Carter is fourth on the all-time list, only one catch behind Marvin Harrison.  Carter ranks eighth in NFL history with 13,899 yards, and he’s fourth with 130 receiving touchdowns, behind only Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss. But Carter never played…

Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel says the team has told him nothing about whether he’s going to be back for the 2012 season, but that if it’s up to him, he’ll remain in Philadelphia. “I don’t know. I’m hoping to be here. That’s all,” Samuel told the Philadelphia Daily News. With Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie…

When receiver Plaxico Burress emerged from prison last year wearing a Phillies hat, many took that gesture to mean he wanted to play for the Eagles. He didn’t in 2011, but he wants to in 2012. Howard Eskin of NBC 10 in Philadelphia reports that he ran into Burress at the Super Bowl, and that…

The four teams in the NFC East have won 12 coming Super Bowls following the Giants’ win on Sunday. Of course, none of those 12 titles came from the Philadelphia Eagles. Seeing another division rival come out on top again stings in Philadelphia. “It’s hard [to see the Giants win again]. They’re too close to…

Watching the Giants win the Super Bowl couldn’t have been easy for an Eagles team that would have taken their spot in the playoffs with a little help from the Jets or Cowboys in the last two weeks of the season. But, then, they wouldn’t have been in that position if they had done a…

Yes, the 2011 season has ended.  But we now know that the 2012 season will launch at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, September 6. That night, the Super Bowl XLVI champion Giants will host the first real game of the new campaign, hosting the Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles, Saints, Bucs, Packers, Steelers, or Browns. Rarely if ever…