Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Somebody tell Eagles nickel back Joselio Hanson not to be spending a lot of money this off season. He needs to emphasize saving and don’t take it for granted that he’ll be cashing those big NFL checks every week this fall.
Hanson has gotten a great deal out of his ability, but he’s going to need [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The Giants have proven that a great pass rush can cover up deficiencies in other areas of your defense. The Eagles are planning on that being true.
They had a good pass rush a year ago, now they’ve improved it with the addition of Fletcher Cox and Vinny Curry. They’ve also improved their linebacking corps with [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Monday, April 30th, 2012

I think the Eagles would admit that they misjudged the popularity of Brian Dawkins here in Philadelphia, as well as his ability to still play football. The absence of Dawkins on the Birds’ roster hurt the Birds for the last few years because they haven’t been able to find a star level safety, since he [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

It’s a done deal. Asante Samuel is now an Atlanta Falcon. The Eagles traded him for a seventh round draft pick which very disappointing when you consider how productive Samuel has been here in Philadelphia.
He reworked his contract with the Falcons. Samuel signed a three year deal for $18.5 million dollars today with Atlanta, now [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

It was previously reported that the Eagles were talking to the Denver Broncos about a trade which involved Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel. Now they’re reportedly talking to the Atlanta Falcons about a draft day deal for Samuel, but the Falcons just like the Broncos want Samuel to restructure his contract before they acquire him.
This [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

For more than a decade, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson built an outstanding Philadelphia Eagles defense around Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins. He was probably the most complete safety which I’ve ever seen. He was outstanding in every facet of the game. I think it would be a shame if he wasn’t voted to the [...]
Posted by Bob Wankel
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, General News, News, Secondary
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

With the news that Brian Dawkins has made his retirement from the NFL official after a brilliant 16-year career, we can reflect on his fierce playing stlye and game-changing abilities at the safety position. Too often we tend to hyperbolize the greatness of certain players, but the respect and adoration that Dawkins commands is warranted.
He [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Former Eagles great Brian Dawkins announced his retirement today on Twitter.
“The Lord has blessed me to play in the NFL for 16 years. I would like to thank the Eagles and the Broncos for believing in me. I would like [to] thank all of my teammates & coaches that I have been blessed [to] go [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Friday, April 20th, 2012

The Denver Post is reporting that the Broncos have called the Eagles about working out a deal to acquire Birds Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel. The report says the two teams have talked about two scenarios in which Denver would acquire Samuel but neither deal could be agreed upon.
It’s been public information for quite a [...]
Posted by GarryCobb
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News, Secondary
Monday, April 16th, 2012

Do you remember when Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel went off in the Birds locker room and said the front office was playing fantasy football with the owner Jeffrey Lurie’s money? Well that Asante Samuel no longer plays for the Birds.
Samuel was at the Eagles first off season workout at the Nova Care Complex today and [...]
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