Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday…Chuck Bednarik

 I was researching another player for Smallthoughts: Old school Tuesday when I ran across this name. So I continued on this and I found out about Chuck Bednarik. Who is Chuck Bednarik you ask? Chuck Bednarik was known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football and the last two-way player

DeSean Jackson now a Washington Redskin

According to published reports DeSean Jackson has agreed to join the Washington Redskins. Reportedly it is a 3 year deal but no terms have been released as of yet. Jackson often clashed with head coach Chip Kelly and despite his performance on the field …it didn’t stop the Eagles from relasing the talented wide receiver.

Nick Foles to start the rest of the season …Vick will back up

In a move that was no surprise to anyone around the Eagles, Head coach Chip Kelly named Nick Foles the starter for the rest of the season.”Nick will be our starter,” Kelly said. ”And hopefully we get Mike (Vick) back through a full week of practice and he’ll be able to be the No. 2

Chiefs fans in Philly? Really…

I read this on line and found it interesting and thought I share it. Not everyone in Philly is down on former Eagles coach Andy Reid. Which made the following article interesting. Andy Reid has at least one safe haven in Philadelphia – a Chiefs bar in South Philly by Les Carpenter PHILADELPHIA – Deep

Reid and the Chiefs beat the Eagles in Philly return

The Eagles fans gave Andy Reid a loud welcome in his return to Philly and it was the last thing the fans had to cheer about as the Eagles lost 26-16 and to be honest the score wasn’t even that close. If the Chiefs had cashed in on all the turnovers it would have been

Riley Cooper, Cary Williams scuffle at practice

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The first punch thrown at Riley Cooper since it became known he made a racial remark didn’t come from an opponent, but a teammate. Cooper, who left the Philadelphia Eagles for three days in training camp after a video of him using the N-word surfaced on the Internet, found himself in a

Chip Kelly names Michael Vick his starter…was there any doubt?

Unless Michael Vick completely forgot how to play football, it would be hard to imagine Chip Kelly naming anyone else the starter at quarterback. Nick Foles is good and presented a challenge but Vick was starting it just was question if he had anything left. After last season he looked done. Kelly at least had

Riley Cooper leaves the Eagles Nest …

I wonder if Riley Cooper is truly sorry for the racial slur or really sorry that it was public on video for all to hear? For all the rage and fury this story has received and rightly so, Cooper doesn’t factor much in the Eagles offense, yet it has hit a sore spot on the

Eagles cramped in Nest …Mc Coy about Riley Cooper:‘Can’t really respect somebody like that’

It might not be a heated fist fight but things are a little ruffed in the Eagles nest at least with one player …LeSean Mc Coy. For the most part, the public reaction of the Philadelphia Eagles’ players has been calm professionalism toward Riley Cooper. Michael Vick defended him. So did Jason Avant. LeSean McCoy

Riley Cooper Makes Racist Comment At Kenny Chesney Concert…when will we ever learn?

Be honest up until a day or two you didn’t know who Riley Cooper was, nor did you care. I didn’t know he played football for the Eagles, in fact I didn’t know who he was either but I pride myself on knowing who’s who in sports, so imagine finding out that Riley Cooper is