After losing two top-tier stars, Nick Sirianni Reveals how Jalen Carter and Cam Jurgens replaced Eagles legends Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce
TMZ Sports spoke with former Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, who played alongside Kelce for 12 seasons. Given that Philadelphia will be playing on home turf against the Washington Commanders during Sunday's NFC Championship Game, Cox thinks it will be a sure win with the Eagles leading by 10 points.
Bradberry's Eagles tenure was tainted by a bad 2023 season, but he was excellent in 2022, earning an All-Pro nod. Slay also made the Pro Bowl that season, and the Eagles had the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL. Maddox was still a good player at the time, but he couldn't stay on the field.
A core Commanders star is inactive for the NFC Championship Game. That means Eagles star Jalen Carter has an enormous opportunity ahead of him.
See which famous athletes and Hollywood celebrities won't hesitate to say "Go Birds" or give a "Fly, Eagles, Fly" chant.
At 53-man cutdowns this season, the Philadelphia Eagles had the sixth-youngest roster in the NFL, at an average age of 25.6 years. They are young, they are talented, and they still have some room to grow. And yet, they're in the NFC Championship Game with a chance to go to the Super Bowl.
For Washington, linebacker Frankie Luvu (shoulder), who gave Hurts a concussion with a helmet-to-helmet hit on Dec. 22, defensive end Clelin Ferrell (knee) and linebacker Bobby Wagner (ankle) were limited on Friday. Guard Sam Cosmi (knee) is out.
The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Washington Commanders this Sunday for round three of their rivalry. The difference is that this bout will decide who goes to the Super Bowl.
The Eagles had just hired a first-time head coach in Nick Sirianni, who stammered his way through his opening press conference; who didn't know if his quarterback was going to be a disgruntled and declining Carson Wentz, or an unknown running QB coming off his rookie season in Jalen Hurts?
Serving as Cowboys offensive coordinator the last two seaosns, Schottenheimer brings 25 years of NFL coaching experience to the job.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, for the second practice in a row, appeared mobile and unincumbered by his injured left knee on Friday.
After a lousy practice in the infancy of this season, Jalen Carter stepped into a players-only huddle and addressed the entire team for the first time. Several teammates still remember his message: Where we are is not where we need to be.