For the second consecutive week, the Eagles will go with a different look at linebacker because of a knee injury to weakside starter Akeem Jordan. Coach Andy Reid ruled out Jordan for Sunday night's game at Chicago. Will Witherspoon will again start at weakside LB, and second-year man Joe Mays will start in the middle. Chris Gocong, who started in the middle in last week's loss to San Diego, will move...
The Philadelphia Eagles are beaten up, and their roster has taken some big hits. For example: Going into the season, here is what their offensive line was projected to look like: RT Stacy Andrews RG Shawn Andrews C Jamal Jackson LG Todd Herremans LT Jason Peters. But Stacy Andrews, a somewhat big free-agent signing, hasn't materialized. Shawn Andrews went on injured reserve with a bad back, and some...
8 games down, 8 to go. If the season ended today, the Eagles would be in the playoffs. I'm trying to decide if the first half of the season so far has been disappointing. On the one hand, we lost extremely winnable games to Dallas and Oakland, but on the other, we had 5 very convincing victories. Let's grade the majority of our players one at a time... Before we critique each player, let's first note...
More photos » by Nick Wass - AP Browse more photos » The Eagles "stat of the week" is brought to you by Comcast and the new NFL Red Zone channel So far this year, I've been using this post to talk about the Eagles performance in the red zone from week to week. And week after week, they barely if ever get to the red zone. Whether they score from all big plays on a good day or can't...
With Brian Westbrook’s status (and head) unclear, the Eagles swiped running back P.J. Hill off the Saints practice squad and shipped Omar Gaither to IR. Hill had himself a great career at Wisconsin. I doubt he has much of a future with the Birds, but you never know. This move says more about Westy’s availability than [...]
More photos » by Marcio Sanchez - AP 2 months ago: New Orleans Saints running back P.J. Hill, right, celebrates after scoring on an 11-yard-touchdown in the third quarter against the Oakland Raiders during an NFL preseason football game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Sanchez) Browse more photos » The Eagles announced that they've put LB Omar Gaither on injured...
The Philadelphia Eagles placed linebacker Omar Gaither on injured reserve Wednesday and signed running back P.J. Hill from the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.
The Philadelphia Eagles placed linebacker Omar Gaither on injured reserve Wednesday and signed running back P.J. Hill from the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.
Philadelphia has listed the following players as being inactive for Week 7 at Washington on Monday night: DB Dimitri Patterson , LB Joe Mays , WR Kevin Curtis , DL Victor Abiamiri and LB Omar Gaither . Kevin Kolb is the 3rd QB.
More photos » by Rick Havner - AP Browse more photos » A long injury list this week features starters on both sides of the ball. It's been a rough week for the Eagles , limping into week seven after a tough loss to the Raiders and four Philadelphia players have been ruled as out: Victor Abiamiri , Kevin Curtis , Omar Gaither , and Dimitri Patterson . Curtis' loss will mean an increased...
Omar Gaither underwent surgery yesterday to correct a Lisfranc fracture in his left foot, but coach Andy Reid was reluctant to place the linebacker on injured reserve and end his season.
Eagles DE Victor Abiamiri (knee), LB Omar Gaither (foot) and CB Dimitri Patterson have all been ruled out of the team's Week 7 game at Washington on Monday night.
Eagles coach Andy Reid says LB Omar Gaither will have surgery on left foot and will miss the rest of the season. Gaither suffered the injury during Sunday's loss to the Oakland Raiders. He is the second Eagles middle linebacker to be lost for the season - Stewart Bradley was placed on injured reserve after tearing an ACL in a preseason scrimmage. On Tuesday, the Eagles acquired LB Will Witherspoon...
More photos » by Rich Schultz - AP Browse more photos » For the Eagles , the past week has certainly been an active one in terms of personnel changes. Amid all the talk of the Brandon Gibson for Will Witherspoon trade, the team made a few adjustments to their practice squad. Second year guard Mike Gibson was signed to the Seattle Seahawks active roster, leaving a vacancy on the eight man...
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