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NFL hires Pa. police chief for security job (AP)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:07:50 PDT

The NFL hired Pennsylvania's state police chief for a new position that will cover all aspects of stadium security from fan behavior to signal stealing. But Col. Jeffrey Miller, who begins work as director of strategic security Aug. 18, said Tuesday there was far more to the job than ensuring no repeat of the episode last year involving the New England Patriots.

NFL offseason report card: Grades are in (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:24:34 PDT

The usual teacher's pets slacked off a bit, but the Eagles got the gold star and the Jets and Vikings moved to the head of the class.

Ravens, Bills among 6 to crash NFL playoff party (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:38 PDT

After pondering the six teams that might not make it back to the playoffs in 2008 and six of the teams not good...

Backfire? Burress, Chad Johnson now can be suspended (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:16 PDT

The Giants' Plaxico Burress and Bengals' Chad Johnson have opted to report for mandatory minicamp sessions, but then do nothing. The strategy could backfire big-time.

If Favre plays, it might not be in Green Bay (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:19:04 PDT

There's a very interesting potential twist to the latest round of Brett Favre reports and rumors.

Eagles Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:10:35 PDT

When former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre came down with slight tendinitis in his throwing shoulder last June during the team's final passing camp, it hardly raised an eyebrow in Wisconsin.

But when Eagles coach Andy Reid admitted last week that he was shutting Donovan McNabb down for the last three days of his team's final passing camp because of the same minor malady, well, it was all anybody could talk about in Philadelphia.

Part of the reason for that was Reid had hidden the injury from the media for nearly a month before finally revealing it, which only magnified it when it finally surfaced. Another reason is McNabb's injury history. He has missed 15 games over the last three years with various injuries, including a torn ACL, a sports hernia and a...

Kearse says Eagles will miss him (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:56:26 PDT

Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse, who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles in February, said his...

Eagles' Sheppard says he will be ready to play 'wherever' (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:34:20 PDT

Unhappy Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard hosted a daylong free fitness camp for several hundred...

Eagles sign rookies Ikegwuonu, Mays and Dunlap (AP)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:24:25 PDT

The Philadelphia Eagles rookies Jack Ikegwuonu, Joe Mays and King Dunlap all agreed to four-year contracts Tuesday. Ikegwuonu, a cornerback and fourth-round pick out of Wisconsin, will likely miss the 2008 season with a right knee injury he sustained while working out for the draft. He was an All-Big Ten selection as a junior before declaring for the draft.

Ex-Giants GM Accorsi hired by NFL as consultant (AP)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:18:27 PDT

Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant to the NFL and will co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Monday that Accorsi will focus on assisting the league in monitoring compliance with rules and policies, and achieving better communication with senior club football personnel.

Eagles sign DT von Oelhoffen (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:15:18 PDT

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen one a one-year contract Friday.

Eagles sign von Oelhoffen; Klecko's future in doubt? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:08:45 PDT

Last week, the acquisition of fullback Luke Lawton by the Philadelphia Eagles caused the team to flip Dan Klecko...

Philly's camp may be done, but questions are only beginning (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:28:47 PDT

The OTAs (off-season training activities) are over for the Philadelphia Eagles . The next time they gather as a...

McNabb sits out with shoulder tendinitis (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:31:16 PDT

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb sat out the team's passing camp Tuesday due to shoulder tendinitis.

McNabb has shoulder tendinitis, sits out practice (AP)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:28:33 PDT

Donovan McNabb is sitting out the Philadelphia Eagles' passing camp Tuesday with shoulder tendinitis. The five-time Pro Bowl quarterback likely will miss the rest of the week's organized team activities. Kevin Kolb, a second-round pick last season, worked with the first-team offense in McNabb's absence.

Former OU star, Seahawks coach Tom Catlin dies (AP)

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:02:28 PDT

Tom Catlin, a longtime NFL assistant coach and a two-way star in the 1950s at the University of Oklahoma, has died. He was 76. Catlin died Saturday at a hospice in Seattle of complications stemming from recent surgery, said his brother, Charles Catlin, who added that his brother recently had Parkinson's disease.