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Jairus Byrd Staying Put?

INDIANAPOLIS — Hopes for a Jairus Byrd-Eagles union are fading fast. It is questionable whether the Eagles would pony up the necessary coin to land […]

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Combine Notes: The Buzz Around Indy

A few notes to pass along after wandering around the combine for a couple days: “The Eagles won’t spend.” That was a quote from the […]

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Sorting Through the Receiver Situation

INDIANAPOLIS — The quality of this wide receiver class is impacting the Eagles thinking. There’s no denying that. Analysts and general managers alike are raving about […]

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Wake-Up Call: Lyerla Wants To Land In Philly

INDIANAPOLIS — You could hardly see Colt Lyerla through the thicket of reporters and cameras.  He was seated at a round table inside the media […]

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Roseman: ‘Stop-Gap’ Possible At Safety

INDIANAPOLIS — Hopes are high that the Eagles will finally find the solution to their safety problems this offseason. But it is certainly possible — […]

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Combine Notes: On Worilds and the OLB Hunt

INDIANAPOLIS — Billy Davis began his professional coaching career in Pittsburgh, learning from the likes of Dom Capers and Dick LeBeau, and in some respects […]

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Dion Jordan And the OLB Market

Indianapolis — Just getting settled in here at the combine. It feels like the NFL has just taken over the city. There were several Eagles […]

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Wake-Up Call: ‘Best Draft In Ten Years’

NFL analyst Mike Mayock opened his conference call with reporters Tuesday by offering the following: “From my perspective, this is the deepest and best draft […]

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Three Free Agents That Fit

We asked NFL analyst Brian Baldinger to identify three free agents that are a match for the Eagles in terms of both need and scheme […]

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Twitter Mailbag: Safety Needs

For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus. From @pmeredith77: Why are people saying the Eagles won’t pursue Jairus Byrd or […]

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Wake-Up Call: Ducks In the Draft

Chip Kelly likes him some Oregon players, you may have heard. From Dennis Dixon to Jeff Maehl, he brought in plenty of familiar faces to […]

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On Banner, And Lessons Learned

If you’re like me, you find Joe Banner to be an oddly fascinating study. If so, you’ll especially enjoy the anecdotes that Peter King unearthed about […]

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Wake-Up Call: Draft Offers Options At Receiver

A record 98 underclassmen have declared for the 2014 NFL Draft. Within that wave lies  a group of talented receivers that has enriched the position […]

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Jets Reportedly Interested In Maclin

The Jets are interested in free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, according to a report. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News writes that the […]

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Offseason Outlook: Safeties

This week, we’ll continue to offer offseason outlooks for the Eagles, position-by-position. Each day, we’ll answer a pressing question and rank the position on the […]