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Doug Pederson says Eagles âbrought in Jalen Hurts not to undermine Carson Wentzâ â sure, Jan
Just because you think something is true, it doesnât necessarily mean that itâs actually true. From the Mandela effect to the Philadelphia Experiment â and the Geto Boys â we have proof that our minds can play tricks on us....

With Julio Jones shipped to Titans, a look back at the memorable receiver deals and who won them
Julio Jones isnât the first big name wide receiver to be traded. In fact, of the top skill positions on the offensive side of the ball, I feel like marquee receivers get moved more than any other position. Whether itâs due to contract disputes, diva personalities, or clashes with coaches, itâs alway...

Ertz so good, but heâs 31
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz is a 3-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ, and husband to a gold medalist soccer player. Those are some pretty solid accomplishments. Mr. Julie Ertz is just two years removed from a Pro Bowl season in which he caught 88 passes for 916 yards and six touchdowns. ...

Eagles hire ridiculously qualified Muslim woman as a scout â Eagles fans predictably react horribly
The Philadelphia Eagles announced several hires yesterday on Twitter, including the addition of one Ameena Soliman as a scout....

Which team would most benefit from adding Julio Jones?
Quintorris Lopez Jones â more commonly known as Julio Jones â has been an Atlanta Falcon his entire Hall of Fame career. But with new weapons in town, team money problems, and 32 candles on his birthday cake this year, Jones and the Falcons may be parting ways before the start of 2021....

Who got the best steals in the later rounds of the NFL Draft?
First-round players are great. We love them. Theyâre the highly-touted prospects that most fans heap entirely too much pressure on, with the fate of the franchise often falling on their shoulders. Teams are not strictly built in the first round, however. There were a number of rookies drafted in the...

Hurts so good, too bad his dumbass coach doesnât see it
Even after trading Carson Wentz, Jalen Hurts still isnât being treated like a franchise quarterback, despite the only other quarterback option on the Philadelphia Eaglesâ roster being 36-year-old statuesque can-only-operate-from-the-pocket Joe Flacco. Apparently, new head coach Nick Sirianni isnât n...

No! Not that kind of edibles!
New naming rights mean stoners are gonna show up to Texas ballpark⊠and be severely bummed out...

Only people worse than Indianapolis Colts are sports writers who take part in sham press conference
Shame on the Indianapolis Colts. Shame on the NFL. And most of all, shame on the sports writers willing to go along with a bogus press conference....

Happy St. Patrickâs Day! Feast your eyes on some really cool, and really ugly, green uniforms
As everyone knows, the St. Patrickâs Day tradition is to wear green. While Ray Ferraro and the 1989 Hartford Whalers did this for every road game, what can a sports fan pick out of the closet to garner the luck oâ the Irish and avoid the dreaded pinches for those who forget to don the right apparel?...

DeSean Jacksonâs free agency will be a revealing tale
Thirty-four-year-old wide receivers arenât hot commodities in the NFL. But it doesnât mean they canât be intriguing....

Given that it's Philly, we can assume racism led fans to wanting Wentz over Hurts
A month before the disgruntled Carson Wentz was traded by the Philadelphia Eagles to the Indianapolis Colts, there was a poll conducted by Philly sports radio outlet, 97.5 The Fanatic. ...

Hey Eagles, Jalen Hurts is your quarterback â donât be stupid
Carson Wentz has been traded, yet somehow the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback situation is not firmly answered, and I have no idea why....

Rush Limbaugh, dead at 70, spewed racist filth from every pulpit including ESPNâs
Rush Limbaugh, who died on Wednesday at the age of 70, was a terrible human being whose hate the world is better off not having in it. That includes the sports world, which at least did its best to expel Limbaugh years before the physical world finally did....

Masahiro Tanaka to return to Japan, why this Yankee fan is happy for him
It sucks that Masahiro Tanaka will no longer be a Yankee, but at least I donât have to root against him on another MLB team....

Masahiro Tanaka wonât make it to Cooperstown, but â like hoops' Hall â there should be room for stories like his
In seven seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Arvydas Sabonis averaged 12 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. His biggest accomplishments were being the NBAâs Player of the Week at the end of March in 1996, and finishing 12th in the league in total rebounds in 1997-98....

It's The Coaching Carousel: Our top picks for the 4 NFL teams that need new top guys
An inevitable truth of every NFL offseason is the coaching carousel. Coaches are relieved of their duties after failed seasons â this year is no different. Before this week, there were seven head coaching positions available. Two have been filled: the Jaguars and the Jets have found their new coache...

Ousted Doug Pederson not so special in Philly anymore
Head Coach Doug Pederson is no longer head coach Doug Pederson. The Eagles announced today that they have moved on from the coach that brought the city its only Super Bowl victory....

Donât hate the Eagles or Pederson ... hate the draft & NFL's stupid, broken system
With the No. 6 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selectâŠ...

One thing is clear: The Doug Pederson era is over in Philadelphia
Yes, heâs the only coach in Eagles history to win a Super Bowl. And the statue of him and Nick Foles calling the âPhilly Specialâ will remain outside Lincoln Financial Field. But Foles is gone, and Doug Pederson must follow him out the door....