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  • Saquon Barkley Helped Me to Win My Fantasy League — Here is What It Means for the Eagles. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Let me be clear. Absolutely nothing. Zero. Zip. Nilch. Nada.

    At first — I wasn’t opposed to gaining the 2024 NFL’s Leading Rusher to my Fantasy Football Roster. And of course — even though Cam Skattebo was having a monster season — he is after all a New York Giant. So when a fellow FFB Manager approached me about a Skattebo for Barkley swap — I jumped at the chance.

    For many who drafted the Eagles’ skill position players in the heat of August 2025 — it’s been a pretty rough season. At one point after the Chargers Game — an estimated 298 Fantasy teams recorded a loss after starting Jalen Hurts at quarterback. For those who lost a top draft-pick on Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, Devonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, and AJ Brown — the productivity hasn’t been what you’d expect from the Eagles talented roster with explosive, big play potential (just ask AJ himself.) But good things do come to those who wait.

    But perhaps — fantasy football once again gives us a window into real life. With most FFB leagues concluding before this weekend’s Week 18 Action— it’s too late for an Eagles offense who will be sitting their starters in anticipation of the NFC Wildcard Round. But anytime Hurts, Barkley, Goedert, Smith, and Brown are on the field at the same time — the possibility of a huge play is not far behind.

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    So if Philadelphia’s best defense in the NFL keeps making incredible big plays in the postseason — it sets the stage for the Eagles offense to come alive at just the right moment — in the middle of another run through the NFC Playoffs and right to the Super Bowl.

    Two weeks after the league-approved Barkley for Skattebo trade — he dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula at Lincoln Financial Field and was lost for the season. Saquon Barkley on the other hand propelled me to the Championship Game with 132 yards on 21 carries against Washington.

    Is my Fantasy Football win have a direct connection to the Eagles fortunes? No team in the NFC has as much potential to reach the Super Bowl with the talent that they have on the gridiron. After all — this roster essentially did it last season. Probably not — but (perhaps) Philadelphia’s running game can capture some magic this NFL postseason.

    After All — they already have Saquon Barkley.

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  • Losing A Talent — Then Adding Some More. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Once again in 2025 — the Eagles had high hopes for the physical play of wide receiver Johnny Wilson. Wilson — who was drafted in 2024 from the Florida State — injured himself in practice this week and will be shortly undergoing surgery that will keep him out for the 2025–2026 season.

    When we last saw the Eagles offensive line during the NFL regular season — they weren’t in a meeting. They were meeting at the quarterback. Patrick Mahomes spent the evening of Super Bowl LIX on the turf of the Caesars Superdome. Now they have added yet another weapon (to their arsenal.)

    Former Bears DT Jereme Robinson is now a Philadelphia Eagle. Robinson played four seasons at Kansas where he had fourteen sacks, five forced fumbles, ninety-eight tackles (29 of them for a loss.) Robinson had been with both the New England Patriots as well as the Bears as a UDFA after the 2025 NFL Draft — Jereme Robinson had been with Chicago for less than a month prior to the trade and had a hurry against Jets quarterback Adrian Martinez.

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    But the Eagles roster moves weren’t done there before the weekend was over — in more ways than one. Six months after Carson Wentz watched the team that drafted him in 2016 obliterate his then team (Kansas City) Minnesota signed the journeyman quarterback. Subsequently — they then sent quarterback Sam Howell to Philadelphia (along with a 6th round pick in 2026 in exchange for a 2026 5th round pick and a 2027 seventh round pick.)

    The move comes after Eagles Quarterback Tanner McKee broke his finger in practice. After a successful college career in which he passed for over 10,000 yards — (Howell) was selected with the 144th selection in the 2022 NFL Draft by Washington. Two years ago (2024) — he was traded in return for a third and fifth round selection. Last Spring— Minnesota traded a fifth round selection for Howell and another fifth round selection in order to bring the quarterback to the Vikings.

    The post Losing A Talent — Then Adding Some More. appeared first on Philadelphia Sports Nation.

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  • Brother vs. Brother – Philadelphia Sports Nation

    Brother vs. Brother – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    For Sidney and Chase, the Battle Against Each Other Pales to the Battle On Their Respective Teams.

    In February of 2023 — when the Eagles reached the pinnacle of sports’ championship games with a berth in Super Bowl LVII — the matchup didn’t just feature a battle between Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni. It featured two future Hall of Famers both with the last name of Kelce.

    For Travis and Jason — this game wasn’t simply of matchup of family — it was the peak of two professional careers that saw one of the finest centers in NFL history on opposing sidelines with one of it’s top All-Pro tight ends. Ms. Kelce, who was instrumental in bringing two NFL Pro Bowlers into the world — attended the game sporting merchandise for both the Eagles and the Chiefs.

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    On Sunday afternoon when the Eagles and Bengals face off in Cincinnati — two other brothers will be doing battle. For the Eagles Sidney Brown, it will a moment that he has been waiting for in duration for almost a year. Last year — in a December game against the Cardinals — Brown read a Kyler Murray mis-fire and patiently waited for the interception — already planning his next move as he quickly turned upfield and followed blockers 99 yards to put the Eagles up 14–3 on New Year’s Eve. One week later in week 18 of his rookie season against the Giants — he would tear his ACL and would be done for the season.

    Last week — Sidney Brown re-joined the Eagles in the Metlife Stadium- the same location where he was injured last year. For Brown — drafted in 2023 by the Eagles — he rejoins a young Eagles secondary that is securing itself for years to come in preparation of NFC East dominance. His return is over-shadowed only by the Eagles top two rookie selections in 2024 that are now the focal point of an Eagles secondary ready to do battle with top-tier NFL receiver talent like Ja’Marr Chase, Malik Nabers, CeeDee Lamb, and Terry McLaurin.

    In the 2023 NFL Draft — the same one that saw his brother taken by the Philadelphia Eagles — brought running back Chase Brown to the Cincinnati Bengals. For Chase — a rookie season where he racked up 335 yards over twelve games saw him trying to fit in amongst a running back room headlined by All-Pro Joe Mixon. In 2024, he is battling to save a 2–4 Bengals team and to take top-billing in a position battle with Zach Moss in his own running back room.

    Sunday’s matchup of two Brown brothers will be less about the competition between each other and more about the competition within themselves to solidify a long-term future on two Super Bowl rosters for two teams trying to find that conference championship stature yet again.

    “At the end of the day it’s the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles,” said Sidney Brown. “That’s my guy, someone I talk to like every single day.”

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  • The Young Guns – Philadelphia Sports Nation

    The Young Guns – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Braelon Allen Is Now In Select Company With a Few Other NFL Players. One of Them Was An Eagle.

    Last week — Fond Du Lac’s 20-year old Braelon Allen became the youngest player in NFL history to score a touchdown from scrimmage in an NFL game in 94 years, and to do both in an NFL game — ever. He is now in the NFL record books with ageless former Green Bay Packers and New York Giants quarterback Arnie Herber — who set his record in 1930.

    As with many historical NFL connections, this one also has an Eagles connection.

    Many from the Great generation remember former Giants Coach Allie Sherman. Ever fewer may remember Sherman as an Eagles player. Former Eagles Head Coach Earl “Greasy” Neale gave Sherman a spot on the Eagles roster in 1943 right out of Brooklyn College. In his rookie season, Sherman was both an Eagle and a Steeler when the two teams combined for one season in 1943 due to a player shortage because of World War II.

    Right after the War, as the Eagles began to get better and to build momentum in the winning direction. Playing defensive back and also quarterback for the Eagles — Sherman competed with Tommy Thompson for the starting quarterback role and helped to guide the Eagles to an 8–4 record and a 21–0 win in the playoffs against the Steelers. In the 1947 NFL Championship Game they fell short by one possession at the very end despite a furious comeback in St. Louis. Allie Sherman was also just twenty years old when he scored his first touchdown from scrimmage.

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    With Thompson as the starting quarterback, Sherman left the Eagles for retirement and a Head Coaching position in 1948 and would become the New York Giants Head Coach in 1961. He would also go on to be a pioneer of TV Broadcasting for NFL Games and even ESPN. If Sherman had stayed with the Eagles for two more seasons — he would have won two championships.

    Back in Tennessee — where the Titans had the misfortune of being the home team as Braelon Allen exploited the defense both by air and by ground and wrote himself into the record books — the quarterback who gave him the football for both scores was none other than 40-year old Aaron Rodgers.

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  • A Modern Philly, A Modern Eagles – Philadelphia Sports Nation

    A Modern Philly, A Modern Eagles – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    The Eagles First Home Game in South America Reflects the Future of Philadelphia.

    One hundred years ago in July of 1924 — Frankford Yellow Jackets Head Coach Punk Berryman began preparing his team for the season ahead. Unlike the nearly twenty-five years before, Berryman wasn’t preparing a Yellow Jackets team for another club season. This Yellow Jackets team had been granted an NFL Franchise.

    The incredible route that Frankford took to arrive as one of the then 18 NFL franchises was amazing. Born out of the Frankford Athletic Association in 1899, the Yellow Jackets attained a reputation as one of the best club teams in the nation. With Philadelphia already gaining a growing obsession with football by the 1920s with the University of Penn gathering fans at Franklin Field — Frankford absorbed many of the players from The Union Quakers who were the Philadelphia Championship Team in 1921. In 1922, the Frankford Yellow Jackets would win the same Philadelphia City Championship.

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    If you didn’t know Frankford Football before, you soon would. NFL franchises who played the club team from Frankford were little match for the Yellow Jackets on the gridiron. The 1924 Team finished in third place with a 11–2–1 record and including play outside the NFL for a total record of 17–3–1. Two years later in the magical season of 1926, they would go 14–0–2 — a total number of regular season wins that wouldn’t be reached again until the 1984 San Francisco 49ers.

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    A century later the Philadelphia Eagles — one of America’s most popular franchises prepare to open the 2024 season as the home team in a matchup at Corenthians Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil against the Green Bay Packers. The Eagles and Packers rivalry runs deep, including a 17–13 NFL Championship win at Franklin Field when “Concrete” Chuck Bednarik tackled Packers running back Jim Taylor at the 3-yard line in 1960. And in overtime of the 2004 NFC Divisional Playoff Game when Eagles legend Brian Dawkins intercepted Brett Favre to help to send the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game.

    Already with a growing international fanbase, the Eagles are joining other NFL teams as participation in the NFL Global Expansion Program. During their previous Super Bowl appearance in 2023, the Eagles also hosted a watch party in Accra, Ghana for around 350 people.

    The historic Philadelphia Eagles are now the official home team of Sao Paulo, Brazil. It’s appropriate, since Philadelphia has seen a population growth of nearly 27% in the last decade of residents of Latin American descent in our city. In just two years, Philadelphia’s latino population has doubled — going from 130,000 to 252,400 between 2000 and 2022.

    After record-setting success in the roaring 20s, it was the American Great Depression that ended the Yellow Jackets. Both Philadelphia organizations and the local media alike tried to save the team. Frankford Stadium was first impacted by fire in 1929. The team played its home games at Municipal Stadium and the Baker Bowl. In 1931, another fire damaged Frankford Stadium permanently. It would be demolished in July of that year.

    On a late October day in 1931 — the Yellow Jackets walked onto Wrigley field in Chicago for what would be their last game. The 1–6–1 Yellow Jackets had played the entire 1931 season on the road. That day, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Chicago Bears. After a Bears rushing touchdown from Bronko Nagurski, the Yellow Jackets held on just enough to celebrate a final win for the floundering franchise. It would be the only win in Chicago for a Philadelphia football team for the next 68 years.

    Ninety-two years later — with the international fame of the Eagles on the rise and Lincoln Financial Field in a frenzy as the Eagles were throttling the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts scampered into the end zone for the team’s 39th rushing touchdown of the year. With the entire city locked in jubilant celebration from South Philadelphia to the former site of Frankford Stadium at the corner of Frankford Avenue and Devereaux Ave. hardly anyone noticed the rushing record that was just broken.

    It was previously held by the 1924 Frankford Yellow Jackets.

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  • The Zoo and the Philadelphia Community – The Way It’s Been for 150 Years. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

    The Zoo and the Philadelphia Community – The Way It’s Been for 150 Years. – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Philadelphia’s Zoo Was a First in America. It’s Community Service Continues to This Day.

    If you are looking for the perfect pairing of commitment to the community in Philadelphia, you’ve picked a great combination with the Eagles and the Philadelphia Zoo. The Eagles dedication to the community continues this August 8th which is yet another Eagles Fly Night at the Zoo. The private, virtual event, is reserved for the families of children undergoing treatment for cancer. The virtual event, which features insight from the Zoo Keepers and information about the Philadelphia Zoo. Jr. 76ers and Kids Club events have also been held at the Zoo.

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    Our Philadelphia Zoo was the first of its kind in America. Originally chartered in 1859, the Zoo project was unable to open until 1874 due to the American Civil War. Our Philadelphia Zoo wasn’t just first in America. It houses the first onsite animal care center world-wide and was again first in America to offer a Children’s Zoo as well as orangutan and chimpanzee births in 1928.

    The Philadelphia Zoo is displayed six giant wooden Trolls designed by Thomas Dalbo from February 1st until April 1, 2024. The exhibit, called Save the Humans can be viewed for the price of admission to the Philadelphia Zoo. The giant sculptures are made 100% from recycled wood.

    Thomas Dambo hails from Odense, Denmark where he was born in 1979. Dambo’s motivation is the creation of art that combines nature, exploration, and adventure in the outdoors and to show the world that recycled goods can be transformed into gorgeous artwork.

    The Zoo is complete with Galapagos Tortoises — one of which is Molly — who is 98-years old. She’s seen a lot in her life, including visits from my parents and grandparents, and great grandparents as well.

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