Philadelphia Eagles Trade Rumors

No talk of quitting from Eagles' Westbrook
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February 9
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Eagles running back Brian Westbrook does not sound as if he is planning to retire, but he also seems a lot wiser about the dangers of concussions. Westbrook, who reportedly is mulling retirement because of left knee problems, said during a radio interview that he is "just trying to enjoy this offseason and trying to get ready for this next upcoming season." The interview was conducted yesterday on a show co-hosted by former Eagles safety Blaine Bishop on WGFX in Nashville, Tenn. Westbrook, who is owed $7.25 million next season, missed eight games, suffered two concussions and posted his lowest totals since his rookie year. Westbrook suffered a concussion Oct. 26 against Washington when his ..."
Birds QB rumors
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February 8
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"If there is one day in the NFL year when we ought to be free of worrying about Donovan McNabb and the Eagles, it should be Super Bowl Sunday. Alas, such is not the case. We've had reports from ESPN folk who apparently have too much time on their hands, with their network not doing the game. Adam Schefter says multiple teams have asked the Birds about all three of their quarterbacks and three teams have called about Michael Vick. Sal Paolantonio added that three teams - Cleveland, Denver and Buffalo - have had multiple conversations with the Eagles about Donovan McNabb. Don't know the exact teams myself, but I understand there have been a lot of calls, many of them not about any QB in ..."
Rams talking Vick
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February 7
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"As the Rams continue to be linked to Michael Vick in various reports, it was interesting to hear St. Louis head coach Steve Spangnuolo opt to even dicuss Vick as he made the rounds as the Super Bowl on Friday. "I've got a lot of respect for Michael as a player," the former Eagles linebackers coach told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Everything I've heard out of Philadelphia is kind of good. We haven't gone down that road in our process yet. I think he's a terrific player." Earlier this week, Bernie Miklasz wrote that Rams assistant coaches were calling their counterparts with the Eagles to get more information about Vick. Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur is also a former Eagles ..."
Eagles look at pass rusher
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February 6
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"The Eagles already have signed the Canadian Football League's top rookie from the BC Lions in running back Martell Mallett. Now, they have interest in the league's Canadian Player of the Year, also from the Lions. Defensive end Ricky Foley, who led the league in sacks with 12, worked out for the Eagles yesterday, according to multiple reports. He met with the Jets on Tuesday and the Rams on Wednesday. He initally was scheduled to work out for New England yesterday, but those plans changed and he was in Philadelphia. Foley, 27, who spent time with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, becomes a free agent Feb. 15 unless he re-signs with the Lions before then. "I just want to look into all the ..."
McNabb: Vick deserves shot elsewhere
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February 5
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said during a South Beach appearance on ESPN's SportsCenter last night that he hopes teammate Michael Vick gets a chance to play elsewhere next season. "I don't know what particular team," McNabb said. "I just hope he has an opportunity to be a starter for another team. I think he definitely deserves that, and he has done a great job of getting himself together and preparing himself for this opportunity. And I think he is going to flourish in it." The Eagles have a $1.25 million option on Vick's 2010 contract. If they do not exercise that option by March 5, Vick will be an unrestricted free agent. The Eagles would no doubt love to trade the 29-year-old ..."
McNabb believes Vick could help other teams
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February 5
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Donovan McNabb, who championed bringing Michael Vick to the Eagles last summer, last night threw his weight behind Vick's stated desire to find a place where he can start next season. "Michael Vick's done a great job," McNabb said in response to a question from ESPN's Steve Levy, in one take of several made during a taping of Super Bowl XLIV preview material on the ESPN set at Miami Beach. "He's a great guy, he's worked extremely hard to prepare himself. I think this is a perfect opportunity for a ballclub to give him an opportunity to start for them, be their quarterback, and he's going to make a lot of plays for them." McNabb reiterated that he expects to remain with the Eagles this ..."
Please don't use this criteria in trade McNabb campaign
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February 5
Philadelphia Daily News
 columnist Sam Donnellon
"HAVE SOME fun. That's all John Brenkus wants you to do with the quarterback analysis he presents as part of his latest "Sport Science" segment on ESPN tonight. Have some fun with it, use it as pregame trivia and in-game filler. Test your friends. Test your memory with it. But please . . . don't use it as further evidence that Donovan McNabb could never win a Super Bowl. Even if that's what his offbeat science suggests. "I'm not saying trade McNabb," said the host of the three-time Emmy-award-winning show. "Look, John Elway won the Super Bowl and he was 38. He was the oldest ever. "But he was the exception to the rule." Well, one of the rules anyway. Elway's jaw, height, weight and home ..."
Reports: Eagles to hire Jauron as defensive backs coach
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February 3
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"An Eagles spokesman did not respond to requests for comment last night as reports circulated that the Birds are hiring ex-Bills and Bears head coach Dick Jauron to coach their defensive backs. NFL.com, an arm of the league that rarely reports anything teams haven't authorized, was among those saying Jauron would replace Brian Stewart. Stewart is the former Cowboys defensive coordinator who spent one season with the Eagles before recently becoming defensive coordinator at the University of Houston. Jauron, 59, crossed paths with Eagles coach Andy Reid on Mike Holmgren's Green Bay staff in the 1990s."
Birds reportedly set to hire Jauron
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February 3
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"NFL.com reported last night that former Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears head coach Dick Jauron will join the Eagles as the defensive backs coach. Jauron, 59, will replace Brian Stewart, who left the Eagles to become the defensive coordinator at the University of Houston. In nine seasons as a head coach - 1999 to 2003 in Chicago and 2006 through nine games this season in Buffalo - Jauron had a record of 60-82. Jauron worked with Eagles coach Andy Reid from 1992 to '94 as assistants in Green Bay. The longtime NFL coach also served stints as a defensive coordinator in Jacksonville and Detroit. He finished the 2005 season as the Lions' interim coach after Steve Mariucci was fired. Birds sign ..."
Eagles sign former Redskins punter Brooks to compete with Rocca
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February 3
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"The Eagles yesterday signed punter Durant Brooks to compete with Sav Rocca, who will be a restricted free agent. Brooks, who signed a 2-year deal, was not in the league last season after being drafted in the sixth round in 2008 by Washington and appearing in six games. He recorded a 39.6 gross punting average on 26 punts, with nine punts downed inside the 20-yard line and no touchbacks. He spent the remainder of that season on Green Bay's practice squad and was with the Packers until he was released in training camp before this past season. Brooks, 24, won the Ray Guy Award as a senior at Georgia Tech as the best punter in the country. He also was tutored by Guy, a family friend. As a ..."
Vick talks about moving on
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February 2
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said on Dan Patrick's radio show yesterday that he has expressed an interest to team management in playing elsewhere next season. A report also had circulated that coach Andy Reid has assured Vick that he will be traded before the NFL draft, which begins April 22. A team source said last night that neither claim is true. The Eagles have a $5.25 million option on Vick's 2010 contract, and there have been reports that the team does not plan to pick up that option. The Eagles have until March 5 to make that decision. It seems likely that the Eagles will try to trade Vick before making any decision on his 2010 option. If the Eagles are unable to make a trade, ..."
DeSean Jackson stays dry at Super Bowl by talking contract
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February 2
Philadelphia Inquirer
 columnist Ashley Fox
"It rained like crazy yesterday in South Florida, steady and relentless until after the sun went down. South Beach was deserted all afternoon, to the point where restaurant hosts turned into salespeople offering discounts on lunch and drinks just to lure customers. Across from the famed, albeit desolate, Ocean Drive, ESPN and the NFL Network have set up shop on the grassy knoll that leads to the sand and the surf. They are monstrous sets, and yesterday, they were extremely wet ones, too, with plastic tarps unable to keep the water off. DeSean Jackson found himself on ESPN's set for the Jim Rome Is Burning show yesterday. In his segment on the show, he talked about his desire for a new ..."
Vick wants to be starter in 2010
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February 2
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Eagles backup quarterback Michael Vick said yesterday he wants to be a starter in the NFL next season and that it would be difficult for him to return to the same role he had in Philadelphia. "Me and my agent spoke briefly about 2 days ago [about the Eagles being willing to let him out of the final year of his contract]," Vick said on Dan Patrick's radio show. "He's just trying to get an understanding on what we thought was the best-case scenario and how we should approach the situation in regards to being respectful. We thought that was important. We didn't put a timetable on it but it should happen pretty soon. So, we'll see." A league source told the Daily News last week that coach Andy ..."
Not much promise in free-agent market
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February 1
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Much of the talk during the days leading up to last night's Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium focused on the watered-down rosters of the two teams, thanks to the NFL's decision to play the game a week before the Super Bowl, eliminating all players from the NFC champion New Orleans Saints and AFC champion Indianapolis Colts. A bad game, in other words, got worse. In a way, however, the Pro Bowl exhibition between the NFC and AFC set the tone for what lies ahead for the league. On March 5, the league's free-agent market will open, and it promises to be a real bore. That's because so many players who would have been unrestricted free agents - unless there is a new labor agreement - will instead be ..."
Kolb awaits Eagles' decision on QB situation
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February 1
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Kevin Kolb says he is ready to be a starter in the NFL. He thinks the Eagles know he is ready, too. But that won't stop Kolb from being a "team player" as the Eagles figure out their quarterback situation. "I want to be a starter in the NFL. That's my No. 1 goal right now," Kolb, a Texas native, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in a story published yesterday. "I want that opportunity. But I'm going to be a team player. I trust Andy [Reid, the Eagles' coach]. I trust his decisions and his ability to see what's in the future and plan out my career the right way. Hopefully, we'll do those things to get me on the field at some point, not knowing when it's going to be." Reid has said Donovan ..."
McNabb rumors: What's logical?
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January 31
Camden Courier-Post
 
"Somebody at the NovaCare Complex isn't telling the truth. At least that's the perception among NFL writers and fans of the Eagles' public commitment to Donovan McNabb as their starting quarterback in 2010. Head coach Andy Reid has said McNabb will return for a 12th season, team president Joe Banner suggested McNabb would even play without a contract extension, and McNabb told reporters last week that his psychic sees him playing another season in Philadelphia. Somehow, none of it is convincing. Rumors linking McNabb to trades with more than a half-dozen teams since the end of the regular season -- some more realistic than others -- are rampant. Simply put, the Eagles have a quarterback ..."
Where will McNabb be in 2010?
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January 31
Camden Courier-Post
 
"Somebody at the NovaCare Complex isn't telling the truth. At least that's the perception among NFL writers and fans of the Eagles' public commitment to Donovan McNabb as their starting quarterback in 2010. Head coach Andy Reid has said McNabb will return for a 12th season, team president Joe Banner suggested McNabb would even play without a contract extension, and McNabb told reporters last week that his psychic sees him playing another season in Philadelphia. Somehow, none of it is convincing."
Banner: No decisions yet on Eagles' quarterbacks
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January 31
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"Andy Reid has told us twice already that Donovan McNabb will be the Eagles' quarterback next season. Yet most of Philadelphia remains unconvinced. Nothing club president Joe Banner said yesterday is likely to change that. Speaking with reporters following the news conference to announce Howie Roseman's elevation to general manager, Banner said he, Reid and Roseman really haven't had any substantive discussions yet about any of the team's personnel, including its three quarterbacks – McNabb, Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick. "We really haven't had a meeting to figure this stuff out yet," Banner said. "Obviously, we have to make a decision at some point. But at this moment, I can tell you we have ..."
Banner: QB options could be status quo or change
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January 30
Camden Courier-Post
 
"After a press conference Friday afternon to introduce new general manager Howie Roseman to the media, Eagles president Joe Banner couldn't escape the wall of reporters that surrounded him in the auditorium to ask about the Eagles' other pressing issue: the quarterback situation. In the wake of Andy Reid's season-ending comments that Donovan McNabb would be his starter in 2010, and recent hints this week by McNabb at Pro Bowl practice that he'd like to "finish the job" in Philadelphia and get a long-term deal, Banner acknowledged that the Eagles would soon have to make difficult decisions regarding McNabb and his backups, Kevin Kolb and Michael Vick. But while Reid clearly backed McNabb ..."
Roseman named Eagles GM
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January 29
Wilmington News Journal
 
"It was only a matter of time before the Eagles came out and made official what everyone had known for a while, that Howie Roseman would replace Tom Heckert as the team's new general manager. Waiting for Roseman and his staff to get back from their scouting venture at the Senior Bown in Mobile, Ala., the Eagles announced this morning that Roseman had been promoted from his vice president of player personnel post to fill the void left when Heckert took GM job in Cleveland shortly after the season. Roseman, 34 and in his 11th season with the team, somehow worked his way from salary-cap guru to talent evaluator, and his ascent within the organization raised questions about a potential power ..."
Vick to Bills?
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January 29
Buffalo News
 
"Bills fans are dreaming of a possible scenario that would bring Michael Vick to Buffalo next season. Will those dreams be fulfilled? Stay tuned. Numerous national media outlets are speculating that the Bills might make a run at Vick. Head coach Chan Gailey hasn't made his mind up yet on what he'll do with Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Brian Brohm. But Vick would be an upgrade. Vick is still under contract with Philadelphia, but the Eagles may be willing to trade him. If that doesn't work, they could release Vick, who is due to make more than $5 million in 2010. In a way, the move makes sense for the Bills. When Gailey was offensive coordinator in Pittsburgh, he maximized the passing ..."
DeSean Jackson and agent mum on contract
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January 29
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Agent Drew Rosenhaus avoided the question as well as his top Eagles client evaded pass coverage during the season. Asked about DeSean Jackson's contract situation, the agent said he wasn't inclined to discuss it as he continued to head upfield yesterday after the NFC squad's Pro Bowl practice at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Comcast SportsNet cited two sources as saying Rosenhaus is getting ready to approach the Eagles about an extension for the star wide receiver. Two Eagles sources said yesterday that no discussions have taken place between Rosenhaus and the team. One of the two indicated that the team had a lot of issues to deal with and that Jackson's contract ..."
McNabb says he's staying with Eagles
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January 28
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"A source close to Donovan McNabb told the Eagles quarterback he had been traded yesterday. Former Eagles receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter couldn't have been more than 10 feet away from McNabb when he delivered the news. "I heard you just got traded to St. Thomas [Aquinas] for two number ones and future considerations," Carter told McNabb after the NFC finished its first practice for Sunday's Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium. St. Thomas Aquinas is the high school where the NFC practiced yesterday, and Carter is an assistant coach there. That he could joke with McNabb about being traded is proof the subject, as usual, has both national and local appeal. McNabb, for his part, ..."
Vikes to pursue McNabb if Favre walks
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January 27
ESPN.com
 
"I think this is a no-brainer for Brad Childress if Brett Favre retires. And by trading for McNabb, you'd basically be blocking Favre from changing his mind and trying to return to Minneapolis. John Clayton said on ESPNEWS on Tuesday that the Vikings will make a play for McNabb if Favre walks away. He thinks that the Vikes might be willing to trade the No. 62 overall pick for McNabb. Something tells me, though, the Eagles will be asking for a first-rounder. By the way, McNabb's old quarterbacks coach at Syracuse is now in the same position with the Vikings."
Idaho guard could be on Eagles' radar
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January 27
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Mike Iupati said when he talked to Eagles offensive line coach Juan Castillo, he liked what he heard. "He said the one thing that he saw that he really liked . . . was that when I got beat inside, I slid my feet and pinned my guy down," Iupati said yesterday after practice for Saturday's Senior Bowl. Iupati, a highly regarded guard out of Idaho, could be on the Eagles' radar for the NFL draft, which begins April 22. The team could be looking to address an offensive line that was banged up last season, and Iupati fits the mold. "He's got long arms, he's nasty and he's a finisher," said Mike Mayock, a draft analyst for the NFL Network. "For a team like the Eagles, where Juan Castillo demands ..."
If Favre retires, Vikings' options could include McNabb, Hasselbeck, Tebow, McCoy
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January 26
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
"The Minnesota Vikings will have tickets to sell and a stadium to get, so it would seem to behoove them to get an answer and make a subsequent announcement before long on the uncertain future of quarterback Brett Favre. Favre this season gave the Vikings a needed buzz throughout the NFL. Try doing that with unproven Tarvaris Jackson and/or Sage Rosenfels at QB. The Vikings, suddenly, are at a crossroads. This is a team that was built to win this season. It wouldn't be surprising if Favre finally retires — for good. He came back this season, at age 40, to embarrass the Green Bay Packers twice, and as he mentioned after Sunday's crushing overtime loss in New Orleans, he would go out on top. ..."
Plano steroids dealer said he supplied NFL's Vick
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January 23
Dallas Morning News
 
"Michael Vick has told federal investigators that he never used performance-enhancing drugs, but Plano steroids trafficker David Jacobs told The Dallas Morning News before his death that he was Vick's supplier when Vick played for the Atlanta Falcons. The News did not publish Jacobs' allegations against the NFL quarterback because authorities at the time declined to confirm Vick was part of the Jacobs investigation. But a newly released document shows that federal agents and prosecutors questioned Vick about steroids and human growth hormone while investigating his dog-fighting ring in the fall of 2007. Vick denied using the drugs. Agents asked Vick about an alleged encounter at the ..."
All-star CFL back one of four Eagles signings
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January 20
Camden Courier-Post
 
"The Eagles have been busy since their wild-card loss to Dallas, fortifying the roster for the 2010 season. On Tuesday, the team signed running back Martel Mallett, a rookie sensation from the Canadian Football League whose versatility with the BC Lions suggests that he fits the bill for a running back in Andy Reid's offense. Mallett, 23, rushed for 1,280 yards and six touchdowns on 214 carries, an average of 5.8 yards per carry. He also caught 43 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns, made the league's all-star team and was named its top rookie. The former University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff standout will presumably compete for a backup job, but it's unclear who the 2010 starter will be."
Eagles sign running back
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January 20
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"The Eagles added depth at running back yesterday by signing Martell Mallett, the Canadian Football League's rookie of the year. Mallett, 23, spent the 2009 season with the B.C. Lions and rushed for 1,280 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 5.8 yards per carry. Mallett also had two touchdown receptions. He was among a handful of running backs the Eagles recently worked out."
If Vikings have to retire No. 4, could they land Donovan McNabb?
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January 19
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
"If the Vikings win the Super Bowl for a first time, and Brett Favre retires after just one season in Minnesota, the quarterback, at age 40, will go down as the most significant player in franchise history. And if that were to occur, the Green Bay Packers had better retire Favre's No. 4 jersey soon or the Vikings could beat them to it. The Vikings, though, need to do whatever it takes to bring Favre back next season, including a $5 million increase on the $13 million contract he already has for 2010, if he wants it. The guy is worth his weight in gold to the franchise. It's unlikely Favre will return if he doesn't think the Vikings can be a legitimate Super Bowl contender again. — ..."
Don't expect Eagles to move past McNabb just yet
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January 19
Philadelphia Inquirer
 columnist Bob Ford
"The quarterback is older now, almost certainly beyond his best years, and, in the biggest game of the season, his explosive offense sputtered and the road to the Super Bowl became a roadblock. Behind him, waiting ever impatiently, is the younger quarterback, the one whose time must arrive, somewhere if not here. You could say it was actually the defense at fault in the final loss. Just too many points to overcome. But great quarterbacks are supposed to lift their teams out of such deep holes and if this one can't get it done any more, then it is time to move on. Yes, if Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals were actually Philadelphia's team, that's probably what you would be hearing and ..."
Report: Westbrook's career in jeopardy
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January 19
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"If Brian Westbrook retires, as a television report suggested he may be forced to do, it would come as a surprise to almost no one. The Eagles running back had an injury-riddled season marred by two concussions, a nagging ankle injury, and limited production. And, of course, he turned 30 in September, the age that so often has been the expiration date for NFL running backs. But it is Westbrook's left knee that would ultimately end the tailback's career with the Eagles and hinder any attempt to catch on with another team, according to WIP-AM's Howard Eskin. Citing sources, Eskin said Sunday night on NBC10's Sports Final that Westbrook would seek out other medical opinions on his knee in the ..."
Report: Westbrook contemplating retirement
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January 18
NBC Sports
 
"Eight days after the Eagles exited the 2009 playoffs, word has emerged that one of their mainstays on offense over the past decade could be calling it quits. Howard Eskin reported Sunday night on NBC Philadelphia's Sports Final and WIP radio that running back Brian Westbrook may have to retire. But while concussions triggered talk during the season that Westbrook might not return, Eskin says that Westbrook's left knee is the problem, due to multiple surgeries and overall wear and tear. He'll be visiting doctors in the near future for additional opinions about whether he can still play."
Kolb, not McNabb or Vick, should be 2010 starter
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January 17
Camden Courier-Post
 
"Donovan McNabb won't admit it, but he has likely played his last game in an Eagles uniform. It's in the team's best interests to deal him while he still has good years left, and even though McNabb won't say it publicly, it's in his best interests, too. The Eagles have three quarterbacks, two of whom very likely won't return. The obvious is Michael Vick, who has a club option for about $5 million next season and wants to start. It's unlikely the Eagles would pass over both McNabb and Kevin Kolb to make Vick their starter, and it's even less likely they'll pay him $5 million to be a backup. They'll try to deal him for draft picks. Now is the best time to deal McNabb. There are almost a dozen ..."
Could Michael Vick be an option for St. Louis Rams?
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January 15
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
"As the Philadelphia Eagles headed into the offseason following last weekend's wild-card loss to Dallas, quarterback Michael Vick made it clear what he wanted in his future. "Everybody wants to be a starter in this league, and everybody wants to play," Vick told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "That should be your goal. The ambition you should have is to want to be great. ... I know I can still play at a high level." All of which is no surprise to Eagles coach Andy Reid. "That kid, the changes that he made this year in his life, I was impressed with," Reid told Philadelphia reporters. "And his desire to be a No. 1 guy in this league, I'd be disappointed if he didn't feel that way." As long as ..."
Should Eagles deal McNabb? No time like present
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January 15
Philadelphia Daily News
 columnist Paul Domowitch
"THIS IS A good time to trade Donovan McNabb, for a couple of reasons. One, the Eagles quarterback's trade value never will never be higher than it is right now. He's coming off one of the best statistical seasons of his career. Was seventh in the league in yards per attempt, eighth in interception percentage and 10th in touchdown percentage. His 92.9 passer rating was the third-highest of his career. Threw for 3,500-plus yards for only the third time. Completed 60-plus percent of his passes for only the fourth time. At 33, he's not yet considered a "descending" player. Thanks to the recent success of such geezers as Brett Favre and Kurt Warner, 40 is the new 35, and 33 is the new 28. A ..."
Eagles replace special-teams coach Daisher with April
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January 15
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"TED DAISHER wasn't expecting his meeting with Eagles coach Andy Reid to end with Daisher looking for a job. "I was quite surprised," Daisher said last night, hours after he learned that his tenure as the Birds' special-teams coordinator was over after one season. "There's always things you'd like to do better, but when you have two guys make the Pro Bowl - only one team had two guys actually get voted to the Pro Bowl," Daisher said, referring to punt returner DeSean Jackson and kicker David Akers. In fact, the Eagles' special teams improved in most respects after Daisher took over for Rory Segrest, who became the defensive-line coach. But when your season gets blown up the way the Birds' ..."
Reid stands by McNabb as next season's QB
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January 12
Camden Courier-Post
 
"Eagles coach Andy Reid, who backed Donovan McNabb as his 2010 starter moments after the team's 34-14 loss Saturday in an NFC wild-card game, did not change his tune Monday. "I was asked if Donovan would be my quarterback next year and I said, 'Yes.' That's what I'm saying now," Reid said in his final news conference of the season. Asked if that decision is only his to make, Reid responded, "That's my call." Reid also said he'd like running back Brian Westbrook to return, even though Westbrook missed eight games and totaled his fewest yards since his 2002 rookie season. But the head coach emphasized that he and his staff still hadn't finished player interviews or season reviews and hadn't ..."
Reid still standing by McNabb
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January 12
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Two days later, the answer was still yes. "I was asked" late Saturday night "if Donovan [McNabb] would be my quarterback next year, and I said yes," Eagles coach Andy Reid said yesterday as he continued to sort through the remnants of his team's lopsided first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys. "That's what I'm saying now." When pressed on the issue, however, Reid admitted that there is a lot to consider between now and the start of training camp, and a lot of time to consider it. "We'll look at all of this," Reid said. "Obviously, I haven't gotten to the points that you're asking here with comparing players, contracts, and everything else. I'm not at that point right now. We like ..."
Big changes coming to Eagles
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January 12
Philadelphia Inquirer
 columnist Phil Sheridan
"Andy Reid responded to questions (which is different from answering them) for nearly 25 minutes yesterday. After sitting through his press availability (which is different from a news conference) and sifting through his words again, one can be sure of only one message: Reid was surprised and angered enough by the total failure of his team in two losses to Dallas that serious changes are on the horizon. What those changes are and how Reid will proceed remain mysteries. That's just how it is with him. You know what he really thinks only from his actions, never from his public comments. That may be frustrating to fans (and reporters) who want answers today, but the NFL reality is that things ..."
Roseman expected to fill Heckert's role with Eagles
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January 12
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"It's hard to assess how the Eagles' decision-making will be different with general manager Tom Heckert's departure to Cleveland, presumably to be replaced by Howie Roseman, because we never have had a clear picture of exactly how it worked with Heckert here. But Andy Reid is losing what he called his "righthand man," whom he hired in 2001, when Reid got power over personnel and Tom Modrak was forced out. Roseman, currently serving in the player personnel vice president role, began his Eagles career in 2000 as an assistant to team president Joe Banner. Cleveland announced the hiring of Heckert as its new GM in a conference call yesterday evening held by Mike Holmgren, who now runs the ..."
Reid says McNabb will return as Eagles QB, but leaves wiggle room
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January 12
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"If you squinted a little, and held what Andy Reid said up to the light at just the right angle, there was enough wiggle room to keep Eagles beat reporters on their toes, going into what promises to be a momentous offseason. But the gist really seemed to be that Reid intends to go forward with Donovan McNabb as his quarterback. "I was asked [after the game] if Donovan will be my quarterback next season and I said yes," Reid said at his season wrapup news conference yesterday. "That's what I'm saying now [as well]." Someone asked Reid if it would be his decision - presumably meaning, could team president Joe Banner have a different view, perhaps based on contract situations with McNabb and ..."
Rams need to just say no to idea of signing Michael Vick
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January 11
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
 columnist Alvin Reid
"Hopefully, Michael Vick's 76-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin in Saturday night's wild card playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys will be the quarterback's only connection to St. Louis in 2010. Maclin, a Kirkwood High School graduate who starred at Missouri, finished the game with seven catches for 146 yards. Vick closed out the evening on the bench, watching Donovan McNabb turn in one of his poorest games of the season. The Eagles must now decide whether to trade Vick or keep him around for the second year of his contract. I think it is fair and right that Vick was allowed to return to the NFL after serving two years for lying to federal prosecutors about his dastardly role in a ..."
Bills should get Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb
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January 11
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
 
"Leading off with a fresh candidate to be starting quarterback for the 2010 Buffalo Bills — Donovan McNabb. McNabb is feeling the heat again from Philadelphia's fans and media after his poor performance in Saturday's 34-14 loss to the host Dallas Cowboys in the NFC wild-card playoffs. The game wasn't as close as the final score suggests and McNabb's final stats were much better than he played. He was awful when the game was in doubt. McNabb no longer is in his prime, but he's not over the hill. He's no longer All-Pro, but he's no All-Schmo. It might be time for a new starting quarterback for the Eagles. It certainly is time for a new starting quarterback for the Bills. McNabb would not be ..."
Vick wants to start but happy as backup
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January 11
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"Michael Vick wants to be a starter, like almost any player, but the quarterback said yesterday he would welcome staying with the Eagles even if he were still a backup. Still, he wants to start. "Everybody wants to be a starter in this league and everybody wants to play," Vick said at the NovaCare Center, a day after the Dallas Cowboys smoked the Eagles, 34-14. "That should be your goal. The ambition you should have is to want to be great. . . . I know I can still play at a high level." It appears unlikely, however, that the Eagles would pick up a $5 million option on Vick just for him to be a backup to Donovan McNabb or Kevin Kolb. The 29-year-old Vick feels he has done enough, on the ..."
Might have been last game as Eagle for Westbrook
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January 11
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"After what might have been Brian Westbrook's final game in an Eagles uniform, a reporter asked rookie LeSean McCoy if he thought he would be the team's primary back next season. "I'm not sure," said McCoy, who has been extremely deferential to Westbrook all season. Here's a wild guess, kid: You will be. Westbrook didn't carry the ball once in the horrendous 34-14 wild-card round playoff loss to Dallas. He gathered in one garbage-time pass, rambling 27 yards with it, a brief glimpse of what Westbrook used to do when he was becoming the franchise's all-time top pass-catching running back. "I thought I would be a little bit more involved [in the offense]. It kind of didn't work out that way ..."
Pass to Maclin will go a long way for Vick
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January 11
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"It won't be courage awards or dogfighting speeches or endless, botched quarterback draws that will mark Michael Vick's season as an Eagle. It will be a 76-yard touchdown pass to Jeremy Maclin, thrown on a designed rollout to Vick's left, thrown on target, where the defender couldn't touch it, where Maclin could catch it and race up the sideline. That play - the longest pass play in club playoff history - gave the Eagles life, albeit briefly, in their wild-card loss at Dallas on Saturday night. That play might have given Vick life as a quarterback in the NFL next season. It was the sort of pass Vick could not throw consistently even before he lost two seasons to dogfighting and gambling ..."
Eagles' Sheldon Brown doesn't know what to expect in offseason
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January 11
Philadelphia Daily News
 
"ON DAY 1 of the 2010 offseason, Sheldon Brown picked up where he left off in the beginning of the 2009 offseason. Well, almost. He almost asked for his contract to be renegotiated. He almost said "or else." "Well, I do know that coach likes everybody here in the offseason during the OTAs to build that chemistry and camaraderie," is what he did say when I asked him about being a good soldier this offseason. "I know that's important to him. And I can't let my teammates down, so I'm going to try and do what I'm supposed to do. But it's kind of like one of those situations where - if it's not mandatory - you feel like you're working overtime for minimum wage." This was the two of us alone ..."
McNabb and Kolb, could one be traded?
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January 11
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"The Eagles opened their locker room to the media one final time yesterday as the players officially checked out following Saturday night's 34-14 first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Lots of questions followed them through the doors as they searched for answers to what went wrong in the final two weeks, when a six-game winning streak morphed into consecutive lopsided losses to the Cowboys that brought the season to an abrupt end. As is often the case for coach Andy Reid and the Eagles, the quarterback issue is front and center, and perhaps the debate won't just be waged on talk radio, in barber shops, and on barroom stools this off-season. Reid, team president Joe Banner, and ..."