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  • Aug 7, 2014

    Brad Smith aims to help Eagles at wide receiver

    Brad Smith has played many positions throughout his eight years in the NFL. Wide receiver. Backup quarterback. Kick returner. He also spent time in the backfield as a Wildcat specialist earlier in his career with the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. Now, entering his ninth season and second with the Eagles, Smith is trying to focus on becoming a…

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  • Aug 3, 2014

    So far, Ifeanyi Momah making most of 2nd chance

    Ifeanyi Momah isn’t one to let second chances go to waste. A year after he was cut by the Eagles at the end of training camp, Momah is back with a new mindset, a new physique and new knowledge of what it takes to make an NFL roster. Last year, the former Boston College receiver was an undrafted free...

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  • Jul 29, 2014

    With Howard on bench, Ruf seeing more action

    It’s been two days since Darin Ruf was recalled from Triple A Lehigh Valley and already there are plenty of questions about the Phillies’ future at first base. For the second straight game, Ruf started at first as Ryan Howard was relegated to the bench. The 27-year-old went 1 for 4 with a single and a strikeout in a 2-1…

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  • Jul 11, 2014

    Delaware's Hagins and Saddler reunite on Sixers

    Jamelle Hagins and Devon Saddler will likely be more acquainted than any other pair of Sixers to take the floor Saturday for the team’s Las Vegas Summer League opener. Sure, Nerlens Noel, Jerami Grant and K.J. McDaniels have played together in Orlando this past week. Brandon Davies and Adonis Thomas also played two games with each other for the...

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  • Jul 8, 2014

    Soul use D to beat Predators, stay in playoff hunt

    In a game with major playoff implications, it was the Soul’s defense that made the difference Monday night. Needing a win to get back to .500 and remain in the playoff hunt with two games remaining, the Soul (8-8) defeated the Orlando Predators (8-7) 42-35, despite scoring just twice after halftime. The Soul are currently a half-game back in the...

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  • Jun 21, 2014

    New year, similar situation for Eagles' Kinne

    Once again, G.J. Kinne has a spot on the Eagles‘ roster that won’t exist when the regular season begins: The fourth quarterback. Last offseason, Kinne participated in OTAs and training camp with the Eagles but was always going to be the odd man out after Nick Foles, Michael Vick and Matt Barkley. He spent the season on the practice squad. Vick isn’t...

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  • Jun 13, 2014

    Eagles' Villanueva ‘feels like a football player again'

    It’s been a while since Alejandro Villanueva could call himself a football player. For Villanueva, a former U.S. Army captain who spent the past four years in the military (see story), the Eagles’ OTAs over the past three weeks have been the first time he’s participated in football activities since a tryout with the Cincinnati Bengals following his senior...

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  • Jun 12, 2014

    For Lane Johnson, familiarity is paying off

    He’s not the new guy anymore, and for Lane Johnson, that’s perfectly fine. A year after he entered OTAs as the Eagles’ first-round pick (and fourth overall selection of the draft) and quickly found himself thrown into the starting lineup, Johnson feels much more relaxed this time around. “This year is a lot different,” Johnson said. “I know the...

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