Given the frenzy to find a quarterback and the desire to push for a deal before Super Bowl Sunday as to stay out of the NFL’s cross-hairs I find myself on high alert when it comes to high-profile trade rumors regarding potential Bears fits.
This tweet made my eyes pop out of my head:
I ve talked to an NFL source, not w/the Eagles, who hears a Wentz trade is close. That isn t first-hand information. I do feel that the longer we go without Wentz saying something like I m happy to be an Eagle and excited about playing for Nick Sirianni, the closer we get…
“A moment like that for me, just going in there and meeting everybody, it was fun,” Hurts said in a video about his surprising the family. “I think what amazes me is how the kids don’t even realize maybe what they’re dealing with the circumstances they’re in, but they’re just happy to be living.”
.@JalenHurts surprised a family whose child is battling cancer with a $30,000 donation to go toward a new home
Alex’s Lemonade Stand is a foundation whose mission is “to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer”.
Conflicting Reports Connecting Eagles QB Carson Wentz to the Colts But There Appears to Be Some Smoke
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Carson Wentz.
“The Philadelphia Eagles have discussed a potential deal for the quarterback with the Indianapolis Colts, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo said on SportsRadio 94WIP.
‘I do know that the Eagles have had conversations with the Indianapolis Colts already,’ Garafolo said. ‘Here is the thing about the Colts, and this is why they were never strongly in the running for Matthew Stafford: These guys are really good at what they do draft-wise. They believe in themselves. . So what they do is, they are a little slow playing when it comes to these draft picks and trades.’”
Jalen Hurts Gives Pennsylvania Family $30,000 for New Home
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Jalen Hurts took a trip to Nottingham, Penn. during the holiday season as he visited a 7-year-old boy named Erick and his family. And Hurts brought a special gift with him on his trip to western Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia s quarterback donated $30,000 to the family of seven to put toward a new home. Hurts donation came in partnership with the Alex s Lemonade Stand Foundation, which works to support those battling childhood cancer.
Hurts also invited the boy and his family to join the Eagles at a game or practice in 2021.
Super Bowl timelines for all 32 NFL teams: Who s in mix, getting closer and years away?
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4 teams Stephen A. thinks should target Watson (2:09)
Stephen A. Smith believes the Jets, Dolphins, Saints and Jaguars would be good landing spots for Deshaun Watson. (2:09)
Thirty other NFL teams want to be in the position of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers one win away from a Super Bowl title and the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Unlike for the Chiefs and Bucs, the biggest obstacle facing many teams in getting to championship contention is at quarterback, a position poised for massive turnover this offseason. For others, it s rebuilding a defense to complement a potent offense. And for an unfortunate few, it s a wholesale talent infusion that s needed to climb back into contention.