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I cover the Eagles for @PhillyInquirer . Proud Temple alum. Member of NABJ and PFWA. Norristown native and living-room guitarist for my two Rhodesian Ridgebacks.

Philadelphia, Pa.

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4 months

There’s a chance tonight will be Jason Kelce’s final game in an #Eagles uniform. His retirement will open new avenues in cattle farming, media, and more. On the imprint he’s left on the Eagles locker room, starting with “Kelce’s shadow,” Cam Jurgens:

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From cattle farming to blocking bags: Inside Jason Kelce’s mentorship ahead of a potentially...

From his tenacity on the field to his good nature off of it, here's how Kelce has become the player on the Eagles roster that others have tried to emulate.

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1 year

My cardiac nurse wife says this is a very encouraging, potentially miraculous development. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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I’m told Damar Hamlin has a pulse, but is not breathing on his own. He is being transported to UC. Needed AED and CPR on the field.

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From Saquon Barkley’s Instagram:

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Jason Kelce hugging Jeff Stoutland after his retirement speech:

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AJ Brown said he went to the medical tent earlier because he had to use the restroom. Said he gets an IV before the game and sometimes nature calls. Be forewarned, the #Eagles receiver said “I do that all the time.”

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Jason Kelce ran into DeSean Jackson on radio row:

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#Eagles CB Darius Slay: “this means a lot, I’ve been in the league 10 years and I’ve never won the division. I’ve never gotten a bye week, I’ve never seen the second round. It’s huge.”

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Brandon Graham with some fitting headwear:

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Brandon Graham showing Linval Joseph who he can and cannot trust among the #Eagles media contingent:

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Andy Reid greetings #Eagles players. Peep the Kelce beard grab toward the end:

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2 years

Called my dad to talk about the Sixers win, he said he threw out his back fist-pumping after Embiid’s game-winner 😂😂

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#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts: “You won’t see my smile until the job is finished. The job is not done, the job is not done.”

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Jameson Williams on the possibility of playing with #Eagles WR DeVonta Smith: “We’d be the most explosive offense in the NFL.” Williams said he visited the #Eagles earlier this month.

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Jason Kelce said him and Jalen Hurts got even closer as a result of him coming on the Kelce’s podcast because it was such a meaningful conversation. Said if the two were Sims characters, their relationship meter got a boost from it. (This is actually what he said). #Eagles

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Georgia DT Jordan Davis said his mom is an #Eagles fan and she’s hoping he ends up in Philly. He visited the team with his fellow UGA DT Devonte Wyatt early in the pre-draft process.

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Jason Kelce on what Travis Kelce said to him after the game: “He said, ‘Happy belated birthday, I didn’t really get you a gift, so there it is.’” #Eagles

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@Minakimes , one of the best NFL analysts out there, just called the #Eagles offense a “tornado of suck” on NFL Live lol.

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Jason Kelce chugging a beer at the Phillies game:

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JJ Arcega-Whiteside's 23 yards on one catch is more than Jalen Reagor has in the last four games combined.

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Georgia LB Nakobe Dean

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#Eagles undrafted rookie CB Eli Ricks had 14 coverage snaps against the Dolphins Sunday and was targeted three times, all against Tyreek Hill. He allowed zero catches on those targets, including on PBU and one drop. Big-time performance for the Alabama DB. 📸: @monica_herndon

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Jalen Carter hosted a community event at the Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia, giving out Thanksgiving meals to 150 kids in the area:

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Greetings from #Eagles practice. Something worth noting: Avonte Maddox is going through stretches in street clothes. Nick Sirianni said earlier that he wouldn’t rule out Maddox having a chance to return from his torn pectoral injury if the team makes a deep postseason run.

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Jordan Davis just devouring a one-on-one block. Only played 17 defensive snaps but clearly having an impact on early downs. #Eagles

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I don’t prescribe to all this nonsense usually but the 49ers have literally spent their entire offseason whining about the Eagles to this point.

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49ers DB Jimmie Ward: “When I catch DeVonta Smith and AJ Brown, when I move back to Safety.. Let me.. let me just wait before I talk that talk, I ain’t gonna say too much on here.. but when I do.. somebody gotta pay.. Hopefully both of ‘em gotta pay.”

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Brandon Graham referred to Jordan Davis as “big boy.” “That’s another Jordan Mailata, but on the defensive line.” #Eagles

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3 years

Zach Ertz is the last player on the field. Just sitting on the bench. #Eagles

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#Eagles night pre-game aesthetic has really taken a step up this year.

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#Eagles WR AJ Brown: “To be honest, it’s cool for a moment but I want more. I’ll give this hat to my daughter, I’m trying to get two more hats.”

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3 years

Man, imagine if a guy like DeAndre Hopkins ever became available for the #Eagles .

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3 years

Became a homeowner today ✅

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#Eagles going through ball-security drills:

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After five years battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, my mom passed earlier this week. I’d like to tell you a little bit about her. I know some don’t like to call bouts with cancer “battles,” but I do so as to not diminish my mom’s trials the last several years. Hers was a fight,…

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DeMeco Ryans crashed Howie Roseman’s combine press conference just as Roseman took the podium. Joked, “Howie, I could play linebacker for you” after Roseman asked @GioThePodcaster if he had a linebacker question to kick things off. #Eagles

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2 years

Team DeVonta wins the exhibition on a Jalen Hurts walkoff home run.

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Tyler Steen is one of the subtle winners after tonight. #Eagles prioritizing defense with their premium picks rather than the offensive line makes his path to the starting right guard spot a lot clearer.

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2 years

Landon Dickerson just decleated Jacob Phillips on an inside run. You could hear the block from a good 50 yards away. Jeez. #Eagles

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1 year

Jordan Mailata is the highest-grading tackle by @PFF this postseason with an 88.3 pass-blocking grade. He's only allowed one pressure in 57 pass sets.

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Quinyon Mitchell told me back in Jan. that he wanted to meet Darius Slay, a player he's modeled his game after and admired. Three months later, he's certain to get his wish. On the #Eagles first-round pick and the connections he has with the team:

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Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell, a Senior Bowl practice standout, has a common thread to Eagles’ Nick...

Mitchell is a top cornerback prospect in the NFL draft who could be a fit with the Eagles secondary. His college coaches know Sirianni well.

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3 years

You can hear Jason Kelce screaming "welcome back!" to DeSean Jackson on the broadcast. #Eagles

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2 years

Jason Kelce: “Although (Jurgens) has a lot of similar traits to me, he’s going to be his own player. I’m looking forward to helping him out any way I can.” #Eagles

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#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts went through ball security drills but notably avoids falling on his shoulder.

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2 years

Just drove past 6 or 7 charter buses full of #eagles fans on 95, safe to say the team will be well represented in Washington today.

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Daniel Jeremiah on the possibility of the #Eagles taking Bijan Robinson: "I know Howie doesn't take running backs ... but if you look at that offense with Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Dallas Goedert and then you drop Bijan Robinson into that mix? Holy moly."

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5 years

Maikel Franco can’t play, Jean Segura don’t hustle. Aaron Nola don’t got it. Gabe Kapler can’t manage. Jay Bruce is washed up. Bryce Harper is overrated.

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#Eagles WR Quez Watkins could be in for an expanded role with A.J. Brown out. Said Jalen Hurts texted him, “when the phone rings, be ready to answer.” Watkins’ response: “Shit, I’ve been ready.”

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Dallas Goedert said Jalen Hurts brought an elaborate computer set-up to California with him this offseason to watch film the same way he would during the season. “It’s a little more than the iPad I watch film on.” #Eagles

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Kelce on Ben Simmons: “All of that is because of a lack of accountability. … Everyone can bitch and complain about how tough this city is to play in. Just play better.” #Eagles

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Sixers coach Nick Nurse taking in #Eagles practice with Howie Roseman:

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#Eagles LB and special teams ace Shaun Bradley is out for the year with a torn Achilles, according to a league source. The former Temple standout has become a core part of the Eagles special teams the last three seasons and was also in the mix for snaps at LB this training camp

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2 years

Brian Burns is unlikely to be made available, according to @RapSheet . He is among a group of players that “are considered building blocks for the future, the kind of players who would draw a new coach.”

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The #Panthers are receiving significant interest in RB Christian McCaffrey, and they are expected to listen to trade offers. But it won’t be a fire sale. My story:

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5 months

Jalen Milroe just casually reciting Jalen Hurts quotes after the SEC championship lol

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2 months

AJ Brown said he feels misunderstood. "The stigma between what T.O. did here, they always want to pinpoint that. They always put me in this bubble and compare me to what he did. ... That's the reason I'm on the show today, I'm the person who stands up to the bully." #Eagles

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DeVonta Smith is a new father. He and his girlfriend welcomed their baby girl, Kyse, into the world yesterday. Said it timed up perfectly where he didn’t miss the team flight. AJ Brown’s best parenting advice: “Get your sleep while you can.” #Eagles .

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Sydney Brown on if he’s ready to challenge for playing time as a rookie: “Absolutely, but right now it’s just about learning the defense. … I’m just trying to simplify it, attack it, and study, study, study.” #Eagles

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#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts on the team’s decision to fire Brian Johnson: “I think Brian has had a huge part in my development … I think he’s still more than capable of being a big-time head coach in this league, I just don’t think it was the right time for him, and that’s that.”

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🚨🚨Personal news: Starting Sunday, I'll be going full-time covering pro sports for @PhillyInquirer . I'll be on the #Eagles beat for the rest of the season, then I'll join the Sixers and Flyers crew. Many people to thank and not enough characters to do so. You know who you are!

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Nick Sirianni and Kareem Hunt. I’ll let you guys have fun with this:

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Jordan Mailata on all the clips of Jalen Hurts stone-faced on the sideline: “When the cameras not on him, he’s actually talking to us. Maybe the NFL script wants him to be portrayed like that, but I’m telling you, the guy talks to us on the sideline, he does. He comes over,…

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2 years

Further proof that time is a flat circle:

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4 years

Worth noting that Joe Burrow is a rookie quarterback with a terrible offensive line, he didn't have rookie minicamp or OTAs or preseason, and he's outplayed Carson Wentz today. #Eagles

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2 years

Going to the Phillies game without tickets with the plan to buy them 15 minutes before first pitch when they’ll (theoretically) be cheapest. What could go wrong?

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Jordan Davis said he is feeling good and working his way back. He said he’s lost 20 pounds since he got hurt because he’s been working on conditioning primarily through upper body training and working out on the bike.

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I jokingly told my wife that Larry Fitzgerald has been playing professional football since we were in elementary school. Then I checked, and it turns out it's not a joke.

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#Eagles CB Darius Slay said he’s been dealing with knee pain since 2019 before he joined the team. Said it got to the point where he was around 30% and he opted to get surgery. He wouldn’t give a timeline but said he’s “locked and loaded” for the playoffs.

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DeVonta Smith: “You don’t have to worry about me, I’ll be out there.” #Eagles

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For the number-conscious #Eagles fans: Britain Covey is switching to No. 18, per his Instagram.

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Jalen Hurts said he didn't hear Shane Steichen's play-call on his third-and-14 completion to Greg Ward, so he called his own play. "I had to pull one out of my hat." #Eagles

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Picked quite the night to break my two-year hiatus from attending Sixers games. Had to get Julia some ice cream to keep her from leaving me here.

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2 years

Jordan Davis and Jordan Mailata make Cam Jurgens look like a normal-sized human.

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I was a HS freshman when the Phillies won and our football coaches made it clear that anyone who skipped practice for the parade would get benched the next game. Both our kickers skipped for the parade and got benched. ... We lost, on Senior Day, because of a missed field goal.

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Where were you when the Phillies won the World Series 13 years ago today?

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Watching Suh against the #Eagles in the playoffs last year and keep getting distracted by how much different Jalen Hurts looks this year compared to then.

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Howie Roseman with an interesting note on the #Eagles positional value principles on defense: “For us, it’s going to start on defense with the defensive line and the cornerback position. When we look back at what we did here, it was consistent with what we think.”

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#Eagles rationale is probably that their third rounder next year would be in the back half of the round. If so, it’s basically giving up 10ish spots for a current-year pick.

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1 year

Gotta give the cat a taste of the stadium vibes.

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Jalen Hurts tried going through ball security drills before Nick Sirianni objected. “I’ve got to keep my eyes on you,” Sirianni said jokingly. #Eagles

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#Eagles WR A.J. Brown said post-game that Belichick threw a lot of different coverage looks at the offense, which caused some challenges post-snap: "I don’t think we were not prepared, but I just think he was throwing so many curveballs and it was just hard to adjust."

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2 years

Brandon Brooks is here today, seen here speaking to Howard Eskin.

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According to @RapSheet and @TomPelissero , Hurts will make $64 million through the first new year of his deal in 2024. Should give the #Eagles more cap flexibility the next two seasons before his cap hits jump.

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Reed Blankenship just picked off Deshaun Watson off a batted pass from Zach Cunningham. Blankenship continues to have a really good camp for a second year in a row. #Eagles

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First look at new #Eagles safety Kevin Byard:

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First three plays of team today: Completion to A.J. Brown, completion to DeVonta Smith, completion to Dallas Goedert. Fitting. #Eagles

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The #Eagles defense has given up 66 points in its last six quarters.

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Landon Dickerson:

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It's almost as if it wasn't about the flag all along 🤔

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J.J. Watt on fans booing during the moment of unity

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D’Andre Swift just ran untouched for a 20-yard touchdown thanks to a massive lane cleared by Jordan Mailata and Landon Dickerson. It’s against the second-team defense, but still. #Eagles

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DeVonta Smith, who had some words with Richard LeCounte a few minutes ago, just had three straight catches in team. Good day for him. #Eagles

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Jalen Hurts has an Omega Psi Phi vest on (logo on the back). #Eagles

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Chris Long is at #Eagles media availability chopping it up with Robert Quinn:

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Six hours left. How we feeling, #Eagles fans? GIFs only.

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Today, I’m joining my colleagues of color at the @PhillyInquirer and calling in sick and tired. Things need to change. We call on The Inquirer to do better. To be better. Here is the open letter we sent our newsroom leadership yesterday:

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3 years

Jalen Hurts to John Hightower:

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2 years

#Eagles playing “Dancing on my Own” with this graphic on the Jumbotron.

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So, counting the playoffs, the #Eagles will play four road games on Monday night this season. According to Stathead, that's an NFL record.

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A good example of how “Jalen Hurts is +1 in the run game” manifests itself. Jaguars DE is so fixated on taking away Hurts here that Trey Sermon gets a massive running lane. #Eagles

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On assignment at Temple with so many great food options, but none better than the cheap Halal truck I went to basically every day. As good and about as cheap as I remember.

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Guys, Doug Pederson really called a double-reverse pass to the quarterback on fourth and goal in the Super Bowl. That happened.

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Jalen Hurts headed to the locker room:

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Raise your hand if you’re practicing today, Jalen.

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“Thank you Philadelphia, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for letting me represent this city. … I’ve always dreamt of playing my entire career in one city. I couldn’t have dreamt of a better fit if I tried.” #Eagles

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@PHLEaglesNation Not AJ. Think that's Josh Jobe wearing a scout team jersey.

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