NFL players today love their video games. So much so that they are entering themselves in tournaments across the land. The Eagles own DeSean Jackson was in L.A. last week to participate in the Battlefield Bracket Challenge Presented by GameStop.
He, along with other athletes and celebs such as Chad Ochocinco and the lovely Stacy Keibler, went head-to-head playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which I presume has something to do with shooting bad guys with guns.
You can go to GameStop.com/BattlefieldBC2 to vote for DJax and also enter for a chance to win some nice swag, including $10,000 in cold, hard cash. [...]

With the announcement that the Panthers will not franchise tag Julius Peppers, look for the rumors linking him to the Eagles to heat up. Even at 30, expect Peppers to get a handsome payday from whichever team offers him a contract. I just hope that team isn’t our beloved Birds.
I wanted Peppers last season, but not so much now. For some reason, I have a feeling he will turn into another Jevon Kearse should he join the midnight green. Back in 2004, the Birds made Kearse, who was 28 at the time, the highest paid defensive lineman in the league [...]

Brian Westbrook was many things during his days as an Eagle: explosive runner, dynamic receiver, one-man highlight reel, go-to weapon and team leader are just a few of the hats that he willingly wore.
He was one of the most professional and dedicated players I’ve ever seen. Even during his contract squabbles, he remained classy and didn’t resort to lowbrow tactics.
You hear terms like “team player” thrown around a lot, but those two words best describe Westbrook. He always did what was asked of him even when he didn’t agree. It’s not ideal being the main runner in an offense that [...]

Well, it happened. The Eagles have cut ties with Brian Westbrook. I’m somewhat surprised by the timing, but evidently the sooner the better. If Westy wants to continue his playing career, he’ll now have the opportunity to catch on elsewhere. Here’s what Andy Reid had to say about Westbrook:
“Brian is one of the greatest Eagles of all time and he is even a better person and leader,” said head coach Andy Reid. “In my mind, there has not been a more versatile running back that the NFL has seen. I had a conversation with Brian this morning to let him [...]

Remember when many of us were left scratching our heads last offseason when the Eagles refused to cut Reggie Brown, even though it was clear he had fallen out of favor with Andy Reid? Some fans got pretty angry, and I couldn’t really blame them. Why keep a guy who wasn’t even activated for most games? In a word: money.

I’ve been perusing the 2010 list of UFA for the last couple days. All 235 of them. To be honest, I’m not finding it very impressive. There are a few big/obvious names like Julius Peppers and Karlos Dansby, and a few familiar faces to Eagles Nation. (Remember Matt Ware and Bobbie Williams?)
Guys like DT Justin Bannan and DE Jarvis Green are mildy interesting. Each would provide solid veteran depth, but neither deserves a big contract.
Scott Fujita has the size (6-5 250) to play SAM. At this point, Moise Fokou is first on the depth chart. Jermaine Phillips is a starting [...]

The Eagles and potential free agent bust Stacy Andrews might be on their way to an impasse. Pay him his $4.1 million roster bonus due in April, or tell him he’s not worth it and demand he stop stealing cash. Or they could give him his bonus, but only on the condition he rework his current deal.
Damn these Andrews bros. have become a major headache. Normally guys get bonuses for actually contributing something on the field. Stacy did next to nothing while still recovery from knee surgery last season. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but he didn’t [...]

When I first read the “report” regarding the so-called contract talks that were supposedly going on between the Eagles and quarterback Kevin Kolb, I said to myself, “Man, this would be a major story if Adam Schefter had written it.”
Alas, Adam didn’t pen it. Nor did Chris Mortensen or Jay Glazer. Nah, it was one of those pesky blogger types. Ya know, those fellas who like to speculate and sometimes feed erroneous information to readers and in turn start a miniature widespread panic across the Interwebs.
Here’s what Kolb had to say about the situation on WIP with Howie and Ike:
“We [...]

There seems to be a debate brewing as to whether or not the Eagles need help at the safety position. Some feel Macho Harris will improve and settle into the starting free safety spot in 2010. Others think he might be better suited to slide back to cornerback, where he excelled at in college. A select few believe he’s nothing more than a quality reserve, but not first-string material.

Not that we didn’t already know this, but according to Rick Gosselin’s season-ending rankings, the Eagles special teams unit finished in the bottom half of the league — 17th to be exact. Actually, I thought they’d be worse, but DeSean and Akers prevented them from being completely atrocious.
So, where did Bobby April’s Bills finish? Try third overall. That was a drop for April, who had the number one ranked ST units twice during his tenure in Buffalo. Easy to see why he was brought aboard and Ted Daisher got shown the door.
With April’s experience and some good core players already [...]

Gather up the kiddies. It’s time to take another fun-filled trip across the blogosphere.
The best dunkers never to win the All-Star dunk contest. (Suicide Drills)
The Top 5 running back prospects for April’s NFL draft. (NFL Mocks)
Nnamdi Asomugha still needs work in the leadership department. (Just Blog Baby)
The U.S. Winter Olympic team is drug free! I guess that’s a good thing. (Bootlegger Sports)
The Top 5 NBA Dunk Contest dunks ever. (Detroit 4 Lyfe)
The ultimate NBA Dunk Contest preview. It’s this weekend, by the way. (Midwest Sports Fans)
Danica Patrick was on CSI: New York. (Outside the Boxscore)
Happy Valentine’s Day from “Happy Jack.” [...]

‘Tis the season to talk about a little wheelin’ and’ dealin’. NFL Network and National Football Post scribe Michael Lombardi has conjured up one scenario that involves a certain Eagles signal caller. No, not that one, the other one. Kevin Kolb. Lombardi envisions a possible deal with the Browns: