Another week passes. Wow! It feels like Thanksgiving and the Philadelphia Eagles' most recent win over the Baltimore Ravens was three months ago. That just goes to show how much has happened this past week, right?
Brandon Graham earned Philly's nomination for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. This is the second time in three years that we have seen that occur.
We have often said one of the things we most love about our Birds is they are never short of a few characters (or guys with character).
Before we get into that, let's discuss Dallas Goedert.
Eagles news: Dallas Goedert heads to Philly's injured reserve.
Well, the news wasn't surprising. We've heard this was coming. It still sucks though. Dallas Goedert will be placed on the Eagles' injured reserve.
Eagles to place TE Dallas Goedert (knee) on IR, planning to be ready for playoffs. (via @RapSheet, @MikeGarafolo) pic.twitter.com/VRSd3BmsZ6
— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2024
The plan is to let him rest and hope he can be healthy enough to return for a playoff run. It's never good to lose someone of his caliber, but the good news is this injury may not be of the season-ending variety.
Fingers are crossed. Meanwhile, we refuse to end this on a low note.
More Eagles news: Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' leadership make differences in the lives of children.
Now, back to those high-character guys.
The final week of November wrapped the final day to vote for Lane Johnson in his quest for the NFL's Salute To Service Award. We cast our vote and hope you did too. Here are a few more reasons to smile.
In addition to Saquon Barkley being named NFC Player of the Month and Braden Mann winning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Jalen Hurts and the Eagles brass made a few headlines.
QB1 invites special guests to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday while Philly's leadership made a few dreams come true.
Creating cleats for QB1? A memory that will last a lifetime for patients of @ChildrensPhila 🥹@JalenHurts | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/QRHcS6c0Xf
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 6, 2024
Hosting some special friends for an opportunity of a lifetime ✨
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 7, 2024
With the help of @Fanatics, Cooper, Nathan, Patrick, and Jariel got to fulfill their @MakeAWish signing a "contract" to become a Philadelphia Eagle & spend the day at the facilities with their favorite players! pic.twitter.com/HAU6U1nmHx
We've said this before. It seems right to say this again. The guys on this team make the Eagles an easy team to root for.