Eagles news: Merrill Reese accepts Pete Rozelle Award, Philly waives a rookie

Sometimes, we overuse phrases and words, so much that they lose their steam or meaning. Think about it. How many times have you labeled someone as a G.O.A.T. or heard them called that? For the uninformed, 'G.O.A.T.' means 'greatest of all time'. That alone means there can't be two of them. Then again, we've seen some all-time greats walk in and out of the Philadelphia Eagles organization. That said, we wouldn't mind if the word 'greatest' is attached to more than one of them.

Reggie White was the G.O.A.T., right? No one would argue that! We'd say the same about Chuck Bednarik, Brian Dawkins, Jason Kelce, and Merrill Reese.

Each name could carry its own story, but today is about Merrill. Long before there was a show called The Voice, Mr. Reese's voice became a national treasure.

Eagles news: Watch Merrill Reese accept the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award!

The G.O.A.T. has been the voice of Eagles football since 1977 as the team's radio play-by-play announcer. One week before summer began, we learned he'd be honored by receiving the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Frankly, it's about damn time.

Reese is the longest-serving play-by-play announcer in the NFL. He opened August by breaking down a team huddle at Eagles practice. His week concluded with an acceptance speech in Canton. Check out some of the highlights.

Yeah... We were right earlier. It's okay to have more than one G.O.A.T.! Our guy Merrill certainly deserves the honor.

More Eagles news: Eagles announce McCallen Castle's release.

We transition from Hall of Fame level nods to the day-to-day grind of another Eagles training camp. News comes out of the NovaCare Complex.

We were personally pulling for undrafted rookie free agent McCallan Castles. He was someone we hoped might be a dark horse. Unfortunately, he was injured during the Eagles' open practice at Lincoln Financial Field. Less than 48 hours later, the Birds announced that they were waiving him with an injury settlement.

Castles, a six-foot-five, 233-pounder hauled in 22 receptions for 283 yards and five TDs this past NCAA season. We're hopeful for a speedy recovery and that he'll get a second chance on an NFL roster somewhere.

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