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| McNabb feels for Russell during young QB's woes |
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10/16/2009 |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Before he tries to beat the Raiders, Donovan McNabb wants to give some advice to Oakland's struggling quarterback. McNabb plans to pull JaMarcus Russell aside Sunday before the Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) play the Raiders (1-4) and impart some veteran wisdom from a player who has plenty of experience dealing with booing fans, media skeptics and just about any other kind of adversity an NFL quarterback can endure. McNabb wants to make sure Russell stays positive despite a rough start to h |
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| Eagles slowly getting offensive linemen back |
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10/16/2009 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -An offensive line that at one point was missing four of its five projected starters is slowing coming together for the Philadelphia Eagles. Andy Reid ruled out only Todd Herremans (foot) for this week, but said his left guard is close to getting back on the field. Herremans' return would leave right tackle Shawn Andrews, out for the year with a back injury, as the only expected starter on the offensive line who is not available. Winston Justice replaced Andrews. The line's improved heal |
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| McNabb, Eagles, take show on road to Oakland |
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10/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In last week's decisive victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb had a chance to dip his toe back in the water against a struggling, winless opponent. On Sunday, when McNabb leads the Birds into battle against the Raiders at Oakland Coliseum, he'll be wading in about ankle-deep. While unlike the Bucs, the Raiders can actually boast a victory on the season, the possibility of them scoring a second during the 2009 campaign would be a matter of consider |
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| Animal rights group plans Vick protest in Oakland |
NFL Football |
10/15/2009 |
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| Area animal rights group is planning a protest against Michael Vick before his game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. The group In Defense of Animals says it will protest outside Oakland Coliseum before Vick plays his first road game for the Philadelphia Eagles since being reinstated to the NFL following an 18-month prison sentence for his involvement in a dogfighting ring. The group says Vick has not shown proper remorse. IDA president Elliot Katz also wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as |
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| Eagles rookie Maclin learns offense, takes off |
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10/15/2009 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Once Jeremy Maclin learned the offense, the rest was easy. Catching passes and making big plays are nothing new for the Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver. He just needed a little time to get acclimated to the West Coast offense after playing in a spread system at Missouri. It didn't take him long. Maclin had a breakout performance in his fourth game, catching six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns in Philadelphia's 33-14 victory over Tampa Bay. His first TD was a 51-yard rec |
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| Raiders blacked out for second time this season |
NFL Football |
10/15/2009 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -The Oakland Raiders' home game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday will be blacked out locally because the team did not sell out the game in time. Games need to be sold out 72 hours before kickoff to avoid a blackout in a 75-mile radius. This is the second time in three home games that Oakland has been unable to avoid a blackout. The Raiders have had two games blacked out each season since taking over ticket sales from Alameda County before the 2006 season. In their first 11 se |
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| Pit bull group says Vick won't see his former dogs |
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10/14/2009 |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -A Bay Area pit bull advocacy group says Michael Vick has declined an invitation to visit eight of his former dogs this weekend when the Philadelphia Eagles are in town to play the Oakland Raiders. The group BAD RAP (Bay Area Doglovers Responsible About Pitbulls) told The Associated Press on Wednesday that it extended the invitation through the Eagles to Vick last week to view his former dogs that were part of the dog fighting operation at Bad Newz Kennels. BAD RAP co-founder Tim Racer |
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| NFC East: Old favorites lead the way in Eagles' latest win |
NFL Football |
10/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Any concerns about Donovan McNabb's health were immediately erased when the longtime Philadelphia Eagles quarterback took the field for this past Sunday's game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On the team's first offensive play from scrimmage, McNabb -- playing for the first time since fracturing a rib in Philadelphia's season-opening victory over Carolina -- deftly side-stepped an oncoming rush and scrambled 13 yards for a first down. On the second, the five-time Pro Bowl participant fired a per |
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| AFC West: Denver's McDaniels new member of "Mile High Club" |
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10/13/2009 |
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| . If Russell had some protection and a better feel for the offense, perhaps Heyward-Bey could prove the critics who chided the Raiders for taking him so high in April's draft wrong. Russell will probably get another chance to be the starter when the Philadelphia Eagles pay a visit to the Oakland Coliseum this Sunday for a showdown with the Silver and Black. The Eagles will be heavy favorites in this matchup against Oakland, which will also host the New York Jets and visit San Diego a the bye week. "The problem is |
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| NFC South: Falcons excel at bouncing back under Smith |
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10/13/2009 |
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| -year-old Carney is 6-for-7 on field goal attempts this year, while hitting on all 18 of his extra point kicks. BUCCANEERS: Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton didn't do Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Johnson any favors in Sunday's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Though the two starting Tampa Bay wideouts combined for eight receptions and 87 yards in the 33-14 setback that kept the Buccaneers (0-5) winless on the season, it was the dropped passes by the two that really annoyed head coach Raheem Morris. "Tha |
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