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Eagles Player Keeps Promise to Injured Boy

He brings Vince Lombardi trophy to 10-year-old hurt while protecting sister after Philadelphia plane crash

(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown has kept his promise to a 10-year-old boy seriously injured during the Jan. 31 crash of a medical transport aircraft. Trey Howard was hit by debris in the family car as he shielded his little sister. After emergency brain surgery, the Eagles fan asked...

Mahomes After Rout: 'I Take Ownership'

Kansas City QB blames himself after Eagles rout the Chiefs in the Super Bowl

(Newser) - Patrick Mahomes pinned the blame on himself after Sunday night's Super Bowl rout by the Philadelphia Eagles. "I take ownership in the loss, probably more than any one in my career," the QB said after the 40-22 loss, per USA Today . "I put us in some...

Eagles Fly to Early Super Bowl Lead
Eagles Keep Chiefs From
Super Bowl Three-Peat
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Eagles Keep Chiefs From Super Bowl Three-Peat

Philadelphia won the big game 40-22

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles dominated early and didn't stop, ultimately stopping a three-peat by the Kansas City Chiefs and beating them 40-22 at Super Bowl LIX Sunday. Until the last two minutes of the game, it looked like it might end up one of the top 10 biggest Super Bowl...

Tiny Iowa Town Has Rooting Interest in Super Bowl

Cooper DeJean grew up in Odebolt, population 920

(Newser) - In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays in elementary school and taught classmates to run them at recess, residents plan a huge party to watch the town's native son in the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive back has lifted spirits in Odebolt, Iowa, a town...

Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX
Trump to Make History
at Super Bowl LIX
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Trump to Make History at Super Bowl LIX

He'll be first sitting president to attend the big game

(Newser) - President Trump will attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday, an official tells the AP , as the first sitting president ever to attend. Reactions and more on the big game:
  • History: Just three sitting vice presidents have attended the big game: Al Gore in 1994, George HW Bush
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Eagles Have 1,690 Reasons to Feel Confident

That's how much their offense line weighs, the most ever in a Super Bowl

(Newser) - Heading into Super Bowl Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Philadelphia Eagles are widely believed to have one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League. The roster is also incredibly huge, in the physical sense, with the Wall Street Journal deeming it "the biggest group...

Jason Kelce: I Can't Pick a Side on Feb. 9

Former NFL star will be rooting for both his brother and his former team in Super Bowl

(Newser) - Jason Kelce has to choose between his brother and his beloved team, and he's decided not to decide. The Feb. 9 Super Bowl pits Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles, where Jason starred before his retirement from the NFL.
  • "Here's the biggest thing.
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Philly Fan, 18, Killed in Fall While Celebrating Win

Temple University student fatally injured as city celebrated NFC Championship win on Sunday

(Newser) - An Eagles fan who fell from a pole Sunday night amid Philadelphia's raucous celebration of the team's victory has died, reports CBS News . Tyler Sabapathy, an 18-year-old first-year at Temple University, climbed a light pole in the Center City neighborhood and fell in an incident that was captured...

Eagles, Chiefs Will Face Off at Super Bowl—Again

Philadelphia, Kansas City claim spots in the big game

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl—again. The Eagles are running back to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years and fifth time in franchise history, the AP reports. Saquon Barkley had another 60-yard touchdown run plus two other...

Viral Video at NFL Game Costs Man Job at DEI Firm

Fiance of Packers fan recorded irate Eagles fan hurling misogynistic slur at her

(Newser) - Pro tip if you work for a firm dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion: Don't yell misogynistic slurs at women at football games—especially if their boyfriend is recording. A Philadelphia Eagles fan has learned that lesson after being fired from his job at a DEI consulting firm following...

Book NFL Player Was Reading During Game Shoots to No. 1

Self-help book Philadelphia Eagles' AJ Brown had on sidelines is now very popular on Amazon

(Newser) - AJ Brown brings what he calls the "recipe" to every NFL game he plays in, though no one has seemed to notice until now. On Sunday, however, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was spied reading his favorite self-help book on camera during his team's 22-10 playoff victory against...

Star Running Back Explains Why He Chose Not to Score

Saquon Barkley of the Eagles slid to the turf, knowing game was clinched, to the dismay of bettors

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay 22-10 in a playoff game on Sunday, and ESPN reports that a late decision by Philly's star running back cost a lot of bettors money. Saquon Barkley, however, is unapologetic about his move. As USA Today recounts, Barkley took a handoff with about...

A 40-Year-Old NFL Record May Fall
A 40-Year-Old NFL
Record May Fall

A 40-Year-Old NFL Record May Fall

And it's a big one: Saquon Barkley 100 yards away from Eric Dickerson's rushing mark

(Newser) - As far as NFL records go, it's one of the most coveted: Saquon Barkley of the Philadelphia Eagles is now just 100 yards shy of the season rushing record set by Eric Dickerson in 1984. The details:
  • Closing in: Barkley rushed for 167 yards on Sunday against the Dallas
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$3.1M Bet Rides on the Eagles
Historic Bet:
$3.1M on
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Historic Bet: $3.1M on the Eagles

Circa Sports takes its biggest wager ever on Philadelphia-Carolina game

(Newser) - Someone in Kentucky has $3.1 million worth of confidence in the Philadelphia Eagles. Circa Sports reports it took a bet for that amount Thursday on the Eagles money line at -700 odds. If 10-2 Philadelphia beats the 3-9 Carolina Panthers on Sunday, the wager would net approximately $442,800,...

Philadelphia Eagles Coach: Sorry I Yelled at Fans in Stands

Nick Sirianni apparently let the jeering get to him

(Newser) - Philadelphia sports fans are known for being a bit ... combative, and over the weekend, a group of them got into it with the head coach of the city's own football team. The Philadelphia Eagles ultimately beat the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but the Eagles struggled at times, leading some...

4 Decades Later, Famed NFL Team Copes With Brain Issues

Philadelphia Inquirer finds a high incidence of cognitive issues among 1980 Eagles players

(Newser) - An investigative piece by David Gambacorta in the Philadelphia Inquirer offers a unique—and engrossing—angle on the issue of brain injuries among football players. Gambacorta looks specifically at the city's famed 1980 Super Bowl team to get a sense of how those celebrated Eagles players are faring four...

After the Super Bowl, a Big Couple of Firsts for the NFL

League will hold its first game in South America in September, with Eagles playing in Brazil

(Newser) - It's off to Sin City for the Super Bowl, then the Land of Drizzle for the first week of the NFL's next season. Fox News reports that the Philadelphia Eagles are heading to Brazil for a Week 1 game, against a still-to-be-announced competitor, the league's first game...

NFL Player Ejected After Scuffle—Not With a Player

49ers' Dre Greenlaw got into a tiff with Eagles' security chief Dom DiSandro

(Newser) - A player getting ejected for a scuffle isn't all that unusual in the NFL. But one such ejection on Sunday had an unusual twist: the player scuffled with a non-player on the opposing team's sideline. As NBC Sports explains, it happened after Dre Greenlaw of the San Francisco...

Bills Player on Shoving Fan: 'Emotions Boiled Over'

Pass rusher Shaq Lawson offers apology after scuffle with fan he says taunted players' families

(Newser) - Buffalo Bills pass rusher Shaq Lawson apologized Monday for shoving a Philadelphia Eagles fan behind the team's bench after alleging the person was making threatening remarks about players and their families. Lawson posted his apology on his Instagram account a day after a video showed him and five defensive...

Taylor Swift Isn't Only One in the Relationship With a No. 1 Song

Turns out boyfriend Travis Kelce can also carry a tune, as heard on Christmas tune with brother Jason

(Newser) - Watch out, Taylor Swift— your new man can apparently sing. The BBC reports that a Christmas song recorded by Travis Kelce, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, along with his older brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, shot to the No. 1 spot on Apple's iTunes, just hours...

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