Eagles Interested In LeCharles Bentley?

[Rome]

The Eagles sign Bentley, Howard (who can play DE and DT) in FA and draft Bunkley (if Davis is gone) at 14... anyone in the room with me at the time runs the risk of being decapitated.   

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[Feva]

The Eagles sign Bentley, Howard (who can play DE and DT) in FA and draft Bunkley (if Davis is gone) at 14... anyone in the room with me at the time runs the risk of being decapitated.   

Paging Moloko9...   

He's been warned.  It was a close call on 4th and 26... and he barely survived the Eagles beating Atlanta in the NFCCG.

[SD_Eagle5]

Brookover article

All indications remained that the Eagles planned to strike a quick deal with unrestricted free agent LeCharles Bentley despite a denial by the New Orleans Saints center over the weekend.
After a source close to the center said Thursday that Bentley planned to join the Eagles once the free-agent period opened, he denied The Inquirer's report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He did not deny, however, that he had no plans to return to the Saints.
"I would rather sit out a season than play for the Saints again," Bentley told CBSSportsline.com.

[Rome]

The Eagles sign Bentley, Howard (who can play DE and DT) in FA and draft Bunkley (if Davis is gone) at 14... anyone in the room with me at the time runs the risk of being decapitated.   

Paging Moloko9...   

He's been warned.  It was a close call on 4th and 26... and he barely survived the Eagles beating Atlanta in the NFCCG.

LOL @ the Village Landscaper...   

[The BIGSTUD]

Brookover article

All indications remained that the Eagles planned to strike a quick deal with unrestricted free agent LeCharles Bentley despite a denial by the New Orleans Saints center over the weekend.
After a source close to the center said Thursday that Bentley planned to join the Eagles once the free-agent period opened, he denied The Inquirer's report in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He did not deny, however, that he had no plans to return to the Saints.
"I would rather sit out a season than play for the Saints again," Bentley told CBSSportsline.com.

When it says say "he denied", does he mean the source denied or Bentley denied?

[SD_Eagle5]

I'm pretty sure 'he' is Bentley, since the following sentence also refers to him as 'he' and also contains a direct quote.

[The BIGSTUD]

Good, then it's nothing new. If the source denied what he said earlier in the week, then it would be bad news.

[SD_Eagle5]

(Sirius) Listening to the Afternoon blitz right now, John Riggins and Adam Schein are the hosts, they just said "Bentley in Philly is all but a done deal". Joked about tampering but said they're hearing it's all but a signed deal. 

[General_Failure]

Football boners!

[Feva]

Good stuff.

[General_Failure]

There's less football boners every time your sig pic appears.

[Feva]

Tell that to Chuggie.

[ice grillin you]

(Sirius) Listening to the Afternoon blitz right now, John Riggins and Adam Schein are the hosts, they just said "Bentley in Philly is all but a done deal". Joked about tampering but said they're hearing it's all but a signed deal

they dont hear anything we dont...they are saying that cause of the brookover article

[SunMo]

Eagles interested in vet center Mawae
By LES BOWEN
bowenl@phillynews.com

Free agency is bound to start eventually, whether there's a new collective bargaining agreement or not. When it does, the Eagles are still expected to be very active.

Mark Bartelstein, agent for recently released Jets center Kevin Mawae, said yesterday he has spoken with the Eagles about his client. That's a bit of a surprise, because the Birds have been reported to be poised to sign New Orleans free-agent-to-be center LeCharles Bentley.

One explanation might be that if a new CBA emerges from the current owners meeting in Dallas, the $94.5 million salary cap will rise dramatically and Bentley might suddenly have more suitors and a higher price tag. Until the Eagles actually have signed Bentley, they don't have him, and they could feel a need to hedge their bet.

Bartelstein said he didn't ask the Birds about their reported dalliance with Bentley.

"I'm sure they have interest in Kevin, but they aren't going to put all their eggs in one basket,'' Bartelstein said.

Mawae is 35, and Bentley is 26, but unlike Bentley, Mawae is available now - having been cut, he doesn't need to wait for free agency to sign with a new team. Mawae is a six-time Pro Bowler; Bentley made the Pro Bowl this past season after previously making it as a guard.

The Eagles have been linked in media reports to a number of pending free agents, a list probably topped by Bentley and Pittsburgh wide receiver-punt returner Antwaan Randle El. Other prominent names include Kansas City linebacker Shawn Barber, Detroit quarterback Jeff Garcia, Denver running back Mike Anderson (Barber and Anderson are in Mawae's category, having been released last week) and New York Giants defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy.

Barber, 31, is an intriguing possibility because he played well for the Eagles in 2002. Veteran linebackers who come to Philadelphia have had trouble learning the ins and outs of Jim Johnson's defense - the year Barber was here, before leaving as a free agent for Kansas City, he said it took him until about midseason. But obviously, if Barber were to return, he would not need such a long adjustment period, unlike the other linebackers on the market or available in the draft.

Barber's agent, Brian Mackler, said he expected to be talking to at least half a dozen teams when free-agency began, possibly including the Eagles.

Meanwhile, the Eagles are in the process of hiring an assistant special-teams coach after Oakland hired Ted Daisher to take over its special teams. One likely candidate is current kicking coach Randy Brown, but Brown might be hurt by the fact that he only coaches special teams. Daisher helped out with the defensive line as well; before he left he was assisting new d-line coach Pete Jenkins in his adjustment to Johnson's complex defensive scheme.

[Feva]

One explanation might be that if a new CBA emerges from the current owners meeting in Dallas, the $94.5 million salary cap will rise dramatically and Bentley might suddenly have more suitors and a higher price tag. Until the Eagles actually have signed Bentley, they don't have him, and they could feel a need to hedge their bet.

If those fargers up in NY have ruined the Eagles' chances with Bentley with all this sissy-fighting and FA delays...