Ex-Eagles In The NFL

[ice grillin you]

we = local cheesteak establishments hit hard by the recession

[Eagaholic]

Dawk gets hand surgery, but should only be out a couple of weeks

edit: another rumor says it could be career threatening, according to some new guy's blog at the Inky

http://twitter.com/Jeff_McLane

Anyone seen anything that verify it?

[Sgt PSN]

i don't read twitter, and i haven't seen anything else about dawk.  however, i can't really imagine that a hand injury to a safety could ever really be considered career "threatening."  maybe in dawkins' case just because of his age, but at 35+ yrs old, any injury is career threatening.

[Eagaholic]

that was my thought too. unless he injured his hand fisting the owner's wife.

[BigEd76]

Justin Jenkins makes an appearance with the 3rd-string Bills offense before halftime

[BigEd76]

LJ Smith waaaaaaaaaaah

Smith said that injuries weren't the only thing working against him his final two seasons in Philly, though he declined to get very specific.

"There were a lot of things going on there, a lot of internal things," he said. "There were several people in the organization that put things out [about me] in the media like bait. Like, 'Go get him.'

"I don't play the media game, because, as a player, you're never going to have the last word. You can call in to a radio station and try to defend your position. But you're never going to have the last word, because, as soon as you hang up, they're talking about you. They're going to create a story the way they want to create it."

Smith also suggested that coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg didn't do him many favors with their playcalling.

"I felt like there were times when certain plays weren't being called for me," he said. "I don't really want to talk about it. As an athlete, you don't want to make headlines. You don't want to bring negative attention to yourself. I just tried to keep my head up and do my job. But it was hard, man. It was hard."

[General_Failure]

Man, all those passing plays they called totally screw over the TEs.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mock!!

Stay healthy and learn how to hold onto the ball, Smith. Oh...and try not to disappear in games.

[MDS]

[hbionic]

That's hot!

[ice grillin you]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Bill Belichick found a way to stop receiver Greg Lewis from tormenting his New England Patriots - trade for him.

Lewis made the first touchdown catch of his career while playing for the Eagles against the Patriots in the Super Bowl in 2005. He had two touchdown catches in a 2007 game against the Pats, nearly derailing their undefeated regular season.

Belichick obtained Lewis from the Eagles in March for two draft picks.

"Greg has always killed us," Belichick said recently. "Every time we've played him, he's killed us. We haven't been able to cover him very well, so that kind of catches your attention."

On Thursday, Lewis will face his former teammates in a preseason game when the Patriots play the Eagles in Philadelphia.

Lewis caught Belichick's eye as a college receiver at Illinois. After Lewis joined the Eagles, Belichick said he had a number of conversations with Eagles coach Andy Reid about obtaining him. But Belichick said he thought Reid found it hard to part with Lewis.

"He's a guy that we've had a lot of interest in, and I think he's a good fit in our system," Belichick said.

Lewis said his past performances against the Patriots are just that - over and done.

"Anytime you feel wanted, that makes you feel good about yourself," Lewis said. "But what I did [against the Patriots] is in the past, and it's not as important as what I do this afternoon and the next day."

Lewis said he has talked to several of his teammates about that 2005 Super Bowl, but their memories are different.

"They obviously remember winning and I don't," he said. "They got the last laugh."

Lewis is joining a star-studded cast of Patriots receivers that includes three Pro Bowlers - Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Joey Galloway.

"You don't play on paper; I mean, it all looks good," Lewis said.

Lewis, who became a darling of Patriots fans early in training camp with some spectacular catches, first signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2003. His Birds career peaked with 48 catches in 2005.

[Diomedes]

I watched most of the Jets Ravens exhibition last night.  First pass to LJ Smith he dropped.  Second pass, he pulled up lame (and didn't make the play).  Didn't see him after that.

I must admit it made me feel good.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The 2009 version...

Justin Jenkins - WR - Bills
Corey McIntyre - FB - Bills
Terrell Owens - WR - Bills

Derrick Burgess - DE - Patriots
Greg Lewis - WR - Patriots

Rashad Barksdale - CB - Jets
Reggie Hodges - P - Jets
Lito Sheppard - CB - Jets
Donald Strickland - CB - Jets
Ken Parrish - P - Jets

Kelly Gregg - DT - Ravens
Stefan Rogers - OT - Ravens
LJ Smith - TE - Ravens

Dhani Jones - LB - Bengals
Bobbie Williams - OG - Bengals
Sam Swank - K- Bengals

Hank Fraley - C - Browns
Rodrick Hood - CB - Browns
Donte Stallworth - WR - Browns

Ryan Moats - RB - Texans

Raheem Brock - DE - Colts
Nick Graham - CB - Colts
Walter Mendenhall - RB - Colts
Marcus Paschal - S - Colts

Jeremy Cain - LS - Jaguars
Sean Considine - SS - Jaguars
Tra Thomas - OT - Jaguars
Jervonte Jackson - DT - Jaguars

Rocky Boiman - LB - Titans
Tanard Davis - CB - Titans
Jevon Kearse - DE - Titans
LaJuan Ramsey - DT - Titans

Brian Dawkins - FS - Broncos
Correll Buckhalter - RB - Broncos
Jabar Gaffney - WR - Broncos

Jed Collins - FB - Chiefs
Andy Studebaker - LB - Chiefs

Jeff Garcia - QB - Raiders
Rashad Baker - FS - Raiders
Luke Lawton - FB - Raiders
Tony Stewart - TE - Raiders

Clinton Hart - FS - Chargers
Ian Scott - DT - Chargers
Kris Wilson - TE - Chargers

Willie Reid - WR - Cowboys

Jeremy Clark - DT - Giants
Jeff Feagles - P - Giants
Lee Vickers - TE - Giants

Jeremy Bridges - OL - taterskins
Michael Marquardt - DT - taterskins

Jason McKie - FB - Bears
Jason Davis - FB - Bears

Will Heller - TE- Lions
William James - CB - Lions
Dexter Wynn - CB - Lions
Billy McMullen - WR - Lions (released two days ago)

Al Harris - CB - Packers

Artis Hicks - OT - Vikings

Brian Finneran - WR - Falcons
Jason Jefferson - DT - Falcons

Jason Baker - P - Panthers

Mark Simoneau - LB - Saints

Dirk Johnson - P - Bucs
Matt McCoy - LB - Bucs

Sean Morey - WR - Cardinals
Stephen Spach - TE- Cardinals
Pago Togafau - LB - Cardinals
Matt Ware - S - Cardinals

Hollis Thomas - DT - Rams

Mike Lewis - SS - 49ers
Allen Rossum - CB - 49ers
Takeo Spikes - LB - 49ers

[QB Eagles]

Michael Lewis has suffered two preseason concussions in 11 days.

[Diomedes]

Rodrick Hood - CB - Browns

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