Darren Sproles

Veteran defensive lineman Michael Bennett makes his long-awaited practice debut at the Eagles mandatory minicamp

PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - The Eagles kicked off Phase 3 of their Organized Team Activities on Tuesday morning with just two players missing, veterans Michael Bennett and Darren Sproles. “We’ve communicated with them, we’ve stayed in touch with them,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said...

PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - Darren Sproles wasn't going to break the bank as a running back in his mid-30s coming off a torn ACL and a broken arm but the veteran back wanted one more year to go out on his own terms and had a rather persuasive advocate at the NovaCare Complex in Doug Pederson...

PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - The Eagles didn't get a running back in the draft but they added to the position after it as executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman confirmed the team was bringing back veteran Darren Sproles...

Darren Sproles thought 2017 could be the end of the line for him in the NFL.

The Philadelphia Eagles are one of four teams still practicing at this point in the season. A win on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings will earn the Eagles a trip to the Super Bowl for the first time in 13 years.

There is a much different feeling in this locker room than there has been in the past. It is more than chemistry, more than having fun and more than simply remaining focused. Whatever it is, players say it is definitely a special locker room.

"He's just a class act," ESPN NFL reporter Sal Paolantonio said. A great leader, did anything and everything for the team, he will be missed big time."

Kenjon Barner totaled 69 touches in two years with the Eagles and will add depth with Darren Sproles out for the season.

PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) — The euphoria of a walk-off win over a division rival morphed into the realization that the Eagles will be without Darren Sproles for the rest of the season. Both parts of the much-ballyhooed "21-Pony" formation that was the talk of the Eagles' offseason are now essentially kaput for 2017...