Mike Patterson

The Philadelphia Eagles announced they have activated defnesive tackle Mike Patterson from the reserve/non-football illness list. To make room on the 53-man roster, the team released LB Jason Williams. Patterson is now eligible to play in Monday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints...

The Eagles defense could be without a valuable member on Monday when the Eagles head to fave the New Orleans Saints at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Allen tweaked his left hamstring in practice on Thursday. It was a right hamstring injury that forced him out of the Detroit game a few weeks back, but he said he's not ruling out playing on Monday night against the Saints...

Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin said he's finally 100 percent recovered from his early-season hip injury. Maclin missed the Arizona game due to the injury, but was noticeably hampered in at least two others. "With Maclin playing hurt I am sure they didn't want to put to much pressure on him, to make to many moves," said former Eagles all-pro Leonard Weaver on the Sports Bash...

The Eagles cut their roster down to 75 players today while giving up the rights to just one player.  The roster must be down to the regular season limit of 53 players by 9 p.m. on Friday. Philadelphia had 79 players on the roster this morning, but placed defensive tackle Mike Patterson on the reserve/non-football illness list and left tackle Jason Peters on the reserve/non-football injury list...

So the Eagles made a few changes today. Some we expected others took Eagles fans by surprise. Many of us figured that King Dunlap would be named the started at left tackle to replace the injured Jason Peters.  While it’s a good sign that Dunlap, a 2008 seventh-round pick, has developed into a capable starter, the team can’t be happy that Demetress Bell couldn’t beat him out after signing a five-ye

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Eagles defensive end Trent Cole joins the growing list of injured defensive lineman, due to swelling in the acromioclavicular (AC) joint in his shoulder.  Head coach Andy Reid said it “could be a day, it could be a week,” to get Cole back on the field...

Eagles defensive line coach Jim Washburn is a straight shooter, so he won't lie when he's asked about how difficult it is to replace Mike Patterson.  The Eagles defensive tackle will miss a couple of months, which should include a handful of games...

Each week throughout football season, I provide 10 interesting thoughts, stats or stories on Monday.  Usually about half will be on the Eagles and half from league-wide, but today we focus more on the Eagles with training camp just getting underway   1. For...

The Eagles will be without Mike Patterson for at least a month, and likely longer, with the defensive tackle still recovering from offseason brain surgery.  Patterson started at least 14 games for Philadelphia in each of the last six years...

The Eagles defensive line will be deep in 2012, as there is a chance the Eagles cut one or two players along the line who land elsewhere. Then there’s Brandon Graham, a first-round pick entering his third season and trying to prove he’s not a bust...