Saints

The Philadelphia Eagles enter the month of December with the best record in the NFL. Doubters say the Eagles have not really played anyone and had a bit of an easy schedule to date. The birds will get the chance to prove them wrong with a difficult west coast swing that begins this weekend.

With all 32 teams at the NFL Combine this week, conversations are happening among Front Office executives; one of the trade rumors that have emerged is potential of Brandin Cooks being traded to the Eagles.  Furthermore, Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio and The Sporting News thinks Eagles could acquire Cooks for a 2nd round pick...

The Philadelphia Daily News' Paul Domowitch reports the Eagles will pursue Saints coach Sean Payton if he becomes available. Payton does have ties to the Eagles, serving as the teams quarterback coach from 1997-1998. Payton is under contract for two more years in New Orleans, which might present a problem for the Eagles, which would have to make a trade to obtain Payton's services...

The question - did someone get to Chip Kelly?

The Philadelphia Eagles closed out the 2013 season with a glaring problem on defense. The birds allowed 290 passing yards per game, the worst of any team in the league.

Running back Darren Sproles, who Wednesday expressed a desire to be released by the New Orleans Saints, will be traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, a league source tells ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Saints will receive a fifth-round draft pick from the Eagles in return, the source said Thursday...

Here's what you missed on the Sports Bash Saturday with Matt Hammond on January 4: -- Lot of reputations aren't earned, they just happen. Saints being a bad road team isn't one of them. It's real. There's oodles of proof. THE ROUNDUP 12:15 pm -- We whip around to all of the week's top stories: (1) Louisville's Charlie Strong to Texas...

PHILADELPHIA -- After erasing nearly a half-century of road playoff frustration, a trip to Seattle shouldn't be intimidating for Drew Brees, Shayne Graham and the New Orleans Saints. Graham's 32-yard field goal, the fourth of the game for the recent addition to the team, won the wild-card game on the final play, 26-24 over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday night...

Will someone explain why the topic of why the Eagles' most desirable wild-card opponent is even debatable? Going back to the Bears game, this is the reason I felt that game was so important and not "meaningless" as many described that Sunday Night...

Saints running back Pierre Thomas has been ruled out for Saturday's Wild Card game against the Eagles. Its a big loss for the Saints, Thomas finished with 1,062 yards from scrimmage as he led the NFL running back in receiving with 77 grabs for 513 yards and three touchdowns...