Eagles Rumors

A steady presence in the Eagles defense the last few years, Quintin Mikell has move on to (much) greener pastures, signing a $28 million contract with the St Louis Rams.

The Eagles will rely on rookie Jaiquawn Jarret, second year man Nate Allen, and any players acquired in free agency to man the safety positions.

The latest buzz is that the Seahawks have come to an agreement with a quarterback but it’s not a deal with the Eagles for Kevin Kolb.  Since many believed them to be the second team in a contest with the Cardinals for Kolb, that begs the question of “what now?”

There could be a third team.  The Vikings, Panthers, Titans, and Browns - among others - all have question marks at the most important position. 

Or, with the Seahawks moving on, the Kolb deal could be finalized with the Cardinals at any moment.  As tonight turns into tomorrow we should really know more. 

Domo says that he’s been told no announcement on a Kolb trade will come today.  This leads to the interesting question of whether the Eagles will ask him to report to camp tomorrow.  Awwwkward.

Reading between the lines: there’s more than just the Cardinals in on Kolb at this point.  Advantage, Eagles.

For anyone who hasn’t caught up with the real schedule for the week yet (and there were plenty of misleading reports out there to confuse you), here goes:

Today:  Eagles are free to trade veteran players and sign undrafted free agents.
Tomorrow:  First day of camp at Lehigh
Friday:  First day veteran free agents are eligible to be signed.

Eagles under contract have been reporting to Lehigh today already, and almost all of them should be there by this evening.

Kevin Kolb, by all accounts, is headed to Glendale to play for the Arizona Cardinals.  The Eagles will receive as compensation cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (a cousin of Antonio Cromartie), plus a yet to be determined draft pick.  Some have it as high as a #2.

Cromartie has the tools to be an excellent cover corner, but also makes a lot of mental mistakes and has been criticized for his seeming unwillingness to tackle hard.

He’s an immediate upgrade of everyone the Eagles had pencilled in at RCB, opposite Asante Samuel.

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL.

Eagles camp opens at Lehigh on Wednesday.  We’re fired up, and the next couple of weeks are going to be organized chaos with trades, free agency, and camp all happening together.

We’re going to try and keep up here and we’d love you to join us.  As always, send tips to rumors@eaglesrumors.com

Update - Successful arthroscopic surgery for Justice.  No microfracture surgery needed.  

A breaking story from Geoff Mosher today, Winston Justice is going to have knee surgery in Atlanta tomorrow.  This will be performed by James Andrews.

According to Mosher, the surgery is to repair damage caused by bone chips and remove the chips.  Additionally, the surgery may determine whether microfracture surgery is needed for Justice.  That procedure is one that professional athletes have an extremely difficult time getting back to their full form from.

More to come. 

According to several sources, the Eagles will offically notify the league that they are applying the franchise tag to Michael Vick today.  This is not a surprise.

Their have been strong indications that the Eagles would like to sign Vick to a new contract, but the lack of a CBA makes that impossible.  The framework of the deal may already be worked out, in fact, waiting on the CBA to be finished so any dependent details can be finally hashed out and the document made official.

What could be interesting is the declaration by the NFLPA that the franchise tag is irrelevant for 2011.  They argue it can not be applied for a season in which there is no agreement between the owners and players.

Whether that will affect any future financial arrangement between Vick and the Eagles — in whatever year professional football is next played — time will only tell.

The Eagles also placed the transition tag on David Akers, meaning they have the right to match any offer another team makes.

The CFL’s best pass rushers is set to sign with the Eagles later today, according to various sources.  Phillip Hunt is a Defensive End who also was being pursued by the Vikings. 

Assuming there is a season, he will be given a shot to make the team this summer.

All that needs to be said on the subject.

“Enough of the Gruden nonsense.  It’s not true. It’s not even a report.  It’s not even a wrong story.  It’s social media hysteria.  OK, carry on.”

-Reuben Frank