JOHNSON ACCEPTS INVITATION TO REESE’S SENIOR BOWL

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Johnson will join Lucas and Nassib in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 30

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Jan. 7, 2015 – Defensive tackle Austin Johnson (Galloway, N.J.) accepted his invitation to play in the 67th Reese’s Senior Bowl. He joins teammates Jordan Lucas (New Rochelle, N.Y.) and All-American Carl Nassib (West Chester, Pa.) as participants in the game. The trio will participate in the nation’s premier all-star contest on Saturday, January 30, 2015. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. ET at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. The NFL Network will televise the contest.


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EAGLES NOTEBOOK: BRADFORD ENDS SEASON WITH IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS

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QB Sam Bradford completed 30 of 38 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns for a 108.3 rating. His 78.9 completion percentage was the highest ever by an Eagle with more than 30 attempts … Over the last three games, Bradford threw for 1,061 yards and five touchdowns on 95 of 133 passing for a quarterback rating of 98.0 and the second-highest three-game passing yardage total in team history (Donovan McNabb, 1,076 in 2005) … Over his last six starts, Bradford completed 175 of 256 passes for 1,959 yards and 10 touchdowns for a 99.1 rating … Bradford set team records this season in both completions (346) and completion percentage (65.0%), while finishing with the fourth-highest single-season passing yardage total (3,725) .


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TOM COUGHLIN STEPS DOWN AS HEAD COACH OF GIANTS

Michael Eisen

Tom Coughlin, who led the Giants to a pair of Super Bowl victories, oversaw the development of Eli Manning into the best quarterback in team history and became one of the most influential figures in the 91-year history of the franchise, today announced he is stepping down as head coach.


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PSWA TO HONOR TEMPLE, MATAKEVICH

Rock Hoffman

The Philadelphia Sportswriters Association are the latest to bestow awards on 2015 Temple Owls football team and their star linebacker continue to add honors after the team tied a school-record for wins and Tyler Matakevich was named a consensus All-American. PSWA president Sam Carchidi announced that the Owls have been chosen as Team of the […]


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LONDON WON’T BE CALLING AS BIRDS EDGE BIG BLUE 35-30 IN SEASON FINALE

Al Thompson

As it turned out the game between the Eagles and Giants did have meaning on several levels.
A few other things worked out for the Eagles who racked up 435 yards of total offense. Obviously with Chip Kelly out of the picture and interim head coach Pat Shurmur allowed to run the offense the way he wanted to and did so with suggestions from his players.


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TAX SLAYER BOWL LOSS IS FORGETTABLE AND REGRETTABLE

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PSU Lions loses to Georgia in comeback fashion


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PENN STATE’S AUSTIN JOHNSON DECLARES FOR THE NFL DRAFT

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Penn State’s Austin Johnson Declares for NFL Draft
Johnson earned his degree in December and will forgo his final year of eligibility


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PENN STATE’S CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG DECLARES FOR NFL DRAFT

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Hackenberg to forgo his final season of eligibility to enter the 2016 NFL Draft


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EAGLES PLAYERS TALK ABOUT KELLY AND WHAT WENT WRONG

Al Thompson

Most fans and media were caught completely off guard when a press release was sent out on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 announcing that head coach Chip Kelly had been fired.
Given time to digest the owner’s decision. most players agreed communication was Kelly’s biggest problem.
The team has one more game on the schedule, Sunday January 3, 2016 (1 pm – FOX).
When the schedule was released last spring, many fans and observers thought it was decide the NFL East. Now it could decide who keeps their job.


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TAX SLAYER BOWL PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 1, 2016

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TaxSlayer Bowl Press Conference Highlights January 1, 2016 JAMES FRANKLIN HEAD COACH, PENN STATE (Opening statement) “I want to take a minute real quick and thank the City of Jacksonville, everybody’s been great. I want to thank the TaxSlayer Bowl, we’ve had a great experience in the hotel, for the families and the kids, have […]


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