Articles by Denny Basens (56)
Embed from Getty Images The NFL Draft is less than a week away, and the Philadelphia Eagles have executed a major trade to propel themselves to second overall pick with the intention of drafting the club's next franchise quarterback. Howie Roseman made his bold climb to the top of the draft order by executing […]
Embed from Getty Images Although the top pick in the draft has already been traded, the rumors concerning the Philadelphia Eagles' desire to move up for a quarterback haven't quieted down at all, with talk now shifting to a potential deal with the Cleveland Browns for the second pick. The Eagles would then select […]
Embed from Getty Images On Thursday night, the NFL released the schedule for the 2016 season. The Philadelphia Eagles will be opening their campaign with a home game against the Cleveland Browns to kick off the Doug Pederson era, and while the NFL Draft and Training Camp really need to play out before we'll […]
Embed from Getty Images The NFL Draft will present the Philadelphia Eagles with a number of different scenarios to improve their team. While much of the focus has been on whether or not the team will trade up inside the top-five picks in the draft to select a quarterback, one option that hasn't been […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles have been heavily rumored to be pursuing quarterback Carson Wentz. The team does not appear to have a true long-term answer at the quarterback position, and with the club in possession of the eighth pick, they may not have a chance to get another shot at a franchise […]
Embed from Getty Images With the NFL Draft only weeks away, rumors and speculation regarding what the Philadelphia Eagles might do with the eighth pick in the first round continue to mount. While many reports suggest the team is exploring trade scenarios to move even further up on the draft board to select a […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles have made a number of moves to improve the defense during free agency. With the additions of Leodis McKelvin, Rodney McLeod, and Nigel Bradham along with the re-signing of Nolan Carroll, the Birds have injected a good deal of talent into their system for new defensive coordinator […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles answered one of the largest questions surrounding the team earlier in the off-season when they came to terms with pending unrestricted free agent quarterback Sam Bradford on a new contract. Bradford, now on a new two-year deal, finished the 2015 season playing fairly well. While the true level […]
Embed from Getty Images Over the last two weeks, the Philadelphia Eagles have added youth and depth to their wide receivers by signing Chris Givens and Rueben Randle. The two moves not only made the Birds a much deeper unit at the receiver position, but added some upside and dynamic potential that didn't exist […]
Embed from Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles' owner Jeffrey Lurie addressed the media on Tuesday, and discussed some of his expectations for the 2016 season. Lurie made it clear that he doesn't expect the coming campaign to be a rebuilding effort. Rather, he believes the Eagles should very much be contending for the NFC East […]