Eagles Acquire RB Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles will be Chip Kelly's new toy in his high-tempo offense (Image Courtesy of NFL.SI.com) The Philadelphia Eagles have made a trade with the New Orleans Saints to acquire running back Darren Sproles for a 2014 fifth-round pick, according to Adam Schefter. Sproles is scheduled to make $3.4 million in the final year of his deal.

Hal Greenblatt  •  13 Mar 2014
Who Will Be LeSean McCoy’s Primary Backup?

Chirs Polk and Bryce Brown are in for a long battle to see who will backup All-Pro LeSean McCoy (Image Courtesy of Philly.com). Chris Polk and Bryce Brown are in for an interesting offseason. The need to give star running back LeSean McCoy more rest is imperative.  McCoy was not just the NFL’s leading rusher, […]

Hal Greenblatt  •  07 Feb 2014
Free Agent Running Back Overview

LeSean McCoy leads a strong group of running backs in Philadelphia (Image Courtesy of Philly.com). Over the next couple of weeks, Eagledelphia will be addressing the Eagles free agents needs while evaluating producing a position-by-position analysis. The today’s area to be addressed: Running Back.

Hal Greenblatt  •  07 Feb 2014
Training Starts Early For Chris Polk

Chris Polk is already gearing up for the 2014 campaign, and hopes it is a follow up to his strong sophomore year. (Image courtesy of GCobb.com)   Chris Polk’s offseason has already begun. The second-year running back recently underwent surgery on his shoulder. The injury, which occurred during week six against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, […]

Hal Greenblatt  •  30 Jan 2014
Eagles Depth at Running Back Shining Through

Bryce Brown's touchdown against the Cowboys helped seal the Eagles NFC East championship but his contributions have gone far beyond that this season.  Chip Kelly's offense, for all of it's zone-read plays and read option tendancies is really a scheme that's based around a power running game and steady dose of the ground attack.  If […]

Matt Lombardo  •  31 Dec 2013
Eagles Release Draft Pick, Promote Matthew Tucker

Running back Matthew Tucker was promoted from the practice squad to take the place of running back Chris Polk who is out with a shoulder injury Sunday. Photo Courtesy: NFL Rush On Saturday the Philadelphia Eagles promoted practice squad running back Matthew Tucker to the active roster and ruled Chris Polk out for Sunday's showdown […]

Matt Lombardo  •  19 Oct 2013
Eagles Position Battles: Bryce Brown vs. Chris Polk

Chris Polk at Washington. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia) Bryce Brown and Chris Polk both went into their respective colleges as highly touted recruits. Polk, a 4 star recruit and the 4th best Running Back in the nation (according to Rivals.com), committed to Washington University after decomitting from USC.  Brown's recruitment came with even more hype. […]

Jake Pavorsky  •  04 Aug 2012