Michael Greger

Creative thinker posing as dual-threat journalist and public relations guru. Email mikegreger@gmail.com.

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Hard Knocks highlights Giants Owner’s True Feelings on Losing Saquon Barkley to Eagles – Philly Sports

The Saquon Barkley saga seems to get a new chapter written every single day. The latest installment was revealed on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” show when Giants owner John Mara dropped regret over the mere possibility of losing his star rusher.


Then, after news leaked of Barkley inking a three-year, $37.75 million deal with the Eagles, nervous laughter filled the room at their corporate offices in New Jersey. The Giants had a budget set in stone at the running back spot, one that went “north” of what...
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NFC East Preview: Eagles and Cowboys will battle for supremacy, Commanders may be underdogs – Philly Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles enter the 2024 campaign once again as the prohibitive favorites to win the NFC East. Like it or not, there is no roster better constructed to win right now than the one Howie Roseman built. That’s a fact.


But championships aren’t won on paper, and certainly not in July. The Eagles have a lot to prove after an embarrassingly lackadaisical swoon stultified their Super Bowl aspirations last year. It sounds as if the players, and the coaching staff, learned a tough lesson...
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Eagles Star Darius Slay opens up on his defensive role for 2024 and what made him stay in Philly – Philly Sports

Darius Slay has never been one to hide behind false bravado or fake swagger. He’s going to tell you how it is. So when the six-time Pro Bowler aired it out with Chris Long on the “Green Light” podcast, you knew he was going to say something of substance … including his first impressions of new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.


Slay, entering his fifth season with the Eagles, touched on a variety of topics in a wide-ranging interview. Perhaps the most intriguing back and forth was about his ro...
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Eagles Rumors: Is there truly an issue with the leadership style of Jalen Hurts? – Philly Sports

Everything that Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts does is intentional. He’s the living embodiment of a branded PR campaign, one who meticulously crafts each word and every action that goes on the record. The Eagles quarterback relishes loading up motivational phrases into his holster, firing them off at will on sympathetic ears like some kind of good-intentioned terrorist.


That is to say: Hurts knows exactly what he is doing all the time. Hence why it was so strange to see him duck a recent opportunity...
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5 Eagles underdogs who could breakout during Traning Camp – Philly Sports

Philadelphia Eagles‘ training camp is creeping up. After wrapping up a no-contact minicamp two weeks ago, everyone gets to sit and wait for a closer look when training camp opens in late July.


The Eagles attacked the draft to address deficiencies in the secondary and wowed in free agency, mainly through the addition of Saquon Barkley, while trading for a new backup quarterback in Kenny Pickett.


There are a lot of new faces in the nest. Here are five under-the-radar guys to keep an eye on a...
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Eagles Minicamp Notes: Devin White clears the air, new playmakers are ready to roll – Philly Sports

The Eagles newest addition to the linebacker group, Devin White, was ushered out of Tampa Bay last year in what can be loosely labeled a publicity stunt. The veteran linebacker wanted a contract extension, then mysteriously saw his snaps scaled back.


White was a non-factor in two playoff games (40 total snaps), with Buccaneersi coach Todd Bowles later saying that the one-time starter needed a “change of scenery.” Well, White has swapped those Florida palm trees for the concrete jungle of Sou...
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Eagles offense will get the jump-start that it needs under new OC Kellen Moore – Philly Sports

Perhaps the biggest buzzword coming out of Eagles’ minicamp was “freedom.” It was tickling the tongue of every receiver questioned about the revamped system under new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Expect a lot more mesh concepts, motion, misdirection, and “dirty bunch” formations to jump-start what was considered a stale offense in 2023.


“I think it’s going to be great,” DeVonta Smith told reporters. “Get a new style of offense around. Let guys be able to do things that we weren’t allow...
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Eagles kelly green jerseys: Everything you need to know

Sometimes it takes a leak to get a flood. The Philadelphia Eagles had painstakingly put together a multi-pronged marketing and public relations campaign to launch the return of their classic kelly green throwbacks. They kept teasing the reveal of the uniforms on social media, toying with fans’ emotions and deliberately trolling. Then someone posted an actual photo.

The leak was legit, quickly confirmed by the team (credit Brandon Winston for dropping that bomb on a Facebook fan page).

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Eagles Training Camp: Kelly Green Leaks, Quez Watkins Wows on Military Appreciation Day – Philly Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles were dealing with a leak ahead of the third practice of training camp. A fan somehow got a hold of their unreleased kelly green uniform designs and set them free. The team’s marketing plan was put into a tailspin, although the reaction to the throwbacks was overwhelmingly positive. The Eagles will officially put them on sale on July 31 at 9 a.m.

Head coach Nick Sirianni told reporters he was looking forward to outfitting his family in Kelly green, then purposely stopped
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Eagles Training Camp: 5 storylines to watch – Philly Sports

It’s been nearly six months since the red-and-yellow confetti fell down onto the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Tears have been shed. Complaints have been lodged. And knots have formed in stomachs.

The Philadelphia Eagles will forever be on the wrong side of history when it comes to Super Bowl LVII. However, it’s time to start anew and turn the page onto a new chapter: the 2023 football season has officially arrived.

The full squad reported to the NovaCare Complex for traini
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts Sends Strong Message: ‘Say That, Say That’

The number one priority for Jalen Hurts right now is building an identity for the 2023 Philadelphia Eagles. Last year’s Super Bowl run is in the rear-view mirror, with no lingering glare reflecting back.

Hurts’ message to the assembled media after the first practice of training camp couldn’t have been any clearer. Write it down. No, seriously, get a pen out of the drawer and write it down.

“We’ve moved on. Everything is a learning experience, everything is truly a learning experience,” Hurts t
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Doug Pederson Discusses Eagles’ Decision to Draft Jalen Hurts: ‘Picked the Right Guy’

The decision to draft Jalen Hurts in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft set off an unexpected riptide of events. The controversial move irked franchise starter Carson Wentz as the fan base attempted to understand why the Philadelphia Eagles were wasting resources on the quarterback position.

Everyone knows how the rest of that uncomfortable situation played out. Fast forward to 2023 and Hurts has just signed a $255 million contract. He is a rising star who can do no wrong. Why? Because he’s
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Jason Kelce’s beer chugging raises $380k for autism research

Only Jason Kelce could get thousands of fans to trek down to the Jersey Shore on a random Wednesday to drink beer.

The All-Pro center for the Philadelphia Eagles stirs emotions in people that they never knew existed. With all apologies to Swoop, he is the team’s real mascot, cloaked in a Mummer’s costume and yelling “Hell yeah!” in his raspy voice.

Kelce held his third-annual “Team 62” celebrity bartending event at the Ocean Drive bar in Sea Isle City on June 28.

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What did you miss at Jason Kelce's celebrity bartending event?

The never-ending line wrapped down 40th Street and up 39th Street until it hit Landis Avenue in what appeared to be an E-shaped hug around Ocean Drive in Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Quickly, energetically, the misty ocean air was taken hostage by boisterous Philadelphia Eagles chants, then they started calling for the man of the hour: "We want Kelce. We want Kelce. We want Kelce." Jason Kelce's third-annual celebrity bartending event took place on Wednesday at the All-Pro center's favorite hangou
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Eagles OTAs: Safety Reed Blankenship ready to ‘snatch this position’ – Philly Sports

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The Philadelphia Eagles have job wanted signs posted at two starting spots in the secondary this summer. One has been tentatively reserved for second-year safety Reed Blankenship, assuming he can win the job outright at camp. Listening to him talk, he’s ready.

Blankenship was forced to learn on the fly during last season as an undrafted rookie free agent. He saw action in 10 games, inclu
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Eagles OTA’s: 9 players who are battling for a roster spot – Philly Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles officially started spring minicamp on May 30, although it’s far from the traditional grinder from previous years. Head coach Nick Sirianni prefers to keep things light by holding six practices over the next two weeks.

Let’s be honest: these are glorified walk-throughs, or casual meet-ups for rookies and veterans to bond ahead of training camp. Sirianni used the same method last year and it helped set the foundation for a Super Bowl run. Don’t fix what’s not broken.

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Eagles Breakout Candidate: Why Milton Williams could steak the spotlight in 2023 – Philly Sports

While the hype is warranted for Eagles rookies Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis, there is another name to keep an eye on this summer in Philadelphia: Milton Williams.

The third-year player out of Louisiana Tech quietly doubled his sack total — from 2 in 2021 to 4 in 2022 — while serving as the top run-stopper along the Eagles’ defensive line last season. His 75.7 run defense grade was 20 points higher than the run defense grade of perennial Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox.

Williams, a hilariously controv
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Doc Rivers & Joel Embiid relishing a recent culture shift within 76ers locker room – Philly Sports

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Joel Embiid is dominating the postseason in different ways this year. The front-runner for MVP best exemplified his new play-making ability midway through the third quarter when he found a streaking Tobias Harris open on the perimeter.

Harris seemed to wink as he caught a perfect pass from Joel Embiid and swished the 23-foot triple. The Brooklyn Nets immediately called a timeout as the S
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Eagles kelly green uniforms: A brief history

The most anticipated moment of the Eagles offseason had nothing to do with a bank-breaking contract for franchise quarterback Jalen Hurts or the return of legendary rabble-rouser Jason Kelce.

It was all about a wardrobe change.

After two years of product development and navigation of the league’s red tape regarding uniform changes, the kelly green throwbacks are finally making a return. Team owner Jeffrey Lurie made the formal announcement last week at the NFL annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizon
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Eagles Playmaker Makes Bold 4-Word Super Bowl Guarantee

Philadelphia Eagles fans came out in droves for a mini pep rally at Dick’s Sporting Goods in King of Prussia on Saturday. The first family in line arrived at 9 a.m. to pick up their wristbands for the free event. By the time Boston Scott arrived at 4:30 p.m., the line was wrapped around the store, roughly 300 green-clad and frenzied people deep.

Scott was there to sign autographs and take pictures with the Philly faithful who expect a big win in Super Bowl LVII. The 5-foot-6, 203-pound Giant Ki
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NFL Agent Reveals Secrets of Eagles, Chiefs Organizations: Exclusive

The NFL has been clamoring for parity at all costs in recent years going so far as to add a third wild-card team in 2021. It marked the first playoff expansion since 1990 as the league continues to push back on dynasties. They prefer to spread that money around the country while highlighting a variety of markets and superstars.

Still, amazingly, the cream always rises to the top. The best-oiled organizations tend to find themselves wearing conference championship gear and competing for Super Bo

A house divided: How a 49ers fan wound up raising an Eagles fan

When a fourth-grader showed up to his school lunch table and started pumping his chest about how the Philadelphia Eagles were going to win the Super Bowl, it drew some awkward stares from his classmates. That was in October. And the scene unfolded at Morello Park Elementary School ... in Martinez, California ... right outside San Francisco.

This is the story of Mac Hill, the 10-year-old son of a die-hard 49ers fan who will be flying cross-country this weekend to attend the NFC Championship Game
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Eagles’ Jason Kelce Addresses Possible Philly Mayoral Run

It’s no secret that Sunday could end up being the final game Jason Kelce plays in a Philadelphia Eagles’ uniform. No one wants to talk about it, but it’s a lingering possibility if the team doesn’t secure the NFC Championship.

If the Eagles lose to the San Francisco 49ers, then Kelce’s offseason begins Monday. He’s a free agent who has flirted with retirement in each of the past three winters. He likely has a wink-and-nod agreement to return if he wants to which is a big if. The legendary cente
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What else do the Sixers owners own? A lot, with a downtown arena and NFL franchise on the wish list

As Sixers managing partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer work to build their own arena in Center City, they’re also looking to expand their sports franchise holdings to the NFL — and rumors have surfaced of a potential new target.

Alongside Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos, Harris is reportedly a “top candidate” to buy the Washington Commanders.

Yes, the same team that dashed the Eagles’ dreams at a perfect season this year — from the same city where many say a downtown basketball arena decimated Chin
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