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The Philadelphia Eagles were named after the symbol that was in the center of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the National Recovery Act. Originally known as the Frankford Yellow Jackets, the team went through financial privation caused by the Great Depression. During World War II, manpower shortages made it impossible to fill the roster. Therefore the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged to form a temporary team called “the Phil-Pitt Steagles”. The eagles are currently members of the Eastern Division of the NFC (National Football Conference) in the NFL.
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The Philadelphia Eagles have declared QB A.J. Feeley, FS Brian Dawkins, TE L.J. Smith, DL LaJuan Ramsey, CB Lito Sheppard, DL Montae Reagor, OG Scott Young, SS Tanard Davis inactive for Week 17.
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In 1969 Leonard Tose bought the Philadelphia Eagles from Jerry Wolman for $16,155,000[1], then a record for a professional sports franchise. Tose's first official act was to fire Coach Joe Kuharich. He followed this by naming former Eagles receiving great Pete Retzlaff as General Manager and Jerry Williams as coach.
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The Associated Press reports Britt Reid, son of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, has pled guilty to driving under the influence of a controlled substance and drug possession charges stemming from an incident in August 2007. Reid is currently in jail serving eight to 23 months for a previous road rage charge.
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PRNewswire reports PhiladelphiaEagles.com, the Philadelphia Eagles official website, earned two of the NFL's six annual awards named at the league's Business Summit Meetings in Dallas Tuesday, April 11. In a vote by representatives of the 32 NFL teams, PhiladelphiaEagles.com was named the league's Best Overall Site and ... won the award for Best Fan Interactivity. This is the third consecutive year PhiladelphiaEagles.com has been honored within the NFL.
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Here is some of the rumblings, provided by the Philadelphia Inquirer: A report on ESPN yesterday said that the Baltimore Ravens, with new head coach John Harbaugh, are pondering making a substantial offer for the Eagles' veteran quarterback. After injuries limited Ravens starter Steve McNair to. . . more
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