Texans expect Brandin Cooks in facility Friday

The Texans played without wide receiver Brandin Cooks in Thursday night’s loss to the Eagles, but his absence from the team is expected to end on Friday. Cooks was the subject of trade rumors heading into the deadline and expressed his unhappiness at remaining with the team after it passed. He missed practice during the [more]

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Robert Quinn played seven snaps for Eagles’ D, did not register any stats

The Eagles are easing defensive end Robert Quinn into their defense slowly. Quinn, the veteran pass rusher who arrived in a trade with the Bears last week, played just seven snaps for the Eagles’ defense on Thursday night. He also registered one snap on special teams. Quinn didn’t have any tackles or otherwise record any [more]

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Javon Hargrave: I was a little nicked up, bye week helped me get over it

Just about everyone on the Eagles roster has contributed to the team’s 8-0 start to the season and defensive tackle Javon Hargrave has been one of the drivers of the last two victories. Hargrave had two sacks and a forced fumble in the Week Eight win over the Steelers and he came back with another [more]

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Jalen Hurts grateful to win in his hometown of Houston

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was born and raised in Houston, and on Thursday night he played there for the first time since high school. Hurts said after the Eagles beat the Texans that it meant the world to him to play back at home, in front of his parents, in the stadium where he became [more]

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Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy dies at 72

Ray Guy, the only pure punter in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 72. The Raiders selected Guy out of Southern Miss in the first round of the 1973 NFL draft, making him the first punter ever drafted in the first round. Guy would go on to spend 14 [more]

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Fans at Eagles-Texans game will know what’s happening in Astros-Phillies

Monday night’s rainout created a rare alignment of sports planets, with the Philadelphia and Houston baseball teams meeting in the World Series on the same night their football teams clash in a Thursday night game. As noted by the Associated Press, the powers-that-be at NRG Stadium will rotate the baseball score on the side panels [more]

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Geno Smith named NFC offensive player of the month

The career resurgence of quarterback Geno Smith has been one of the league’s best stories so far in the 2022 season. Now Smith has been recognized for his strong October. The NFL named Smith the NFC offensive player of the month after he completed 69.4 percent of his passes for 1,207 yards with nine touchdowns [more]

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