5 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Jones said the plan is to extend him this offseason

Excellent

 

Toney seems like a dbag. Dude never stays healthy to talk the amount of crap he does. Add on it this dude shouldn’t be talking about how others look

 

Steelers Pro Bowler almost joined Eagles after partying with Jason Kelce

Here is a story for the ages: a player is about to get cut after the third preseason game, but Jason Kelce takes him out for a night on the town before it happens. That is what happened to Alejandro Villanueva after the third preseason game during the 2014 football season. The memory is etched into his brain like a permanent badge of honor.

Villanueva appeared on the "New Heights” podcast to share tales from his short stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. The first thing the two-time Pro Bowler revealed was how close he was to staying in Philly that year. The Eagles initially cut him, but called to offer him a practice squad contract as he was about to ink a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Mike Greger of Heavy reports.

"I was in the Steelers office, about to sign a practice squad contract deal and then they call me from the Eagles saying they want to [sign me],” Villanueva said. "I was like, ‘Dude I can’t say no. I already drove to Pittsburgh.’ You know what I mean? But it was literally just like that. I feel bad telling this man in front of me I’m not going to sign with you and I’m going back to Philly. But, for me, it was an incredibly emotional moment because leaving the military is extremely scary.”

"My first opportunity to make an NFL roster was with Philadelphia,” Villanueva said, "and I say it was my actual first chance because it was longer than a rookie minicamp. And so I was at camp with the Eagles, that’s obviously where I met Jason, and it was an incredible experience.

Villanueva was the very first player that then-coach Chip Kelly cut in 2014 and TV cameras waited to greet him on his way to his car. Kelly did him a favor by releasing him ahead of the league-wide deadline, so he had a jump-start on finding a new job.

"I have to give Chip Kelly credit,” Villanueva said. "He cut players one day before the deadline to give those players a chance to hit the portal before the rest so you would have a chance to get on another team.”

Which he did. And Villanueva, fortuitously, had been clued into his impending doom by teammate Jason Kelce who had been instructed by Eagles security director Dom DiSandro to break the news gently to him.

Prior to the shoulder tap sending him home, Kelce took Villanueva for a crazy night out on the town. They visited all of Kelce’s favorite watering holes that evening, then the center delicately broke the news that the Eagles were going to release him the next day in between shots. The gesture was a bonding moment then and now.

"We went out to a bar, and we got absolutely blitzed,” Villanueva said. "In the middle of the like, ‘I love you, mans,’ he drops the, ‘Dude, they are going to cut you tomorrow. I’m just giving you the warning.’ And I’m like oh man, like they are going to keep Fletcher Cox? And this is every man’s, every Philadelphia person’s dream, and Kelce said, ‘Dude, let’s go out tonight.’ And we were both in shorts, wearing flip flops, and we went out in Philly, and I got a chance to go out in Philly with Jason Kelce. That’s amazing. Everybody knew who he was. We got into everywhere. For me to realize that Philadelphia is the City of Brotherly Love, through Jason Kelce, it’s incredible.”

Everything worked out. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin walked away impressed with Villanueva after watching him maul his offensive line in that third preseason game against Philly. Tomlin immediately invited him to a workout after the Eagles cut him and eventually converted him from defensive tackle to offensive line. Their relationship was forged forever in that instant.

Villanueva said: "Coach Tomlin is somebody who believes in coaching, and he believes in being a part of your success story. For me, obviously, you know I can attest to that.”

I think the forty-whiners are going to take a sharp drop. Why? Because they don’t have Demeco Ryans anymore. That man can coach and motivate.

32 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Toney seems like a dbag. Dude never stays healthy to talk the amount of crap he does. Add on it this dude shouldn’t be talking about how others look

 

Yeah, that's not necessary at all. It's not like she's doing something trashy or deserving to be mocked.

in the season can’t come soon enough department…

 

1 hour ago, Diehardfan said:

Yeah, that's not necessary at all. It's not like she's doing something trashy or deserving to be mocked.

Idk what she did. But toney sounds like a dumb@$$ every time he talks and he really shouldn’t be commenting on people’s looks. Guy never stays healthy, list of red flags when he was drafted and is ugly. 

7 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

in the season can’t come soon enough department…

 

My favorite reply to Giglio

 

23 minutes ago, just relax said:

I think the forty-whiners are going to take a sharp drop. Why? Because they don’t have Demeco Ryans anymore. That man can coach and motivate.

Wilks is no slouch though. He stepped in after a disastrous 1-4 start that got the HC fired and took the Panthers to a more respectable 7-10 with a bad roster. I don't think he's going to have a problem motivating. 

Hot Take:

Currently I hate the 49ers more than the Giants, Turds and whatever they're calling themselves in Washington. 

I hope they go 5-12.

Only 9 more Sundays to go.

And shoutout to the greatest player in team history 

#bdn 

Dude is legitimately dumber than a box of rocks

 

11 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Dude is legitimately dumber than a box of rocks

 

Antonio Brown 2.0, only way less talented

I'm guessing he will only be suspended a game or two. Probably won't affect our 2nd round pick from them much.

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Idk what she did. But that toney sounds like a dumb@$$ every time he talks and he really shouldn’t be commenting on people’s looks. Guy never stays healthy, list of red flags when he was drafted and is ugly. 

Oh, the irony.

17 minutes ago, just relax said:

Oh, the irony.

You have a problem with me? 

19 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I'm guessing he will only be suspended a game or two. Probably won't affect our 2nd round pick from them much.

Come on 6 gamer!!!

 

Under the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the standard ban for physical violence has been six games. The NFL can levy a penalty even though Kamara has pleaded down, and they could have issued a suspension even if he avoided all legal consequences.

19 minutes ago, just relax said:

Oh, the irony.

Not with you personally. It was your phrasing: "he really shouldn’t be commenting on people’s looks. Guy never stays healthy, list of red flags when he was drafted and is ugly."

There you were, commenting on someone's looks. Seemed ironic to me.

13 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

Come on 6 gamer!!!

 

Under the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the standard ban for physical violence has been six games. The NFL can levy a penalty even though Kamara has pleaded down, and they could have issued a suspension even if he avoided all legal consequences.

I'd be surprised, unless they initially say 6 but then agree to something lower. Kamara is a first time offender, and it's not a DV case which I think they would give a harsher punishment for. It kinda reminds me of when Bradham had a felony charge for assaulting a cabana boy but ended up pleading out of it and just got 1 game, despite having other off field incidents. 

37 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I'm guessing he will only be suspended a game or two. Probably won't affect our 2nd round pick from them much.

 

 

Well it isn't like he placed a sports bet or anything.

11 minutes ago, just relax said:

Not with you personally. It was your phrasing: "he really shouldn’t be commenting on people’s looks. Guy never stays healthy, list of red flags when he was drafted and is ugly."

There you were, commenting on someone's looks. Seemed ironic to me.

Honestly wouldn’t call him ugly except for his attack on her about her personal look.  fact i think he’s ugly on the inside just as much on the outside. 

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Wilks is no slouch though. He stepped in after a disastrous 1-4 start that got the HC fired and took the Panthers to a more respectable 7-10 with a bad roster. I don't think he's going to have a problem motivating. 

You may well be right. I just have a great deal of respect for Ryans, beginning with when he played here.

1 hour ago, 315Eagles said:

Hot Take:

Currently I hate the 49ers more than the Giants, Turds and whatever they're calling themselves in Washington. 

I hope they go 5-12.

They will, and one of those wins will be over the Eagles as their Super Bowl

https://www.audacy.com/big981/sports/san-francisco-morning-host-philadelphia-fans-are-scumbags

"You're lower life scumbags more than anyone," Shasky raged on Tuesday's Morning Roast. "I'm sick of it. It's ok to be a dirty, crappy fan because you're in Philadelphia. If Niner fans did this, you know what they would file it under? Thugs."