Eagles Transactions
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December 30
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The Eagles signed Pro Bowl tight end Chad Lewis to a 4-year deal
worth $4.2M.
The Eagles signed starting right guard Jermane Mayberry to a 4-
year deal worth $4.5M.
December 7
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The Eagles claimed running back Chris Warren off waivers from the
Dallas Cowboys.
* - Will be given time to learn during the bye week and should see
significant time against the Bengals and in the play-offs. Easily
enters as the best RB on the roster.
The Eagles waived wide receiver Alex Van Dyke.
November 29
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The Eagles signed offensive lineman Paul Snellings to the practice
squad.
* - Was on the Colts PS last year. Spent time this year on the Rams PS
and the Browns 53-man roster.
November 24
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The Eagles signed running back Thomas Hamner to the active squad
off the practice squad to a two-year, rookie minimum contract.
* - Will be given Lee's inactive roster spot.
November 22
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The Eagles released running back Amp Lee.
* - Clears up a roster spot for one of the developmental guys to move
up. Lee just wasnt needed and didn't get much playing time.
November 1
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The Eagles signed defensive lineman Dwight Johnson to the practice
squad.
* - Johnson claims he'll be a better tackle than end and will be given
a shot next year.
October 31
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The Eagles signed practice squad defensive end Uhuru Hamiter to a
two-year contract.
* - Will take Johnsons place in the DE rotation.
The Eagles released defensive end Dwight Johnson.
* - Didnt show quite enough to stick. Maybe he will get another chance
next year if some other team doesnt pick him up.
October 26
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The Eagles signed OT Tra Thomas to a six-year contract extension.
* - The contract included an $8M signing bonus plus $250k workout bonuses
in each year through 2008. Also he will receive $2M in each of the
2004 and 2005 seasons if he makes the Pro Bowl in those years.
Contract incentives/
details: year base roster bonus pro-rate SB cap number
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2000 ? ? 1.63M ?
2001 1.26M 250k 1.63M 3.14M
2002 1.76M 250k 1.63M 3.64M
2003 2.75M 250k 889k 3.89M
2004 1.95k 250k 889k 3.09M
2005 2.7M 250k 889k 3.84M
2006 3.7M 250k 889k 4.84M
2007 4.55M 250k 889k 5.69M
2008 5.45M 250k 889k 6.59M
October 10
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The Eagles placed running back Duce Staley on Injured Reserve.
* - Major blow to the offense, but maybe the offense will learn to
function without him and be all that much better when he returns
next year.
The Eagles signed running back Amp Lee to a one-year contract.
* - Will sit for a few weeks and possibly be a third down back.
October 1
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Gari Scott, G Bobbie Williams, WR Alex Van Dyke. The Eagles also named
Ron Powlus as the emergency 3rd QB.
September 29
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
S Brian Dawkins, DT Darwin Walker, C-G Hank Fraley and RB Darnell Autry.
* - The Eagles must name three more and name Powlus the emergency QB by
Sunday.
September 27
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The Chiefs signed ex-Eagles DL Tyrone Williams.
* - Guess he won't be back. Joins former Eagle Steve Martin in KC.
September 24
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Gari Scott, G Bobbie Williams, WR Dameane Douglas. The Eagles also named
Ron Powlus as the emergency 3rd QB.
September 22
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
S Brian Dawkins, DT Darwin Walker, C-G Hank Fraley and RB Darnell Autry.
* - The Eagles must name three more and name Powlus the emergency QB by
Sunday.
September 20
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The Eagles signed safety Je'Rod Cherry to a one-year contract.
* - Provides some emergency safety depth while Dawkins is out.
The Eagles released defensive end/tackle Tyrone Williams.
* - Needed to make room for Cherry.
September 19
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The Eagles signed DT Hollis Thomas to a 5-year contract extension.
The contract included a raise in salary by $1M for the the 2000 season
(from $760k to $1.76M), and a $2.1M signing bonus. The total value of
the deal is $11.92M over six years if he meets all incentives. (including
the 2000 season).
* - Thomas is now another young player, locked in long-term at a great
price *and* great cap number.
incentives/
Contract details: year base roster bonus pro-rate SB cap number
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2000 1.76M 293k 350k 2.40M
2001 800k 293k 350k 1.44M
2002 900k 293k 350k 1.54M
2003 1.1M 293k 350k 1.74M
2004 1.3M 293k 350k 1.94M
2005 2.2M 293k 350k 2.84M
total 8.06M 1.76M 2.1M 11.92M
September 17
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Gari Scott, G Bobbie Williams, DE Dwight Johnson. The Eagles also named
Ron Powlus as the emergency 3rd QB.
September 15
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Torrance Small, DT Darwin Walker, C-G Hank Fraley and RB Darnell Autry.
* - The Eagles must name three more and name Powlus the emergency QB by
Sunday.
September 14
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The Eagles signed defensive end Uhuru "Joby" Hamiter to the
practice squad.
* - Was in camp two years ago until the final cut, has been with
the Saints ever since, until his recent release. Signing him
to the practice squad... playing the Saints in two weeks...
nahhh... just a coincidence. Almost as likely as signing
ex-Cowboy Gholston before the Cowbyas game and releasing him
a week later... ;)
September 12
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The Eagles released Kendrick Gholston from the practice squad.
* - Didn't show enough.
The Eagles released defensive tackle Kelly Gregg.
* - A little undersized but a hard worker.
The Eagles were awarded defensive tackle Darwin Walker off waivers
from the Arizona Cardinals.
* - Will be given a look-see in practice for a week or two.
September 10
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The Eagles named Ron Powlus as third QB and named WR Torrance Small,
DT Kelly Gregg and OG Bobbie Williams as inactive.
September 8
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Na Brown, DE Dwight Johnson, C-G Hank Fraley and RB Darnell Autry.
* - The Eagles must name three more and name Powlus the emergency QB by
Sunday.
September 3
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The Eagles named Ron Powlus as third QB and named WR Gari Scott,
DT Kelly Gregg and OG Bobbie Williams as inactive.
September 1
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The Eagles named the following players as inactive for Sundays game:
WR Na Brown, DE Dwight Johnson, C-G Hank Fraley and RB Darnell Autry.
* - The Eagles must name three more and name Powlus the emergency QB by
Sunday.
August 31
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The Eagles signed cornerback William Hampton to the practice squad.
* - Unknown... probably brought onto the PS for and evaluation.
August 30
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The Eagles signed center/guard John Romero to the practice squad.
* - Will be developed and given a shot next year.
The Seahawks signed ex-Eagles camp QB Travis Brown to their practice
squad.
* - Widely thought to be headed for the Eagles PS, but the Eagles seem
to have decided on three young QBs for the forseeable future, so his
better opportunity probably was in Seattle.
August 29
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The Eagles signed running back Thomas Hamner, wide receiver Elijah
Thurmon and defensive end Kendrick Gholston to the practice squad.
* - All will likely have shots to win a spot next year.
August 28
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The Eagles were awarded center Hank Fraley off waivers from the
Pittsburgh Steelers.
* - Will be looked at as a backup center.
The Eagles released center/guard John Romero.
* - to make room for Fraley.
August 27
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The Eagles signed quarterback Koy Detmer to a three-year contract
extension worth $2.7M.
* - Koy is the perfect backup... plus he wont be booed if he ever does
have to play.
The Eagles signed wide reciever Alex Van Dyke to a two-year contract
extension.
* - really came on in camp and will probably be the primary kick returner.
The Eagles released quarterbacks Travis Brown and Doug Pederson and
fullback Jamie Reader.
* - Wow... Pederson is a surprise. So much for all those Andy's pet
comments everyone has been making.
August 26
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The Eagles released the following 13 players: LBs Al Wallace and Antony
Jordan, OL Lonnie Palelei, Eugene Chung, Oliver Ross and Jon Blackman, WRs
Elijah Thurmon, Gerald Williams and Anthony Ladd, DEs Mike Frederick and
Kendrick Gholston, RB Thomas Hamner and DB Eric Edwards.
* - The Eagles still have to make three more moves before Sunday, 4:00pm.
August 25
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The Eagles traded cornerback Allen Rossum to the Green Bay Packers
for a condiiontal 4th or 5th round 2001 draft choice.
* - Fumbled too much as a punt returner and Van Dyke and Douglas looked
good on kick returns.
August 24
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The Eagles re-signed Tim Hauck to a one-year deal.
* - Will be a veteran backup at both safety spots. Moore clearly won
the starting strong safety spot.
The Eagles waived cornerback Mark tate.
* - To make room for Hauck.
August 23
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The Eagles were awarded Anthony Jordan off waivers from the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers.
* - Will be tried out as a special teams player.
The Eagles placed defensive end Greg Jefferson on injured reserve
after he had surgery to repair a torn ACL.
* - Puts a hurtin' on the Eagles DE depth... he was expected to rotate
in frequently as the third DE.
August 22
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The Eagles claimed DE Kendrick Gholston off waivers from the Dallas
Cowboys.
* - They'll work him in quickly to see if he can win a spot.
The Eagles released WR Troy Smith, RB Edwin Watson and P Will Brice.
August 21
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The Eagles waived the following players: OT Robert Barr, CB
Tony Francis, WRs Michael Lewis and Raki Nelson, FB Anthony Southern,
LB Mark Stockbauer, C Ty Wise, TE Jed Weaver, S Lamar Marshall and
K Rich Maston.
* - The only thing that can be considered even a mild surprise is
Weaver who started 10 games last year due to injuries.
August 15
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The Eagles placed defensive tackle Giradie Mercer on injured
reserve.
* - He had a good showing and was neck-and-neck with Grasmanis for
the fourth DT job. He'll get another chance next year now.
August 7
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The Eagles released linebacker Dan Brandenburg.
* - Camp body that quit on the team when he realized he was a long
shot
July 28
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The Eagles signed Corey Simon to a five year contract worth $10.76M
that included a $6.2M signing bonus. It also includes a $1M contract
bonus due in Spetember of 2001. The base salaries are $475k in 2000,
$594k in 2001, $713k in 2002, $831k in 2003 and $950k in 2004. The
contract includes in incentives that could push the value of the deal
as high as a total of $15M over the 5 years.
* - Expected to be the starting defensive tackle and a force on the
d-line for years to come.
July 19
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The Eagles placed defensive tackle Pernell Davis on the reserve/
non-football injury list.
* - Broke his leg in the NFL-Europe. Done for 2000.
July 18
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The Eagles announced the retirement of defensive end John
Frank.
* - The Eagles scouting department gets a big black eye for not
filtering out this nut job. What kind of screw-ball progresses
throgh all the post draft mini-camps, signs a contract, shows up for
the rookie meeting a week later and then retires?
The Eagles signed defensive end Mike Frederick to a one-year,
veterean league minium contract ($440k).
* - Will be a body in camp at defensive end... has a slight
chance to stick if the Eagles keep 10 defensive linemen.
The Eagles signed defensive tackle Giradie Mercer to a two-
year, league minimum contract.
* - Camp body.
July 17
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The Eagles signed 2nd round draft pick Bobbie Williams to a
four-year contract. He received minimum salaries ($197k, $275k,
$358k and $385k) plus a $850k signing bonus.
* - Expected to compete for the starting RG spot.
July 16
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The Eagles released defensive end Mike Mason.
* - He failed his physical coming into training camp. The Eagles
had to make a roster move anyway to get to 85.
The Eagles placed wide receiver Rondel Menendez on the reserve/
did not report list.
* - He was camp fodder anyway... guess he didnt even want to try to
be an NFL player though. Replaced my Michael Lewis.
July 15
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The Eagles signed 2nd round draft pick Todd Pinkston to a five-year
contract worth $3.95M that included a signing bonus of $1.3M. The contract
will void to 4 years if Pinkston catches 55 passes in a season twice in
the first four years of the contract. The base salaries are $354k, $275k,
$358k, $619k and $708k. He also has a reporting bonus of $167k in 2001 and
$173k in 2002.
* - Expected to be the deep threat (that can catch) the Eagles have
been needing since Barnetts deep-speed ending injury years ago.
July 14
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The Eagles signed 6th round draft pick John Romero to a three-year
contract. He received minimum salaries ($197k, $275k and $358k) with a
$50k signing bonus.
* - Expected to compete for depth at center.
The Eagles signed rookie free agent wide receiver Miachel Lewis to
a one-year contract.
* - Never played college football. Played well as a WR and kick returner
in the Arena League. Camp fodder.
July 11
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The Eagles signed 6th round draft pick John Frank to a three-year
contract. He received minimum salaries ($197k, $275k and $358k) with a
$63k signing bonus.
* - Expected to compete for DE depth.
July 6
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The Eagles signed Berlin Thunder wide reciever Anthony Ladd to a
two-year contract.
* - Camp body... special teams coach John Harbaugh knows him from his
time in college at Cincinnati.
June 28
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The Eagles signed Scottish Claymores defensive end Michael Mason
to a two-year contract.
* - Had a good NFL-Europe season and will compete for defensive end
depth on the Eagles.
June 16
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The Eagles signed 4th round draft pick Gari Scott to a three-year
deal worth $1.13M. He recived minimum salaries ($197k, $275k and $358k)
with a $300k signing bonus.
The Eagles signed kicker Rich Maston to a two-year contract.
* - Camp body to keep Akers from wearing out.
June 9
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The Eagles signed former Redskins running back Brian Mitchell
to a two-year contract believed to be worth about $1M per year if
he meets all incentives.
* - Immediately steps in as punt returner, punt safety man and
will line up with Rossum on kick returns. Will also see time
at halfback.
June 6
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The Eagles signed wide reciever Gerald Williams.
* - Invited to camp for the second year in a row. Recently released
by the Raiders.
June 2
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The Eagles signed sixth round draft choice running back Thomas
Hamner to a three-year contract . He recived minimum salaries ($197k,
$275k and $358k) with a $62k signing bonus.
* - Expected to compete for the backup half-back spot
The Eagles released tight end Eric Stocz.
* - A camp body that never even made it to camp.
June 1
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The Eagles released defensive tackle Mark Wheeler.
* - A big dissapointment. Always injured, no production.
The Eagles released wide reciever Detreich Jells.
* - With the drafting of Pinkston and Scott there was just no room
for a guy who's only asset was speed.
May 25
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The Broncos signed ex-Eagles offensive guard David Diaz-Infante.
* - Was a serviceable fill-in last year, not in the 2000 plans
May 13
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The Eagles announced they had been awarded wide Rondel Menendez
off waivers from the Washington Redskins.
* - Camp body.
May 1
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The Eagles signed linebacker Seth Joyner and fullback Keith Byars.
Seth Joyner and Keith Byars announced their retirement from the NFL.
April 28
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The Eagles signed punter Will Brice to a one-year contract.
* - Camp punter. Maybe a little competition for Landetta.
April 25
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The Eagles released center Steve Everitt, kicker Norm Johnson and
tight end Jamie Asher.
* - Norm Johnson was an obvious cut, and Jamie Ashers injury history
also made him expendable. Everitt was supposed to be the leader of
the offensive line, but he carried some baggage (injury history,
questionable actions in the past, reporting out-of-shape to training
camp) and that combined with him being a no-show at the off-season
work-outs and having a $3.25M salary led to his release.
April 17
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The Eagles signed the following undrafted college players to
rookie free-agent contracts: Elijah Thurmon - WR Howard, Raki Nelson -
WR Notre Dame, Travis Brown - QB Northern Arizona, Anthony Southern -
FB Virginia, Ty Wise - C Miami, Marc Stockbauer - LB, Dwight Johnson - DT
Baylor, and Tony Francis - CB Illinois
The Eagles signed tight end/long snapper Mike Bartrum to a two-year
contract.
* - This is an interesting signing. Thomason is also a long-snapper.
He's probably just a camp body, but you never know.
April 16
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The Eagles drafted Michigan St. wide receiver Gari Scott with
their first fourth-round selection.
The Eagles traded their second fourth-round selection to the
Chargers for their third-round selection in the 2001 draft.
The Eagles drafted Minnesota running back Thomas Hamner with their
first sixth-round selection.
The Eagles drafted Utah defensive end John Frank with their second
sixth-round selection.
The Eagles drafted California center John Romero with their third
sixth-round selection.
April 15
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The Eagles drafted Florida St. defensive tackle Corey Simon with
their first-round selection.
The Eagles drafted Southern Mississippi wide receiver Todd
Pinkston with their first second-round selection.
The Eagles drafted Arkansas offensive guard Bobby Wiliiams with
their second second-round selection.
The Eagles traded their third-round pick and their fifth-round pick
to the Titans for their second-round pick.
April 13
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The Eagles re-signed restricted free agent quarterback Koy Detmer
to a one-year contract.
April 12
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The Eagles re-signed offensive lineman Lonnie Palelei to a two-year
contract worth $1M that included a $40k signing bonus.
* - Can back up at any guard or tackle spot.
April 11
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The Eagles re-signed restriced free agent tight end Luther Broughton
and restricted free agent linebacker James Darling to one-year contracts.
* - Both will be under the microscope... if they perform well, the
Eagles will look to give them mid-season, multi-year extensions.
April 5
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The Eagles re-signed Dietrich Jells to a one year contract.
* - He'll be lucky to make the team this year even if he does learn
to catch or run some route other than "go".
March 23
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The Eagles signed ex-Steelers linebacker Carlos Emmons to a four-
year contract worth $7.4M that included a $2M signing bonus. If he
makes the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003 the contract could be worth as
much as $10M.
* - Expected to replace William Thomas at right-side linebacker
The Eagles released linebacker William Thomas.
March 17
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The Eagles re-signed tight end Chad Lewis to a one-year contract.
March 16
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The Eagles traded tight end Kaseem Sinceno to the Packers for tight
end Jeff Thomason.
March 15
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The Eagles signed offensive guard Eugene Chung to a two-year contract
worth about $900k.
The Eagles re-signed tight end Kaseem Sinceno and defensive end Al
Wallace to one-year contracts worth $358k.
March 9
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The Eagles signed fullback Stanley Pritchett to a four-year contract
worth $3.5-4M which includes an $880k signing bonus.
* - Will likely start at FB. Former team-mate of Duce Staleys at South
Carolina brings depth and experience to the FB spot with the
departure of Kevin Turner.
The Eagles re-signed exclusive rights free agent Kelly Gregg to a
one-year contract.
* - Will compete for a backup DT spot.
March 3
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The Eagles signed linebacker Dan Brandenburg and defensive tackle
Paul Grasmanis to one-year contracts.
* - Camp bodies
March 1
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The Eagles re-signed center Bubba Miller to a two-year contract for
the veteran minimum, plus a 200k signing bonus.
* - Solid backup at center, if he could long-snap he'd be worth a lot more.
February 24
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The Chiefs signed former Eagles defensive tackle Steve Martin to a
5-year contract worth $11M.
* - Would have been nice to have him back in the tackle rotation, but
DT was going to be a draft priority anyway.
February 23
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The Eagles re-instated running back Darnell Autry.
* - Throw him near the bottom of the back-up RB competition.
The Eagles signed tight end Eric Stocz to a two-year contract.
* - Camp body.
February 18
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The Eagles allocated offensive lineman Oliver Ross (Amsterdam),
offensive lineman Jon Blackman (Berlin), defensive tackle Pernell Davis
(Frankfurt) and quarterback Ron Powlus (Amsterdam) to the NFl Europe.
Amsterdam selected Eagles defensive back Eric Edwards in the NFL
Europe allocation draft.
February 16
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The Eagles signed quarterback Ron Powlus.
* - Sent to NFL Europe for evaluation.
February 14
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The Eagles signed offensive tackle Jon Runyan to a 6-year, $30.5M
contract that included a $6M signing bonus, and $3.5M roster bonus
due Feb 21.
* - He will be the right tackle for years to come.
* - Contract details: year base roster bonus pro-rate SB cap number
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2000 500K 3.5M 1.0M 5.0M
2001 3.5M 0 1.0M 4.5M
2002 3.5M 0 1.0M 4.5M
2003 3.5M 0 1.0M 4.5M
2004 4.5M 0 1.0M 5.5M
2005 5.5M 0 1.0M 6.5M
February 7
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The Eagles signed offensive tackle Jon Blackman to a two-year contract.
* - Sent to NFL Europe for evaluation & developement.
January 28
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The Eagles signed defensive back Mark Tate to a two-year contract.
* - Street free agent, and likely camp body.
January 12
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The Eagles signed offensive tackle Robert Barr, safety Lemar Marshall,
fullback Jamie Reader and cornerback Eric Edwards to two-year contracts.
* - Edwards was with the team in training camp, and the other three are
from the practice squad.