Bob Brookover

Philadelphia

Eagles Beat Writer at The Star-Ledger

Eagles beat writer for https://t.co/UI0JfvhJOx and NJ Advance Media. Previously covered the Giants. Also covered Phillies and Eagles at Inquirer. Been doing this a while.

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Articles

Why Eagles’ 2023 draft class holds the key to team’s 2025 defensive success

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

Defense, Jalen Hurts declared Tuesday, wins championships. He wasn’t the first to make that observation, but he is the most recent NFL quarterback to benefit from the work performed by his teammates as he watched from the sidelines. In a remarkable one-year transformation, the Eagles’ defense went from 30th in points allowed to second and from 26th in yards allowed to first.
Eagles’ Jalen Hurts explains why he’s looking forward and not back after winning Super Bowl

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

PHILADELPHIA — It’s another transition year for Jalen Hurts with the Eagles bringing in a new offensive coordinator (Kevin Patullo) and quarterbacks coach (Scott Loefler). For Hurts, this has become an annual routine. For those of you scoring at home, this is Hurts’ sixth different play caller and fifth different quarterbacks coach since he was drafted by the Eagles in 2020.
Eagles win this crazy battle, but the war against the ‘tush push’ has just begun

2 weeks ago | pennlive.com | Bob Brookover

“It’s only one yard,” — Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown Tuesday when asked about the NFL movement to ban the tush push. The “Longest Yard” used to be best known as a movie. Well, actually two. The one starring Burt Reynolds in 1974 and the remake starring Adam Sandler in 2005. Now, those two movies have company. This decade’s “longest yard” is the one the Eagles keep picking up in rather simplistic fashion.
Eagles’ tush push lives after last-minute plea from one of their legends

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is still going to be able to get a little help from his friends in 2025 whenever his team needs a yard for a first down or a touchdown. In a surprise result, the NFL owners were unable to get the 75% of the votes needed to ban the tush push Wednesday during the league’s spring meeting in Minneapolis. The Eagles, according to a post on X from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, made one final plea to keep the play in the game with the help of former center Jason Kelce.
Eagles’ A.J. Brown surprised by lesson he has learned during his fascinating offseason

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

PHILADELPHIA — No current coach in the NFL knows better than Kansas City’s Andy Reid about the challenge of winning season after season. He’s got three Super Bowl rings now and he’s been to the title game six times as a head coach and twice as an assistant. So what’s the challenge of repeating? “Focus,” the former Eagles coach said during the NFL Annual Meeting in late March. “Just making sure that everybody keeps their focus.
Eagles’ Jalen Hurts weighs in - sort of - on looming tush push decision

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

PHILADELPHIA — So how does the man that’s been being pushed and shoved for the last three years feel about a rule that would no longer allow that to happen? Warning: You’re going to be disappointed by the answer. “I don’t necessarily have a comment on that,” Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said Tuesday after the team held a voluntary workout at its practice facility in South Philadelphia.
How Eagles’ Nick Sirianni went from loud-mouth stooge to dean of Philly coaches

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

The Eagles made an announcement early Monday afternoon that every one knew was coming and so many never thought would happen four weeks into last season. Coach Nick Sirianni received a multi-year contract extension ahead of his final year on the initial deal he signed in 2021. A year ago at this time, he was sitting on a searing hot seat. He was entering his fourth year as the team’s coach and a lot of fans weren’t happy about it.
Eagles bringing back a former key member of their front office

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman has lost two of his most valuable lieutenants in recent years with the departures of Jake Rosenberg and Anthony Patch. Now, the Eagles are getting one of their more valued front-office members back with the return of former vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas. The Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reported the return of Douglas, who was most recently the general manager of the Jets.
Eagles’ Saquon Barkley subject of Madden hoax, an honor some think is cursed

2 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

Fake news about Saquon Barkley traveled across the internet over the weekend. Someone thought it would be cool to dupe the world wide web by putting out a report that the Eagles running back had been selected as the cover player for Madden 26. BUY EAGLES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETMASTERIt was done through a fake X account that impersonates ESPN’s Adam Schefter. We’re not linking to it because we don’t want to give the creator a 16th minute of fame.
A look at Eagles’ Jalen Hurts against 2025 opponents and the QBs he’ll be facing

3 weeks ago | nj.com | Bob Brookover

The Eagles play 17 games against 14 different teams in 2025 and with 10 playoff opponents on the schedule, they are going to see some of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. There’s Detroit’s Jared Goff, whose 111.8 passer rating was second only to Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson last season. There’s Buffalo’s Josh Allen, the 2024 league MVP. There’s Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes, a two-time MVP and three-time Super Bowl champion.