Eagles sign tight end Smith (Alex not L.J.)
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Eagles sign tight end Smith (Alex not L.J.)
Bob Brookover
The Eagles have confirmed that they have signed tight end Alex Smith and released tight end Tony Curtis.
Smith, a former third-round pick by Tampa Bay, was recently released by the New England Patriots. There was some thought that New England might trade Smith in exchange for former Eagles quarterback A.J. Feeley, but both players ended up being released.
Curtis, a former Dallas tight end, appeared to have made the Eagles' roster with a strong performance against the New York Jets in the Eagles' preseason finale, but Smith is a more experienced pass catcher. Curtis has just 11 career receptions, while Smith has 129 career catches for 1,252 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The Patriots surrendered a fifth-round draft pick for Smith during the offseason. After being released by the Patriots, Smith made a visit with the New York Giants.
Comments (22)
Why didn't we go out and try to get Pope from Arizona? Blocking is suspect but, he can catch the ball consistently.— Sharpy24- It's an improvement. Stop dreaming of superstar signings.— p-diddy
- You mean Pope who got beat out last year by Spach the guy we cut?— bsaw
- Banner still shops in the bargain basement!— Irish Frank
Comment removed.- Superstar? He was cut by the Cardinals!— Sharpy24
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- Great signing, anything to improve our beloved birds.... as far as the haters go, they need to seek their entertainment elswhere. "Nancy boy", the name is very appropo, you may go now, thank you.— greekeagle
I would of puked if they signed LJ again. He was worthless!— PHAZED- Yes, that is true!!! Check out my favorite jewelry store: gold jewelry gold chains (HTML deleted)— Aliciajewelryfan
- Alex Smith, as #2 or #3 TE, is an upgrade from Tony Curtis. There's no other way to look at the signing. It would be fantastic if the Eagles could have a pro-bowler at every position, but that is unrealistic. Brent Celek displayed in last year's playoffs that he can be a #1 TE. I still think it's a shame (of course, with the help of hindsight) that they drafted Ingram in the 5th round, when they could have taken Jared Cook from South Carolina in the 3rd round. And they still would have had 2 or 3 5th round picks to use for Hobbs (who himself is an upgrade from Joselio Hanson as #3 CB). They had like 4 or 5 5th round picks, so I don't see that they needed to keep trading in the 3rd round and avoid taking a FULLY HEALTHY TE. Plus, if they drafted Cook, I would have accurately predicted the first 3 rounds of the Eagles draft.— montgomeryhopkins
- This is a great pickup for what is out there and what they need. Why do some people need to complain about EVRYTHING! Your lives must be so miserable. I wonder why they couldn't just work out a trade for this guy for feeley, since we cut him anyway.— scars73
- Eagles are going nowhere this year. They have substandard talent at many positions due to injuries. The OL is a disaster waiting to happen. Even if a miracle occurred and they made it to the Superbowl they are inferior to any AFC opponent they would face.— Drew777
- NICEEEEEEEEEEEE STORY san diego real estate (HTML deleted)— earvinjames123
- @ Scars. If they traded Feeley to New England, his 1.3 mil salary would be guarenteed if he was on the week 1 roster. Since New England seems to want him and Heather Mitts lives in Boston, I'm sure there is a handshake agreement in place for Feeley to sign after week 1 for the vet minimum or close to it.— Philsin08
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- Sharpy, the Pope signed with the Saints.— mick314
- What's this infactuation with Tight Ends. Celek, if they give him a chance, like at the end of last year, will be an All-Pro. Schobel was fine and Myers and Curtis were good enough. What the heck are they doing!! Linebackers Linebackers Linebackers!!!! Geezzz. Anyone getting that yet!!! I know it's tough finding a good one but for God sakes give it a shot!! The D is the worst part of this team!! Didn't they see that during the Championship game??? Even during the Colts exhibition game this year the short time Peyton Manning was in there he carved up the D.— Phillyexp
- Great signing, Eagles were in need of a dependable backup TE, Alex Smith is the perfect fit. I love all the dummies who think pro-bowl caliber TE's are out there for the picking.— Phillyguy21
Drew, either you are not an Eagle fan, or you were dropped on your head at birth. Quite possible, both are true.- Comment removed.
- got to ask the question - why did the Pats release him after spending a fith rounder for him? I bet he's got injury issues with the ankle and will be off the field oftem like the other Smith TE— Tom Man
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