Maclin talks continue
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Maclin talks continue
Bob Brookover
There were indications late this morning that the Eagles were close to completing a deal with Jim Steiner, the agent for rookie wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, but as of late this afternoon the two sides were still trying to find a solution to a stalemate that has lasted through the first week of training camp.
The Eagles' first-round pick was scheduled to report a week ago today with the rest of the team's rookies and has missed 11 practices, including this morning's rain-shortened session at Lehigh University.
An Eagles source indicated that the sides have talked several times today without significant progress.
Perhaps the coach most impacted by Maclin's absence is special teams coordinator Ted Daisher. Maclin is expected to be a big part of the Eagles' return games this season.
"I thought he did a good job this spring in the OTAs," Daisher said. "He's making progress. He's gotten better. That contract thing will work itself out and when it does he'll be here. We'll just coach him up. The other guys are doing a good job."
According to Daisher, receiver DeSean Jackson remains at the top of the depth chart as the Eagles' punt returner and safety Quintin Demps remains the No. 1 kick returner.
Peters practices
There wasn't much to see at the rainy Eagles' practice, which was moved to a turf field and closed to the public. The one thing you couldn't miss, however, was the return of 6-foot-4, 340-pound offensive tackle Jason Peters.
After suffering quad spasms during the team's conditioning test Thursday morning, Peters was placed on the physically unable to perform list and spent the first three days of training camp working with trainer Rick Burkholder. By working out this morning on the turf lacrosse field, Peters has been removed from the PUP list.
"It felt good to get back out there with my teammates and get some reps," Peters said.
This morning's practice was not in full pads and it seems unlikely that Peters will participate in the live scrimmage the Eagles are scheduled to stage as part of Flight Night! tonight at Lincoln Financial Field.
"There isn't any rush to come back right now," Peters said. "I'm going to be smart about it. I could go out there. I just don't want to hurt it again and start all over."
With Peters at left tackle, Todd Herremans was able to move back to left guard, although he also took some snaps at right tackle. The plan, of course, is for Shawn Andrews to play at right tackle, but he remains sidelined by a sore back that he suffered during the team's conditioning test.
Andrews gave a thumbs up this morning when asked how he felt.
we know herremans will play the year even nicked up. andrews appears two and done. first year missed with broken leg. two years played except 2nd half of playoff game against new orleans. last year 2.5 games and no training camp. not a pertty picture is it?— JACK V
Comment removed.- The Macklin deal should have been done with several days ago. The difference in dollars is insignificant. Time lost will have a major impact in whether Macklin contributes this year or not. Typical penny wise Eagles business as usual. I still do not see a veteran backup RB, to replace Booker and provide Westbrook insurance. Why do the Eagles do this every year. One year, skimp on a punt returner. Next year, skimp on a fullback. This year, it is the backup RB. This is like driving a Mercedes without car insurance. And Banner wonders why he has earned his reputation.— arrowamy
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- Why do people constantly bash the Eagles for the way they handle contract situations with players? Okay...the players are the employees of the team and the management goes to them and offers them a ton of money to sign on long-term. A few years later when salaries go up---DUH, they always go up; a player who signs a top-dollar deal today will not still be the top-dollar deal in three years---the players whine and complain they're being disrespected by not being paid properly. It's life...deal with it. The players are overplayed to play a game they supposedly love and the owners are business people whose job it is to MAKE MONEY, win or lose.— Eilex826
- Kdubs, the thing with the NFL is between the Wonderlic Test, 40 speed, and other such metrics, they know based on previous history the likelyhood of success of a rookie. There's a reason why a majority of first rounders go on to be Pro-Bowlers. However, I agree...they need a system to end this. Maclin's case has a lot to do with the fact that other rookies haven't signed. The wait-and-see game ends up hurting them in the long run.— IgglesFan79
- please, missing a few days of out of a month plus of practice will derail the season for a guy who will be no more than #4? Eagles are making too big a deal out of this (for the leverage in negotiations) and everyone else is going along. Maclin will not start or even be a regular in the beginning of the season. The WRs are much worse than thought if you depend on a rookie. Get all the money you can now Jeremy-who knows if you will have another chance in your lifetime.— jbourne53
- The Owners make BILLIONS paying the players Millioins. There's no such thing as "The Players are overplaid" if not for the Players with those talentss that stand above the typical athlete talents, there would be no product. Those Athletes risk their health for your amusement. No matter what the money they saved by allowing Dawk to walk away in my humble opinion just wasn't worth allowing him to leave.— Dexter
- Eilex the problem is if they don't sign the long term deal all of a sudden they fall out of favor.. Wait & see how they treat Maclin this season: I hope I'm wrong. I understand your points and they are certainly valid.— phillysportsfan88
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- Arrowamy, how do you know the difference in dollars in the Maclin negotiations was insignificant a few days ago? Were you in on the negotiations? No. Since none of us is responsible for feeding Maclin and his family or paying his bills, we have to let that man negotiate the deal he thinks is bet for him. We weren't there when he was sacrificing and working hard to get to this point, so none of us can say what he should or should not accept in terms of compensation. Get real.— kingsolomonsmind
- This is all part and parcell of the process folks. Maclin will make contributions this yeat....count on it. But it probably won't be from a starting WR position, unless Andy is forced into it by injuries.— TBear
The bottom line with players is their entertainers, and get paid by how well they perform…Yes, w/o the players, there is no NFL. But what is more important to sustaining the NFL is the actual businessmen & women who operate this business. Businessmen & women chose their careers to make money, as to where entertainers, (who are talented enough), chose their careers because they love what their doing. When your getting paid to do what you love; be it an athlete, musician, actor, painter, etc.; as long as you have money to live comfortably, it’s hard to make a good case as to why you deserve this extra million, or that extra million. You’re getting PAID to do what you love for a living, an extremely tiny percentage of people get to do that in life. Without these owners, GM’s, VP’s, etc., etc., etc.; there is no entertainment business for you to get paid…and yes, I am a professional entertainer who gets paid to do what I love. I am thankful that I have people who take care of the business side of things. If they make more money than me, so be it. I’m still the one getting paid to do what I love…
