2016 Philadelphia Eagles season
2016 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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Head coach | Doug Pederson |
Owner | Jeffrey Lurie |
Home field | Lincoln Financial Field |
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The 2016 Philadelphia Eagles season will be the franchise's upcoming 84th season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Doug Pederson.
Roster changes
Free agents
Position | Player | Tag | 2016 Team | Notes |
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WR | Seyi Ajirotutu | UFA | TBD | |
CB | E.J. Biggers | UFA | New England Patriots | Signed 1-year deal |
QB | Sam Bradford | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed 2-year deal/$36 million deal |
CB | Nolan Carroll | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed 1-year deal |
DE | Vinny Curry | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed 5-year deal/$47.25 million deal |
ILB | Najee Goode | UFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed 1-year deal |
QB | Thad Lewis | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | Signed 1-year deal |
C | David Molk | RFA | None | Player Retired |
DE | Cedric Thornton | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | Signed 4-year/$18 million deal |
S | Walter Thurmond | UFA | TBD | |
OT | Matt Tobin | RFA | Philadelphia Eagles | Signed 1-year /$1.6 million deal |
Player re-signed by the Eagles |
Free Agent Signings
Position | Player | Tag | 2015 Team | Date signed | Notes |
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RB | Ross Scheuerman | UFA | Free Agent | January 21 | Signed[1] |
WR | Xavier Rush | UFA | None | February 18 | |
CB | Aaron Grymes | UFA | Edmonton Eskimos | February 18 | |
QB | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | UFA | San Francisco 49ers | February 18 |
Signed[2] |
CB | Leodis McKelvin | UFA | Buffalo Bills | March 8 | Signed 2 year/$6 million deal |
S | Rodney McLeod | UFA | St. Louis Rams | March 9 | Signed 5 year/$37 million deal |
QB | Chase Daniel | UFA | Kansas City Chiefs | March 9 | Signed 3 year/$21 million deal |
OG | Brandon Brooks | UFA | Houston Texans | March 9 | Signed 5 year/$40 million deal |
LB | Nigel Bradham | UFA | Buffalo Bills | March 9 | Signed 2 year deal |
CB | Ron Brooks | UFA | Buffalo Bills | March 9 | Signed 3 year deal |
WR | Chris Givens | UFA | Baltimore Ravens | March 16 | Signed 1 year deal |
WR | Rueben Randle | UFA | New York Giants | March 23 | Signed 1 year deal |
C | Stefen Wisniewski | UFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | April 4 | Signed 1 year deal |
P | Ryan Quigley | UFA | New York Jets | April 18 | Signed 1 year deal |
WR | T.J. Graham | UFA | New Orleans Saints | April 22 | Signed 1 year deal |
Trades
- On March 9, the Eagles traded cornerback Byron Maxwell, linebacker Kiko Alonso, and the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins for the 8th overall draft pick.
- On March 9, the Eagles traded running back DeMarco Murray and their 4th round draft pick to the Tennessee Titans for their 4th round draft pick.
- On March 11, the Eagles traded quarterback Mark Sanchez to the Denver Broncos for conditional 7th round pick in 2017 NFL Draft
- On April 20, the Eagles traded their 2016 1st, 3rd, and 4th round picks, along with their 2017 1st round pick and their 2018 2nd round pick to the Cleveland Browns for the 2nd overall pick the 2016 NFL Draft.
Roster Changes
The Eagles cut wide receiver Riley Cooper on February 9, 2016. The Eagles cut veteran linebacker DeMeco Ryans on February 24, 2016. [3]
Draft
Main article: 2016 NFL draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 2 | Carson Wentz | QB | North Dakota State |
3 | 79 | Isaac Seumalo | OG | Oregon State |
5 | 153 | Wendell Smallwood | RB | West Virginia |
164 | Halapoulivaati Vaitai | OT | TCU | |
6 | 196 | Blake Countess | CB | Auburn |
7 | 233 | Jalen Mills | S | LSU |
240 | Alex McCalister | DE | Florida | |
251 | Joe Walker | LB | Oregon |
- Notes
- The Eagles traded their second-round selection, along with a 2015 fourth-round selection and quarterback Nick Foles to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the Rams' 2015 fifth-round selection and quarterback Sam Bradford.
- The Eagles acquired an additional third-round selection in a trade that sent their 2015 fourth-round selection to the Detroit Lions.
- The Eagles conditionally acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent cornerback Brandon Boykin to the Pittsburgh Steelers; the condition could have upgraded to a fourth-rounder if Boykin played at least 60% of the snaps with the Steelers during the 2015 season, but he did not.
- The Eagles conditionally acquired an additional seventh-round selection in a trade that sent quarterback Matt Barkley to the Arizona Cardinals; the Eagles were to only receive this selection if Barkley was on the Cardinals' 2015 roster for at least six games, which was fulfilled on October 17, 2015.
Undrafted free agents
Position | Player | College |
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LB | Quentin Gause | Rutgers |
DT | Connor Wujciak | Boston College |
WR | Hunter Sharp | Utah State |
DE | Aziz Shittu | Stanford |
CB | CJ Smith | North Dakota State |
DT | Destiny Vaeao | Washington State |
RB | Byron Marshall | Oregon |
RB | Cedric O'Neal | Valdosta State |
LB | Myke Tavarres | Incarnate Word |
WR | Cayleb Jones | Arizona |
C | Bruce Johnson | Maine |
OG | Darrell Greene | San Diego State |
LS | John DePalma | West Virginia |
TE | Dillon Gordon | LSU |
WR | Marcus Johnson | Texas |
Staff
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Current roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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See also
- {{Philadelphia Eagles roster navbox}}
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lincoln Financial Field | ||||
2 | August 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | ||||
3 | August 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | WCAU | |||
4 | September 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | New York Jets | Lincoln Financial Field | WCAU |
Regular season
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 11 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Browns | Lincoln Financial Field | CBS | |||
2 | September 19 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | ESPN | |||
3 | September 25 | 4:25 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lincoln Financial Field | CBS | |||
4 | Bye | |||||||
5 | October 9 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | Fox | |||
6 | October 16 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Washington Redskins | FedEx Field | Fox | |||
7 | October 23 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Minnesota Vikings | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | |||
8 | October 30 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | NBC | |||
9 | November 6 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Fox | |||
10 | November 13 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Atlanta Falcons | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | |||
11 | November 20 | 4:25 p.m. EST | at Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | CBS | |||
12 | November 28 | 8:30 p.m. EST | Green Bay Packers | Lincoln Financial Field | ESPN | |||
13 | December 4 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Brown Stadium | Fox | |||
14 | December 11 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Washington Redskins | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox | |||
15 | December 18 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | Fox | |||
16 | December 22 | 8:25 p.m. EST | New York Giants | Lincoln Financial Field | NBC/NFLN/Twitter | |||
17 | January 1 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Dallas Cowboys | Lincoln Financial Field | Fox |
- Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
References
- ↑ http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2016/1/21/10806532/philadelphia-eagles-ross-scheuerman-lafayette-running-back-steelers-contract
- ↑ http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/eagles/Eagles-expected-to-sign-QB-McLeod-Bethel-Thompson.html
- ↑ "Eagles release veteran LB DeMeco Ryans, will save $3.5 million".
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