COACH MCCARTHY SURGERY
The Dallas Cowboys are suddenly shorthanded as coach Mike McCarthy has just been scheduled for surgery on Wednesday to deal with acute appendicitis.He is expected to be in and out of the hospital today. … but that still could have an impact on “Sunday Night Football” with the 10-2 Philadelphia Eagles going to DFW to take on the 9-3 Cowboys.For now? The Dallas coordinators Dan Quinn,Brian Schottenheimer and John Fassel will step up to oversee practice in McCarthy’s absence.
DEC 3 BIG DOM The Philadelphia Eagles are looking for anything to give them a spark as they trail the San Francisco 49ers in the second half of Sunday’s meeting at Lincoln Financial Field. But who would’ve expected that to come from Eagles senior advisor of security Dom DiSandro? After 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw threw Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith to the ground on the Philly sideline, Greenlaw started talking to DiSandro and poked him near the eye while pointing at him. Both Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected
NOV 30 EAGLES VS SEAHAWKS FLEXED The Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks are still scheduled to meet at Lumen Field in Week 15. But instead of Sunday, the game will now be played on Monday Night Football, as the NFL announced Thursday that Seahawks-Eagles will replace Kansas City-New England.It marks the first time ever that the NFL has flexed a Monday night game. ESPN’s Adam Schefter provided more details on X:
NOV 29 JAKE ELLIOTT HONORED BY NFL Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott is being honored by the league after his performance on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.Elliott kicked a game-tying 59-yard field goal in the rain with seconds to go in Sunday’s win against the Bills.Elliott has made 90.5 percent of his field goal attempts so far this season.
NOV 27 DEREK BARNETT CLAIMED Former Philadelphia Eagles first-round draft pick Derek Barnett was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans on Monday, per multiple reports. Barnett was waived by the Eagles on Friday after spending his first six NFL seasons in Philly.
