Jimmy Kempski

Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

June 6, 2017

Eagles

Report: Eagles have expressed interest in Jeremy Maclin

by Jimmy Kempski

On Saturday, we made the case for and against the Eagles signing Maclin.

June 6, 2017

Eagles

Eagles ground game should be helped by upgrades at wide receiver

by Jimmy Kempski

In 2017, the Eagles made running back additions in LeGarrette Blount and Donnel Pumphrey. They'll also likely get more games out of Lane Johnson this season, and as a result, better offensive line continuity. More importantly though, they added some quality to the their receiving corps in Alshon Jeffery and Torrey Smith, which will force opposing defenses to respect the possibility of the deep ball, thus helping open up more opportunities for bigger plays on the ground.

June 5, 2017

Eagles

Eagles OTA practice notes, June 5, 2017

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles kicked off their third round of OTAs on Tuesday, and the practice was open to the media in its entirety. As always, we have notes.

June 5, 2017

Eagles

Eagles using Donnel Pumphrey in the slot 'a lot'

by Jimmy Kempski

"So far, that's really where I've been a lot, just catching the ball," said Pumphrey. "They've been working me from the slot a lot, moving me around as a running back out of two-running back sets. I look forward to catching the ball and showing that I can catch the ball."

June 5, 2017

Eagles

Eagles OC Frank Reich gives stamp of approval for Carson Wentz's outside quarterback coaching

by Jimmy Kempski

Last week, Philadelphia Daily News surmised from the body language of head coach Doug Pederson that the Eagles were unhappy that Carson Wentz saw a coach outside of the organization to help fine-tune some mechanics.

June 5, 2017

Eagles

Eagles sign DT Gabe Wright

by Jimmy Kempski

Wright is listed at 6'3, 299 pounds, and has eight tackles in his two-year career, which includes 12 games played and one start. Wright's time in Detroit does not overlap with Jim Schwartz's tenure there.

June 4, 2017

Eagles

Mailbag: Should the Eagles release Torrey Smith to make room for Jeremy Maclin?

by Jimmy Kempski

In our weekly Eagles chat on Wednesday, there were a lot of good unanswered questions that I was not able to get to, so we'll cover them and some recent emails here in an Eagles mailbag.

June 3, 2017

Eagles

Should the Eagles try to sign Jeremy Maclin?

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles didn't want to lose Jeremy Maclin two years ago in free agency, after Maclin put up career highs (at the time) in catches (85), receiving yards (1318), and TDs (10). In fact, they made a him a pretty good offer, however, the Kansas City Chiefs made a better one, and geographically speaking, allowed Maclin to return to Missouri, where he grew up.

June 2, 2017

Eagles

Former Eagles corner Troy Vincent compares rookie Rasul Douglas to Bobby Taylor

by Jimmy Kempski

A long time ago in a galaxy far away, the Philadelphia Eagles had good cornerbacks. I know, the notion seems incomprehensible, but it really happened. One of the best cornerback tandems in team history was Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor, who played together in Philly from 1996 to 2003.

June 1, 2017

Eagles

Eagles 'agree to terms' with rookie first-round pick Derek Barnett

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Thursday that they "agreed to terms" with rookie first-round pick Derek Barnett. The phrasing the Eagles used would indicate that Barnett has not yet actually signed his contract.