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

April 14, 2016

Eagles

Report: Eagles have spoken with Titans about trading up to the No. 1 overall pick

by Jimmy Kempski

The Eagles are going to draft a quarterback. It's only a matter of who and in what round. Smoke is building that they will be aggressive and try to move up to get North Dakota State's Carson Wentz or Cal's Jared Goff.

April 14, 2016

Eagles

The Rams, not the Eagles, traded up to the No. 1 overall spot in the 2016 NFL Draft

by Jimmy Kempski

The Tennessee Titans announced that they traded the No. 1 overall pick to the Rams for a hefty package of draft picks in return. This of course means that all speculation surrounding the Eagles trading up to the No. 1 spot can end.

April 14, 2016

Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles' 2016 schedule: Four primetime dates and Browns in Week 1

by Jimmy Kempski

The Eagles' 2015 opponents have been known since December. Now we know the order in which the Eagles will play them. Today the NFL released the schedules for all 32 teams. Here is the Eagles' 2016 schedule.

April 13, 2016

Eagles

Recap: Eagles chat with Jimmy Kempski

by Jimmy Kempski

We're 15 days away from the 2016 NFL Draft, and once again the Eagles are being connected left and right to quarterbacks. Arson for Carson? Don't be a Grinch, just take Lynch? Line up at the trough for Goff?

April 13, 2016

Eagles

Eagles hold the cards in Fletcher Cox contract negotiations

by Jimmy Kempski

Over the weekend, Howard Eskin of 94.1 WIP said on his Saturday radio show that Fletcher Cox turned down an offer from the Eagles worth $60 million in guaranteed money.

April 12, 2016

Eagles

Some NFL draft analysts think Wentz & Goff are better than Winston & Mariota

by Jimmy Kempski

All along, the perception has been that Carson Wentz and Jared Goff are not on the same level as the two quarterbacks that were selected with the No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks a year ago, Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota. Recently, a number of draft analysts are beginning to say the Wentz and Goff might actually be better.

April 11, 2016

Eagles

Eagles mock draft roundup: Critiquing the national mocks, 4.0

by Jimmy Kempski

There are only 17 days left until the 2016 NFL Draft, which means that between now and April 28th, there should only be another 1.7 million NFL mock drafts published. Let's round up the latest bunch, which has more variety than usual.

April 10, 2016

Eagles

How much draft pick ammo does each 'QB-needy' team have to move up to pick No. 1?

by Jimmy Kempski

Clearly, the Tennessee Titans are open to moving out of the No. 1 draft spot if they can acquire a suitable package of draft picks in return. With that in mind, let's take a look at the draft pick ammo each "QB-needy" team has heading into the 2016 NFL Draft.

April 10, 2016

Eagles

Would the Eagles trade up to pick No. 8 just to trade right back down?

by Jimmy Kempski

When the Eagles were able to trade Kiko Alonso, Byron Maxwell, and the 13th overall pick to the Miami Dolphins for the eighth overall pick, it was because they prioritized getting into the top 10 picks, according to Howie Roseman.

April 9, 2016

Eagles

Eagles investigating character-issue draft prospects

by Jimmy Kempski

On the one hand, you don't want to be cutting skilled players like DeSean Jackson because the head coach doesn't like him. On the other hand, you don't want to be signing an embarrassment like Greg Hardy, like the Dallas Cowboys did a year ago. Both extremes can blow up in your face.