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

August 2, 2015

Eagles

Eagles practice notes, August 2, 2015: Sam Bradford rusty

by Jimmy Kempski

Eagles football is back, as the Birds kicked off their third training camp under Chip Kelly today. The action, however, was kinda slow. The vibe was very mellow for a "first day of camp," and the practice itself was exceedingly short. Still, as always, my practice observations...

August 2, 2015

Eagles

JaCorey Shepherd is the front-runner to take Brandon Boykin's slot corner job

by Jimmy Kempski

With Brandon Boykin being shipped to Pittsburgh, there was some uncertainty as to who might fill Boykin's role as the Eagles' slot corner. The first man to get a crack at it with the first team defense at training camp? Rookie sixth-round pick JaCorey Shepherd.

August 2, 2015

Eagles

Eagles training camp: locks, bubble boys and long shots

by Jimmy Kempski

Training camp begins today! So let's take one last look at the roster before the first whistle of camp begins, and determine the chances of each player making the team. My highly scientific methodology is noted below.

August 1, 2015

Eagles

Eagles trade Brandon Boykin to Steelers

by Jimmy Kempski

The Eagles announced Saturday night that they traded away Brandon Boykin to the Steelers. In return, they'll receive "a conditional fifth round pick." Adam Caplan of ESPN is reporting that the fifth round pick can become a fourth round pick based on playing time.

August 1, 2015

Eagles

Cowboys DE Greg Hardy contributes money for airplane banner to be flown over Eagles practice

by Jimmy Kempski

According to the Dallas Morning News, Cowboys DE Greg Hardy donated $300 for an airplane banner to be flown over Eagles training camp at Lincoln Financial Field on August 9th. The banner is in response to a GoFundMe page started by Eagles fans, were are trying to raise money for a "We got DeMarco :)" banner to be flown over Cowboys training camp.

July 31, 2015

Eagles

Ranking the seven Eagles training camp battles

by Jimmy Kempski

Training camp is now only two days away, and although we've discussed the roster at length during the slow time over the last two months, here is a ranking of the seven starting training camp battles.

July 30, 2015

Eagles

2015 Eagles training camp: 25 predictions

by Jimmy Kempski

Every year, Eagles training camp produces the same story lines but with different players. Here are my 25 predictions for the Eagles' 2015 Training Camp.

July 30, 2015

Eagles

Recap: Eagles chat with Jimmy Kempski

by Jimmy Kempski

The looooong period of nothingness is almost over! In just three days, Eagles training camp will kick off, and PhillyVoice will be there every day.

July 29, 2015

Eagles

Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: Brian Mihalik edition

by Jimmy Kempski

As we come to the end of our Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons, we'll profile the Eagles' final pick, DE Brian Mihalik of Boston College, who the Eagles selected in the seventh round. Mihalik was by far and away the most difficult draft pick to match up with a current NFL player, simply because of his dimensions.

July 29, 2015

Eagles

Eagles rookie NFL player comparisons: The full series

by Jimmy Kempski

We're a few months past the draft at this point, but over the last few months we've been comparing each of the Eagles' rookies to current NFL players. In case you missed any of them, you can read the full series here.