John McMullen

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John McMullen is the NFL Insider for JAKIB Media and contributes Eagles and NFL coverage for SI.com. You can listen to John every Monday and Friday on SIRIUSXM’s Tony Bruno Show with Harry Mayes, every Tuesday and Thursday with Eytan Shander on SBNation Radio, and daily on your favorite podcast platform for “Extending the Play.” A South Jersey native, John has covered the NFL and NBA for over two decades. He lives with his wife and best friend, Isabella, the Beagle Bulldog who often chimes in with her own opinions on-air.

You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen .

August 10, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: Vinny Curry signing reveals more about Eagles than you think

Veteran observers of the NFL generally subscribe to a core ethos when it comes to understanding a plan: don’t listen to what an organization says, watch what it does.

August 6, 2020

NFL

John McMullen: The folly of false positives, shaming and competitive balance

Back when investigative topped activism as the more likely descriptor for journalism, reporters were taught to follow the money.

August 3, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: Eagles planning subtle changes to make offense more efficient

For those expecting wholesale changes on the Eagles' offense, you're going to be disappointed.

July 30, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: Opting out of NFL season may have long-term implications for players like Marquise Goodwin

At least one member of the track team that Howie Roseman assembled in the offseason isn't going to be part of any presumptive 2020 Eagles' campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 27, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: For 2020 Eagles, everyone needs a back up — not just players

As a team beset by injuries for three consecutive seasons, you've heard Eagles coach Doug Pederson roll out the cliche "next man up" a time or two, so much so that Wile E. Coyote might want to dub it a "Super Cliche."

July 23, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: Eagles’ roster hopefuls will be most negatively impacted by COVID-19

The Eagles’ rookies and first-year players “reported” on Tuesday and just like everything else in our current COVID-19 world, that took on a very different meaning.

July 20, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: For NFL players, fear of revenue loss is secondary to health concerns

You’ve probably heard the term “fear porn” politicized for weeks now as both sides of a seemingly endless ideological slugfest take aim at each other like Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed trading haymakers center ring over the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 15, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: The domino effect of Jason Peters' return to the Eagles

The hints were coming fast and furious and the open secret was officially unveiled Tuesday when the Eagles brought back Jason Peters on a one-year deal.

July 13, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: With DeSean Jackson, Eagles got boxed in by their own precedent

Every problem in life is a little bit different but there are always precedents set when solving them and often the context of any individual situation gets lost in the shadow of how it was handled.

July 9, 2020

Opinion

John McMullen: DeSean Jackson's fate is still very much undecided

Days after DeSean Jackson’s stunning, anti-Semitic social-media misfire you now know the Eagles’ plan.

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