Dan Klecko News

Have you heard the one about Andy Reid's fullback who almost ran for 100 yards? Actually, it's no joke.

When Leonard Weaver sat down with Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg to discuss what role he would play if he signed with the Eagles, the then-free agent fullback made his feelings clear.

Former Chargers linebacker Matt Wilhelm was unable to beat out Tracy White or Moise Fokou for a spot on the Birds' roster.

The Eagles made the first batch of their final cuts this afternoon by releasing tight end Eugene Bright, linebacker Curtis Gatewood and defensive tackle Willie Williams.

A.J. Feeley is still on the Philadelphia Eagles' roster. Michael Vick is not. That's probably just a temporary situation, but that was the upshot as the Birds reached the 53-man limit Saturday night by using a special exemption for their newest, still-suspended quarterback while keeping the one few expected to still be with the team once final ...

Update: Brad Biggs of the National Football Post and Chicago Sun Times reports on Twitter that the Eagles have cut defensive tackle Dan Klecko .

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That's the plan the Eagles implemented on Saturday when they revealed their 53-man roster at the 6 p.m. deadline.

Wide receiver Danny Amendola was one of the players cut Saturday by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dan Klecko confirmed that he was released by the Eagles today. "I thought I had a pretty good preseason, so I was a little surprised," Klecko said from his home in South Jersey.

The Eagles ' decision-makers started to piece together the 53-man roster yesterday, but no earth-shattering news came out of the NovaCare Complex.

Michael Vick 's ability to still be an effective quarterback is one of many questions the Eagles could have answered tonight.

Eagles tailgaters will be out in force long before Michael Vick takes the field tonight.

Eagles defensive tackle Dan Klecko arrives for NFL football training camp at Lehigh University.

Eagles defensive tackle Dan Klecko arrives for NFL football training camp at Lehigh University.

One of the minor story lines with tonight's game is the reunion factor: Ellis Hobbs, Asante Samuel and Dan Klecko are all former Patriots, and Greg Lewis and Derrick Burgess are former Eagles.

Todays' post comes from Bruce at PatriotsDaily.com . If you head over there, you'll see my parallel contribution to their site.

The Patriots have double-session practices scheduled today at Gillette Stadium. "We'll be on to Philadelphia, start preparing for the Eagles and the things that they do," coach Bill Belichick said, detailing the team's agenda as Thursday's preseason opener approaches.

I just figured it out. Maybe you got there before me. This year's missing punt returner or nonexistent fullback? It's gonna be back-up tight end.

The new "Tom Brady rule" and the new "Jay Cutler rule" might generate more interest, but the new "Nick Cole rule" resonates, too.