Kurt Coleman News

We've pored over notebooks and practice reports and quote sheets from team PR folk, and we've concluded that, in football, the majority of what happens in May should stay in May.

What the Eagles did: Did you notice that safety was the only defensive position the Eagles left alone this offseason? They didn't sign any free agents.

Safety Kurt Coleman #42 of the Philadelphia Eagles intercepts the ball against Davone Bess #15 of the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The Eagles have said all the right things about the safety position this offseason.

Last week it was the offensive assistant coaches, this week the Eagles organized a 30-minute session for reporters to talk with assistants on the defensive side of the ball.

Philadelphia Eagles second-year safety Jaiquawn Jarrett has to prove himself on the field this year.

Philadelphia Eagles rookie defensive end Vinny Curry is one of a multitude of talented defensive linemen on display at this week's organized team activity.

Eagles defensive backs Kurt Coleman, Tom Nelson, Jaiquawn Jarrett, and Jeremy Stewart wait their turn during drills at the NovaCare complex.

New Eagles' D opens OTAs with same safeties To fill their needs at safety, the Eagles are counting on familiar faces: Kurt Coleman and Nate Allen , who both had up-and-down seasons last year.

Organized Team Activities have come to South Philadelphia. That is welcome news for two reasons: one, because it signifies the unofficial start of the 2012 season; and two, because it signifies the official end of all the lame excuses about how the lack of running-around-in-shorts time hurt the Eagles in 2011.

See part 1 and part 2 of this series here and here . I would say that of all the guys in the Eagles 2010 draft class, that Nate Allen has played at the highest level.

Philadelphia Eagles fans probably aren't too preoccupied with who might break out in 2012, mainly because the Eagles are a veteran team that is instead hoping that its starters and key contributors can live up to expectations.

The full Eagles roster is expected in town Tuesday for offseason training activities, giving us the first chance to get a glimpse of what all those offseason work outs and roster moves have wrought.

An NFL player's second year is often referred to as his "leap year." He had his rookie year, he had a full offseason in an NFL training program, he knows the playbook and now its time to take a leap up.

Free agent safety Yeremiah Bell has chosen the New York Jets over the Philadelphia Eagles , despite both teams offering him exactly the same amount of money.

With rookie minicamp in the book and full-squad workouts five days away, it's time yet again to drain the old reporter's notebook.

Former Miami Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell will decide on which team to sign with in the next 24 hours , agent Drew Rosenhaus told WQAM .

Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout for the Eagles, who is now working for NFL.com, rated the divisions by quarterback play .

Two weeks after they were selected by the Philadelphia Eagles, nine draft picks and three dozen more inexperienced players were on the practice fields at the NovaCare Complex the last three days.

Philadelphia Eagles running backs Chris Polk, left, and Bryce Brown talk during an NFL football rookie minicamp at their training facility Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Philadelphia.