Nate Allen News

Take the time machine back to 2010 and think about the possibilities. With Nnamdi Asoumgha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nate Allen in the same defensive backfield, the Eagles would be in good shape.

Dec 2, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones tries to avoid a tackle by Philadelphia Eagles safety Nate Allen during the game at Cowboys Stadium.

The briefly-tenured Redskins signal caller will retire as an Eagle, possibly on Sept.

Earl Wolff already has mastered one aspect of winning the approval of Eagles fans.

Football Outsiders released their data for broken tackles by defenders today and the list of the worst offenders is well stocked with Eagles .

It almost goes without saying that safety has been a position of need for the Philadelphia Eagles since Brian Dawkins was allowed to waltz his way to Denver via free agency in 2009.

The 2013 Eagles draft consisted largely of going for the best player available, rather than directly addressing needs.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. is hands down the kind of NFL draft punditry. He's had challengers in recent years from the likes of NFL Network's Mike Mayock and his own network's Todd McShay, but as someone who watches search traffic for a living... Mel is still the guy whose opinion most fans are seeking out.

Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia The first time I saw Matt Barkley, I was a producer at NFL Films working on a TV special about Mater Dei High School in Orange County, Ca.

For Eagles coach Chip Kelly and general manager Howie Roseman, "sticking to the board" didn't always mean sticking with their picks.

The Eagles' first draft with Chip Kelly as coach is in the books. It took three days, eight picks and yielded plenty of power forwards for the team's offseason basketball team.

The Philadelphia Eagles waited until the fifth round of the NFL draft to address their biggest need on defense.

Now that Oklahoma tackle Lane Johnson is officially an Eagle, it's time to re-set the table and look at the Birds' options heading into Day 2 of the NFL draft.

Eleven years ago, the Eagles hit the trifecta in the second and third rounds of the 2002 draft, selecting Colorado safety Michael Lewis, cornerback Sheldon Brown and a Division I-AA running back by the name of Brian Westbrook.

Howie Roseman could have relaxed that day in January when Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie absolved the general manager from blame for the Eagles' poor drafts in 2010 and 2011 while praising him for the so-far successful draft last year.

Both were also second-round picks - Dawkins in 1998, Lewis in 2002. Those picks were the highest the Eagles allocated on a safety since Jesse Campbell in 1991, and the Eagles' evaluations proved to be correct.