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2010 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner
Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Packers) 16–21
Pro BowlersQB Michael Vick
WR DeSean Jackson
OT Jason Peters
CB Asante Samuel
K David Akers
AP All-ProsK David Akers (2nd team)
SS Quintin Mikell (2nd team)
OT Jason Peters (2nd team)
Eagles' defensive tackle Antonio Dixon against the Tennessee Titans, October 24, 2010

The 2010 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 78th season in the National Football League (NFL), and the twelfth under head coach Andy Reid. The Eagles failed to improve on their 11–5 record from 2009, finishing with a 10–6 record. However, they were able to win their division due to a tiebreaker over the New York Giants, who also finished 10-6. In the wild-card round of the playoffs, the Eagles lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The Eagles played all of their home games at

Washington Redskins, while Westbrook was cut from the roster and later signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Kevin Kolb was intended to be the Eagles' new franchise quarterback, however he was injured during the Week 1 game and replaced by Michael Vick, who started in 11 of 16 games (Kolb started in Weeks 4–6 when he was injured, as well as Week 17 with Vick and the starters resting for the playoffs.) With Vick at quarterback, they set franchise records, including a memorable comeback win against the New York Giants
and a season-high 59 points in Washington.

Despite the losses of McNabb and Westbrook, Football Outsiders calculated that the 2010 Eagles had the third-best rushing attack of any single-season team from 1993 to 2010.[1]

Offseason

Personnel changes

On January 11, 2010, general manager

2010 NFL Draft.[10] On April 1, the team extended President Joe Banner's contract through 2013 and promoted Senior Vice President and chief financial officer Don Smolenski to chief operating officer.[11] On May 27, the Eagles hired Daniel Jeremiah, who was a scout for the Browns and Baltimore Ravens, as a scout for the West Coast region.[12]

Roster changes

Free agents

Pos Player Tag 2010 Team Signed
WR Jason Avant RFA Eagles March 8[13]
DE Jason Babin UFA Titans March 19[14]
OL Nick Cole RFA Eagles April 7[15]
LB Omar Gaither RFA Eagles March 31[16]
LB Chris Gocong RFA Browns March 30[17]
CB Ellis Hobbs RFA Eagles March 30[17]
OL Max Jean-Gilles RFA Eagles April 15[18]
FS Sean Jones UFA Buccaneers March 16[19]
LB Akeem Jordan RFA Eagles March 22[20]
P Sav Rocca RFA Eagles April 22[21]
TE Alex Smith UFA Browns May 3[22]
LB Jeremiah Trotter UFA
FB Leonard Weaver RFA Eagles March 5[23]
LB Tracy White UFA Eagles July 31[24]
Player re-signed by Eagles

Releases

Pos Player Released 2010 Team Signed
OL Shawn Andrews March 17[25] Giants August 20[26]
WR Kevin Curtis March 18[27] Dolphins December 13[28]
DE Darren Howard March 18[29]
TE Martin Rucker August 9[30] Cowboys August 19[31]
RB Brian Westbrook March 5[32] 49ers August 16[33]
LB Will Witherspoon March 5[32] Titans March 9[34]

Signings

Pos Player Tag 2009 Team Signed Cut
WR Hank Baskett UFA Colts March 12[35] September 21
RB Mike Bell RFA Saints March 23[36] Traded
P Durant Brooks UFA Packers February 2[37] May 25[38]
DE Pannel Egboh Waivers Texans August 31[39] September 3[40]
WR Chad Hall UFA None March 11[41] September 4[42]
S Antoine Harris UFA Falcons July 29[43] –
OG Greg Isdaner UFA Eagles May 4[44] August 28[45]
FS Marlin Jackson UFA Colts March 10[46] –
TE Nate Lawrie UFA
Redwoods
 August 9[30] September 3[40]
RB Martell Mallett UFA BC Lions January 19[47] July 31[24]
(Recalled Aug. 1[48]
Waived September 3[40])
P Ken Parrish UFA Jets April 28[49] August 15[50]
S Anthony Scirrotto UFA Giants August 16[51] September 3[40]
C A. Q. Shipley UFA Steelers January 11[52] September 4[42]
WR Kelley Washington UFA Ravens July 31[53] September 4[42]
FB Dwayne Wright UFA Giants January 29[54] August 1[48]

Trades

On March 8, wide receiver

Washington Redskins for a second-round pick in 2010 and a conditional third- or fourth-round pick in 2011.[59] On April 19, the Eagles were involved in a three-team trade with the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions; the Lions sent linebacker Ernie Sims to the Eagles, the Eagles sent a 2010 fifth-round draft pick to the Broncos, and the Broncos sent tight end Tony Scheffler and a 2010 seventh-round draft pick to the Lions.[60] On July 30, the Eagles traded linebacker Joe Mays to the Broncos in exchange for running back J. J. Arrington.[53] On August 30, the Eagles traded sixth-round draft pick fullback Charles Scott to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for sixth-round draft pick cornerback Jorrick Calvin.[61] On September 4, linebacker Tracy White was traded to the New England Patriots for a conditional 2012 pick,[42] while offensive lineman Stacy Andrews was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2011 seventh-round pick.[62] On October 13, running back Mike Bell was traded to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for running back Jerome Harrison
.

2010 draft class

Main article:
2010 NFL Draft
Draft Player Pos College Height Weight Signed Cut Traded Notes
Rnd Sel
1 13
Brandon Graham
 DE Michigan 6'1" 268 July 29[63] – – [dr 1]
2 37 Nate Allen
S
 South Florida 6'0" 207 July 27[64] – – [dr 2] [dr 3]
3 86 Daniel Te'o-Nesheim DE Washington 6'3" 263 June 16[65] – – [dr 4] [dr 5]
4 105 Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky 6'0" 175 June 4[66] – – [dr 6] [dr 7] [dr 8]
121 Keenan Clayton OLB Oklahoma 6'1" 229 June 10[67] – –
122 Mike Kafka QB Northwestern 6'3" 225 June 15[68] – –
125 Clay Harbor TE Missouri State 6'2" 252 June 15[68] – –
5 134 Ricky Sapp DE Clemson 6'4" 252 June 8[69] – – [dr 9] [dr 10] [dr 11] [dr 12]
159 Riley Cooper WR Florida 6'3" 222 July 13[70] – –
6 200 Charles Scott RB LSU 5'11" 238 June 2[71] – August 30[61] [dr 13] [dr 14]
7 220 Jamar Chaney LB Mississippi State 6'0" 242 June 4[66] – – [dr 15] [dr 16]
243 Jeff Owens DT Georgia 6'1" 304 June 4[66] September 4[42] – [dr 17]
244 Kurt Coleman S Ohio State 5'10" 192 June 3[72] – – [dr 18]
Draft notes
  1. ^ The team traded its first-round selection (24th overall, later traded to the Patriots and Cowboys; used to select Dez Bryant) and two third-round selections (70th overall, later traded to the Ravens; used to select Ed Dickson; and 87th overall; used to select Eric Decker) to the Broncos for its first-round selection (13th overall).
  2. Redskins
    for its second-round selection (37th overall) and a conditional draft pick in 2011.
  3. ^ The team traded its second-round selection (55th overall; used to select Sean Lee) to the Cowboys for its second- (59th overall, later traded to the Browns for its third-round selection (71st overall, later traded to the Packers for its third-round selection (86th overall) and fourth-round selection (105th overall); used to select Morgan Burnett), and two fifth-round selections (134th and 146th overall, later traded to the Chargers for its fifth-round selection (159th overall) and a fifth-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft; used to select Cam Thomas); used to select Montario Hardesty) and fourth-round selections (125th overall).
  4. 2009 NFL Draft (91st overall, used to select Deon Butler) to the Seahawks for its third-round selection (70th overall, see draft note 1) and fifth- (137th overall, traded to Detroit and later traded to Baltimore; used to select Jason Phillips) and seventh-round (213th overall, used to select Paul Fanaika
    ) selections in the 2009 NFL Draft.
  5. ^ See draft note 2
  6. 2010 NFL Draft and linebacker Alex Hall
    .
  7. 2009 NFL Draft. Due to Sheppard's release by the Jets on March 4, the Eagles traded a fifth-round selection (155th overall, later traded to the Steelers and Cardinals; used to select John Skelton
    ) to the Jets as well.
  8. ^ The team traded defensive end Chris Clemons and a fourth-round selection (see draft note 7) to the Seahawks for defensive end Darryl Tapp.
  9. ^ See draft note 3
  10. 2009 NFL Draft (164th overall, used to select Thomas Morstead) to the Saints for its fifth-round selection (137th overall, later traded to the Broncos in a three-team trade in which the Eagles acquired linebacker Ernie Sims from the Lions) and its seventh-round (222nd overall, traded to Indianapolis for its sixth-round selection (200th overall); used to select Pat McAfee
    ) selection in the 2009 NFL Draft.
  11. Redskins and Dolphins; used to select Reshad Jones) and wide receiver Brandon Gibson to the Rams for linebacker Will Witherspoon
    .
  12. ^ See draft note 4
  13. ^ See draft note 10
  14. 2009 NFL Draft to the Bills for offensive tackle Jason Peters
    .
  15. 2009 NFL Draft
    .
  16. ^ The team traded its sixth-round selection in 2011 to the Lions for its seventh-round selection (220th overall).
  17. ^ Compensatory draft pick
  18. ^ Compensatory draft pick

Undrafted free agents

Pos Player College Signed Cut
WR Blue Cooper Chattanooga April 26[73] July 29[63]
OG
 Zipp Duncan Kentucky April 26[73] August 28[45]
QB Joey Elliott Purdue April 26[73] June 10[67]
RB Keithon Flemming West Texas A&M April 27[74] June 10[67]
S
 Ryan Hamilton Vanderbilt May 27[12] August 28[45]
OT
 Austin Howard Northern Iowa April 26[73] –
S Brett Johnson California June 28[75] July 29[43]
WR Kevin Jurovich San Jose State April 26[73] July 29[76]
LB Simoni Lawrence Minnesota June 8[77] August 28[45]
OT Jeraill McCuller North Carolina State April 26[73] September 3[40]
DE Eric Moncur Miami April 27[74] August 2[78]
(Re-signed Aug. 16[79] and
cut again Sep. 4[42])
CB Josh Morris Weber State April 26[73] May 27[80]
CB David Pender Purdue April 26[73] September 3[40]
WR Jared Perry Missouri July 29[76] July 31[53]
(Re-signed Aug. 2[78] and
waived Aug. 28[45])
DT Boo Robinson Wake Forest May 18[81] September 3[40]
CB Devin Ross Arizona April 27[74] June 17[82]
WR Pat Simonds Colgate April 26[73] June 10[67]
FB
 Chris Zardas Massachusetts April 26[73] June 10[67]

Contract extensions

Starting quarterback (at the time) Kevin Kolb signed a one-year contract extension worth $12.25 million on April 29, keeping him under contract with the Eagles through the 2011 season.[83]

Staff

Philadelphia Eagles 2010 staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2010 Philadelphia Eagles final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 95 Victor Abiamiri DE (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 29
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 38
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 54
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 41
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 67
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 28
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 64
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 94
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 43
    IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 11 inactive, 7 practice squad

Opening training camp roster

Philadelphia Eagles 2010 opening training camp roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
Notations
  • R:
    2010 rookie
  • UR: 2010
    undrafted rookie

Roster cuts

In the first round of roster cuts, the Eagles waived

safety Ryan Hamilton, guard Greg Isdaner, linebacker Simoni Lawrence, and wide receiver Jared Perry in order to get down to 75 players on August 28.[45]

In the second round of roster cuts, the Eagles waived

Physically Unable to Perform list.[40] The Eagles also traded an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for guard Reggie Wells.[84]

On September 4, the Eagles traded for defensive end

A.Q. Shipley, center Dallas Reynolds, offensive lineman Fenuki Tupou, defensive end Eric Moncur, defensive tackle Jeff Owens, safety Macho Harris, and safety Quintin Demps.[42]

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 13 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–27 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2 August 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 9–22 1–1
Paul Brown Stadium
 Recap
3 August 27 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 2 New York Jets L 17–21 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12 Green Bay Packers L 20–27 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
2 September 19 at Detroit Lions W 35–32 1–1 Ford Field Recap
3 September 26 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–3 2–1
EverBank Field
 Recap
4 October 3 Washington Redskins L 12–17 2–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
5 October 10 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–24 3–2 Candlestick Park Recap
6 October 17 Atlanta Falcons W 31–17 4–2 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
7 October 24 at Tennessee Titans L 19–37 4–3
LP Field
 Recap
8 Bye
9 November 7 Indianapolis Colts W 26–24 5–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
10 November 15 at Washington Redskins W 59–28 6–3
FedExField
 Recap
11 November 21 New York Giants W 27–17 7–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
12 November 28 at Chicago Bears L 26–31 7–4 Soldier Field Recap
13 December 2 Houston Texans W 34–24 8–4 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
14 December 12 at Dallas Cowboys W 30–27 9–4
Cowboys Stadium
 Recap
15 December 19 at New York Giants W 38–31 10–4
New Meadowlands Stadium
 Recap
16 December 28 Minnesota Vikings L 14–24 10–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
17 January 2 Dallas Cowboys L 13–14 10–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

See also: 2010–11 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 9, 2011 Green Bay Packers (6) L 16–21 0–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 439 377 L2
New York Giants 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 394 347 W1
Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 .375 3–3 4–8 394 436 W1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 303 377 L1

Preseason results

Preseason Week 1 – vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 17 10027
Eagles 6 10 3928

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

  • Date: August 13
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,144
  • Recap
Preseason Week 2 – at Cincinnati Bengals
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 6 309
Bengals 0 7 01522

at

Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati

Regular-season results

Week 1: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 1: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 13 14027
Eagles 3 0 71020

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Game information

The Eagles donned their throwback uniforms (in celebration of the franchise's 50th Anniversary of their 1960 championship team) and began their season at home for an NFC duel with the Green Bay Packers. In the first quarter, Philadelphia had the early lead with kicker David Akers making a 45-yard field goal, but failed to maintain it in the second quarter with Packers kicker Mason Crosby nailing a 49-yard field goal, followed by quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver, followed by Crosby hitting a 56-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Green Bay fullback John Kuhn pushed up the middle for a 3-yard touchdown run, but replied with running back LeSean McCoy running in a 12-yard TD run. However, the Packers extended their lead with Rodgers bombing a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Greg Jennings. The Eagles cut the lead in the 4th quarter with quarterback Michael Vick tossing a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, and with Akers nailing a 24-yard field goal, but couldn't do enough, giving the Eagles a loss.

With the loss, the Eagles began the season at 0–1. They also lost Leonard Weaver, who was considered to be the best fullback in the NFL in 2009 and had just been signed to a record-breaking fullback, to a career ending injury.

Week 2: at Detroit Lions

Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 14 7735
Lions 7 10 01532

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Packers the Eagles flew to

Calvin Johnson
(With a successful 2-point conversion). The Lions recovered the onside kick with 1:50 left, but four straight incompletions ended any chance of a miracle comeback.

With the win, the Eagles improved to 1–1.

Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Game information

Coming off their win over the Lions the Eagles flew to

EverBank Field for an Interconference duel with the Jaguars. The Eagles took the lead in the first quarter when QB Michael Vick, who was named the eagles starter moving forward, made a 61-yard TD pass to WR DeSean Jackson. The lead was narrowed in the second quarter when kicker Josh Scobee made a 51-yard field goal. But the Eagles pulled away when Vick found WR Jeremy Maclin
on a 16-yard touchdown pass and then a 45-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter. Then Vick scrambled 17 yards into the endzone for a touchdown.

With the win, The Eagles not only improved to 2–1, but also got their first-ever win over the Jaguars in four games.

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Game information