EAGLES GAME NOTES

PLAYER CAPSULES
Paul Turner 19 Rookie FA-16 Louisiana Tech
• Signed from the Eagles practice squad on November 21
• Led the NFL with 17 catches during the 2016 preseason
• Spent 2014 and 2015 with LA Tech after transferring from LSU
and caught 87 passes for 1,171 yards and 7 TDs in 21 games for
the Bulldogs
TIGHT ENDS
Brent Celek 87 10th Year D5b-07 Cincinnati
• Signed a three-year contract through 2018 on 1/29/16
• Ranks 4th on the Eagles all-time reception list (378)
• With 157 receiving yards vs. Baltimore on 9/16/12, recorded the
second-highest yardage output by a tight end in Eagles history,
behind Pete Retzlaff’s 204 yards vs. Washington on 11/14/65
• Produced one of the most prolific seasons by an Eagles tight end
in 2009, setting career highs in receptions (76), yards (971) and
TDs (8). Those numbers were the second-highest single-season
total in team history in all three categories among tight ends
• Set a franchise playoff record with 10 catches (83 yards and two
TDs) in the NFC Championship game on 1/18/09 at Arizona. His
two TD receptions tied a team postseason record (Chad Lewis,
Fred Barnett, Harold Carmichael)
Zach Ertz 86 4th Year D2-13 Stanford
• Signed a five-year contract extension with the Eagles during the
2016 offseason, keeping him in Philadelphia until 2021
• In 2015, set career highs in receptions (75) and receiving yards
(853) and finished second on the team in both categories
• Recorded 30 catches over the last three games of the 2015
campaign, setting a team record for the most receptions over a
three-game span
• One of four tight ends to have multiple games of 13+ catches and
100+ yards since 1960 (Jason Witten 4, Kellen Winslow, Sr. 3,
Ertz, 2 and Tony Gonzalez 2)
Trey Burton 47 3rd Year FA-14 Florida
• In 2015, led the team with 19 special teams tackles, the most by
an Eagles player in the regular season since 2009
• Recorded a blocked punt and a blocked punt return for a
touchdown as a rookie in 2014
• Appeared in 50 games (29 starts) during his collegiate career at
Florida, where he registered 720 rushing yards and 16 TDs on
141 carries and 107 catches for 976 yards and four TDs
OFFENSIVE LINE
Jason Peters 71 13th Year T-Buf-09 Arkansas
• Has earned eight Pro Bowl selections and six All-Pro honors
(2007-08, 2010-11, 2013-14) during his 12-year NFL career ...
Named to the Pro Bowl in five consecutive seasons from 2007-11
• His eight Pro Bowl selections are the most by an undrafted
offensive lineman since the 1970 NFL merger
• Earned his eighth career Pro Bowl berth (sixth with the Eagles)
in 2015 ... Has garnered the second-most Pro Bowl honors by
an offensive lineman in team history, behind Chuck Bednarik
(eight), who did so as a two-way player at center and linebacker
• Since his first Pro Bowl selection in 2007, only CLE’s T Joe
Thomas (eight) has been selected to as many Pro Bowls as an
offensive tackle
• Originally signed with the Bills as a rookie free agent tight end
in 2004 with a signing bonus of $5,000 ... Made career-changing
switch from tight end to offensive tackle in 2005
Allen Barbre 76 9th Year FA-13 Missouri Southern St.
• Joined the Eagles in 2013 and emerged as a starter in his third
season with Philadelphia in 2015 ... Signed a three-year contract
extension during the 2014 offseason
• Originally selected by the Packers in the 4th round (119th overall)
of the 2007 NFL Draft
Jason Kelce 62 6th Year D6a-11 Cincinnati
• Voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career in 2014,
becoming the first Eagles center to do so since Jim Ringo was
named to his 10th Pro Bowl after the 1967 campaign
• Following the 2013 season, was rewarded with a seven-year
contract extension through 2020 ... Originally selected by the
Eagles in the 6th round of the 2011 NFL Draft, became an
immediate starter during his rookie season
• Played collegiately at Cincinnati, where he first joined the
Bearcats as a walk-on linebacker in 2006
Brandon Brooks 79 5th Year FA-Hou-16 Miami (Ohio)
• Signed a five-year contract with the Eagles as a free agent during
the 2016 offseason ... Originally chosen by Houston in the 3rd
round (76th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft
• Spent the first four years of his career with the Texans, where he
appeared in 53 games with 45 starts (including playoffs)
• Was a four-year letterman at Miami (Ohio), where he played in
45 games (41 starts) and was a three-time All-Mid Conference
second-team selection
(SUSP) Lane Johnson 65 4th Year D1-13 Oklahoma
• Signed a six-year contract with the Eagles during the 2016
offseason ... Originally selected by Philadelphia with No. 4-overall
pick in the 2013 NFL Draft
• Has started all 45 games that he has played in his three-year
career (including playoffs) ... In 2015, started all 16 games for the
Eagles, opening 14 contests at RT and making his first two career
starts at LT at Dallas (11/8/15) and vs. Miami (11/15/15)
• Played collegiately as a QB, TE and defensive lineman before
transitioning to the offensive line at Oklahoma in 2011
Halapoulivaati Vaitai 72 Rookie D5b-16 TCU
• Selected by the Eagles in 5th round of the 2016 NFL Draft
• Has experience playing both tackle positions ... Was a two-time
All-Big 12 honoree and anchor on TCU’s offensive line in 2015 ...
Helped pave the way for both a 1,000-yard rusher and receiver in
the same season for just the second time in school history
Matt Tobin 64 4th Year FA-13 Iowa
• In 2015, replaced T/G Andrew Gardner as the starting RG after
Gardner suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3 at N.Y. Jets
(9/27/15) ... Went on to start 13 games for the Eagles
• Signed by the Eagles as a rookie free agent in 2013
• Was a three-year letterman at Iowa, starting the final 22 games
of his collegiate career ... Saw time at both left tackle and left
guard for the Hawkeyes