[cheatsheets] Eagles Sign Chris Warren

Hi Folks,
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I'll?have the full blown matchups very late tonight / Friday morning but for
you last minute waiver wire watchers, here's something you might be
interested in:? Chris Warren might be worth a shot as the Eagles have signed
him as anticipated according to the AP.? Full article is below.? I'm betting
he's still got something left in the tank.? I'm also betting coach Andy Reid
is smart enough to figure a way for him to contribute in some fashion.
McNabb is not a QB that must be overly protected so the fact Warren may not
know all the pass protection blocks isn't quite as critical as it normally
is.? He could be worth a shot.
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See you Friday morning,
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Joe
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From the article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/eagles/thurs.htm? The
Philadelphia Eagles have said for weeks that they're not looking ahead to
the NFL playoffs. But by adding recently waived running back Chris Warren on
Thursday, the Eagles may be thinking about what they need to succeed if they
reach the postseason. The Eagles claimed Warren one day after he was waived
by the Dallas Cowboys.

Warren, in his 11th NFL season, will join the Eagles for Friday's practice
and will be available Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

''He's been in the league 11 years and at one point he was one of the best
backs in the game,'' Eagles head coach Andy Reid said. ''Is he that now? I
don't know. But he's a big back who has played well this season.''

In Dallas this season, Warren rushed for 254 yards and two touchdowns and
averaged 4.3 yards per carry He also caught 31 passes for 302 yards and a
touchdown.

But in last Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay, Warren misplayed a pass that
deflected off his hands and was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. He
was benched after that play, and then was involved in a shouting match with
a Dallas coach on the sideline.

Three days later, he was waived. Dallas owner Jerry Jones said Warren
''wasn't in the plans moving forward,'' but Warren said he was cut because
he wouldn't accept a one-year contract extension for 2001 at his current
salary, $715,000.

Now Warren is an Eagle. Philadelphia is looking to add a spark to a running
game that has been struggling since the season-ending injury to running back
Duce Staley in October.

The running-back-by-committee group of Darnell Autry, Stanley Pritchett and
Brian Mitchell has averaged less than 3 yards per carry in the last four
games. Philadelphia, 9-5 and needing just one win in games against Cleveland
and Cincinnati to make the playoffs for the first time since 1996, has
relied on quarterback Donovan McNabb almost exclusively to make the offense
go.

McNabb is averaging nearly 75% of the team's total offensive output.

Warren began his NFL career in Seattle and ran for more than 1,000 yards in
four consecutive seasons, 1992-95. He made three Pro Bowls during that time.

Seattle's career leading ground gainer, Warren has 7,654 yards rushing in
his career, which began in 1990.

Warren signed with Dallas as an unrestricted free agent prior to the 1998
season. He has been a backup behind Emmitt Smith the last three seasons.

To make room on the active roster, the Eagles waived wide receiver Alex Van
Dyke.

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