McNabb out vs. Chiefs, Kolb to start for Eagles

Donovan McNabb will not play against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a broken rib and Kevin Kolb will make his second straight start.

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Vick ready for first regular-season game

Donovan McNabb did not practice Wednesday because of a broken rib that forced him to miss the Eagles' 48-22 loss to New Orleans last Sunday.

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Kolb loses in place of injured McNabb

Kevin Kolb got a sideline hug from Donovan McNabb and a standing ovation while he jogged off the field at halftime.

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Eagles injured QB McNabb doubtful vs. Saints

Kevin Kolb took all the snaps with the first team in practice. He answered all the questions about his preparedness to start for the Eagles.

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Curran: Happy-to-be-here Vick stumbles vs. Jets

Curran: After a poor effort against the New York Jets on Thursday night, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick needs to realize he has a long road ahead of him.

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NFL says Vick eligible to play in 3rd game

Michael Vick got the green light for full reinstatement in the NFL on Thursday when commissioner Roger Goodell said the disgraced quarterback could play later this month instead of waiting until October.

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McNabb, Westbrook lead Eagles over Cardinals 48-20

Donovan McNabb got pulled for Kevin Kolb again. This time, he earned a seat on the bench with a superb performance instead of a stinker. McNabb threw four touchdown passes, Brian Westbrook tied a team record with four scores and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Arizona Cardinals 48-20 on Thursday night.

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McNabb will start again for Eagles

Donovan McNabb's benching lasted less than 24 hours.

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Eagles QB McNabb to start vs Cards after benching

Donovan McNabb's benching lasted less than 24 hours. One day after he got yanked at halftime of a close game, the five-time Pro Bowl quarterback got his job back — for now. McNabb will start when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night.

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The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who will finally get to play in a real, live NFL game this weekend for the first time since he was nabbed for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring, is disappointed that he wasn't signed to be a starting quarterback, according to USA Today.

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Donovan McNabb did not practice Wednesday because of a broken rib that forced him to miss the Eagles' 48-22 loss to New Orleans last Sunday.

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The hit on Donovan McNabb, that resulted in a cracked rib, was legal according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello..There was sentiment that McNabb had been hit late as he lumbered into the end zone for a touchdown.

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If the Eagles could have only gotten another team to bite, their rebuilding plan would have been in place by now, and the Kevin Kolb Era would have reached double digits in games.

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Kevin Kolb has a fan in Donovan McNabb. Or at least a sympathizer. "I want Kevin to play," the Eagles' embattled five-time Pro Bowl quarterback said Wednesday of the rookie who was seemingly drafted to replace him.

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Everybody else saw Sunday night what the Eagles saw all along. It looks like Kevin Kolb can play.

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When Kevin Kolb joined the Eagles, just taking snaps was an adventure. The last thing the rookie quarterback out of Houston thought about was checking the play clock. Now he does it at least twice each play.

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If adversity is just opportunity in disguise, Eagles rookie Kevin Kolb faced a lot of opportunity in his first NFL preseason game Monday night.

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For a rookie quarterback making his first NFL appearance, facing the blitz-happy Baltimore Ravens defense brought new meaning to the term "thrown into the fire." Pressure came at Kevin Kolb from every corner, every angle.

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We've talked about him for four months. We've analyzed him, studied him, listened to his every word. Tonight, we'll finally get to see Kevin Kolb actually play football.

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When you draft a player, you really don't know what you have. You think you know but you really don't. Not until those draft picks are in training camp, practicing every day with pads, can NFL teams start to get a true sense of what kind of pros they'll become.

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All eyes will be on Donovan McNabb this summer. That much is certain, given the fact that the Eagles quarterback hasn't been able to complete the last two seasons due to separate but equally serious injuries. All eyes will be on Kevin Kolb this summer as well.

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Kevin Kolb heard all about Brodrick Bunkley and his struggles last year following a protracted contract impasse. And he wanted to make sure the same thing didn't happen to him. "I was getting a little bit nervous," Kolb said.

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Kevin Kolb signed a four-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday, the last of the team's eight picks to sign. Kolb, the Eagles' first pick in the April draft, was selected in the second round with the 36th overall pick.

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For Kevin Kolb, August means the playoffs, and the Ravens, Panthers, Steelers and Jets are his postseason opponents. When you're a rookie third-string quarterback with little chance to play during the regular season, training camp and the preseason games become your season.

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The Eagles agreed to contract terms Sunday with two more draft picks, including second-round choice Victor Abiamiri, the defensive end out of Notre Dame.

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When Eagles head coach Andy Reid spoke Monday of leadership qualities at quarterback, he was talking about rookie Kevin Kolb, not Donovan McNabb.

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The offense? The playbook? Reading defenses? Kevin Kolb wasn't concerned with that stuff. He knew he could handle it.

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It takes about three years to judge a draft. Three seconds, on the other hand, for Eagles fans already steamed at the decision to trade out of the first round to flunk the team for taking Kevin Kolb over the weekend.

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PHILADELPHIA -- If the Eagles passed on the pick, taken a player who had already been selected or traded it for a seventh-round pick in 2008, it wouldn't have been a bigger shock.

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PHILADELPHIA -- With Jeffrey Lurie sealing a deal with Jerry Jones, the Eagles bailed out of the first round of the NFL Draft Saturday and let the hated Dallas Cowboys jump back in.

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PHILADELPHIA -- With their first selection in the draft, the Eagles took a quarterback. As they did, their fans in the audience booed. That was how the Eagles' Donovan McNabb era took off in 1999. That is how the Donovan McNabb era began its descent Saturday.

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