The Eagles have acquired rookie CB Jorrick Calvin from the Cardinals for rookie RB Charles Scott.  Calvin played in 3 pre-season games for the Cardinals in which he made 5 tackles.  Calvin is a small guy at 5′10″, 184 pounds and he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer.  He was academically inelgible last season.  He doesn’t have much of a track record as he only played one year in college.  He had 62 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 2 interceptions in 2008 for Troy.  He also returned 22 punts for 149 yards (6.8 avg) and 27 kickoff returns for 693 yards (25.7 avg) with 1 TD return in 2008.  Scott played in all 3 pre-season games for the Eagles and he carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards and he caught 1 pass for 0 yards. 

The Eagles have acquired 27-year old running back J.J. Arrington and a conditional 2012 draft pick for 25-year old inside linebacker Joe Mays.  Arrington missed all of last season due to microfracture surgery on his knee.  He last played in 2008 with the Cardinals.  Arrington has played in 58 games (8 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 183 times for 654 yards (3.6 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He has also caught 91 passes for 693 yards (7.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs as he is a solid receiver out of the backfield.  Arrington could also help out the Eagles on special teams as he has returned 114 kickoffs for 2,694 yards (23.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs in his career.  Joe Mays played in 11 games as a rookie last season for the Eagles and he had 18 tackles, 1 forced fumble  and 1 tackle for a loss.  The Eagles can replace Mays and Arrington gives them another speedy back so I like this deal for them.

The Eagles have signed 30-year old WR Kelley Washington to a 1-year deal.  Washington played in 15 games (2 starts) for the Ravens last season and he caught 34 passes for 431 yards (12.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has now played in 83 games (8 starts) in his 7 years in the NFL and he has caught 107 passes for 1,327 yards (12.4 avg) with 11 TD grabs.  This was a solid signing for the Eagles as Washington could work his way up to be the #3 or #4 WR for the Eagles in 2010.

The Philadelphia Eagles will get a 3rd round pick from the Redskins if they win 9 or more games OR Donovan McNabb makes the Pro Bowl with the Saints getting a 4th round pick.  If neither of those things happen for the Redskins in 2010 the Eagles will get a 4th round pick from the Skins with the Saints getting a 3rd rounder.

The Eagles have lost safety Marlin Jackson to a ruptured right Achilles tendon in practice.  He will miss the whole 2010 season for the Eagles.  In the Eagles’ initial depth chart Jackson was #2 at free safety behind rookie 2nd round pick Nate Allen.  This injury will hurt the Eagles because it will pretty much force them to start Allen with no fall back option.  Look for the Eagles to be scouring the rest of the free agent market for a veteran safety to bring in to back up Allen.