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Pederson’s Loyalty to Barbre Sends Wrong Message

Apparently, the Philadelphia Eagles have had their starting left guard all along. Long before the draft, where they spent their second selection on a highly-touted interior lineman in Isaac Seumalo. Long before free agency, where they invested over $40 million in Brandon Brooks and Stefan Wisnewski, who have both played that same position.

No, new head coach Doug Pederson is sticking with the old guard, 31 year-old journeyman Allen Barbre. The same Barbre who, before starting every game—mostly by default—for the Birds last season, started eight total games in his eight prior seasons while playing for four teams.