DOUG PEDERSON didn't even try to pretend the Eagles would be fine with the linebackers they had on hand, when Pederson was asked about the depth situation there Saturday, in the wake of Joe Walker's season-ending ACL tear.
"Obviously something is going to have to be done," Pederson said.
Sunday evening, league sources confirmed an ESPN report that the Eagles were signing 31-year-old linebacker Stephen Tulloch, who played for defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz in Tennessee and Detroit.
Tulloch's signing here has been rumored pretty much continuously since the Lions released him July 5. The holdup probably was money; the $3 million, one-year deal, with $1.