Texas QB Sam Ehlinger plans to be more patient in the pocket this season.
PHILADELPHIA — Eagles coach Doug Pederson doesn’t plan to reveal whether Carson Wentz or Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles will start the season opener until 90 minutes before the game.
Wentz has been recovering from surgery last December to repair a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee. He is practicing but hasn’t been medically cleared for contact.
“I’ve made comments that his arm was live and throwing some really, really nice throws and very strong,” Pederson said Tuesday. “Then when he came back into the 11-on-11, one of the noticeable changes again, or differences, was just his lower body strength and how well he’s progressed through his rehab and conditioning.”
Foles struggled in two presea- son games and won’t play Thursday night against the New York Jets. The offense didn’t score any points on 14 drives with Foles under center in the preseason. However, he was missing nearly all starters at the skill positions.
Pederson indicated he would make a decision Friday, but he doesn’t plan to disclose which quarterback will line up when Philadelphia hosts the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6 until game day.
“This is still preseason and we’re giving all our quarterbacks reps at this time,” Pederson said. “When you get into the regular season and start game planning, then you want whoever that gentleman is going to be to take the full complement of reps.”
Beckham still has lofty career goal
Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t satisfied being the NFL’s highest-paid receiver.
The three-time Pro Bowler for the New York Giants wants much more than the $95 million deal the team agreed to pay him Monday. The 25-year-old wants to be one of the best to play in the NFL.
“Like I said, before I was even in the NFL, I wanted to be legendary,” Beckham said Tuesday. “Yeah, the money is great, you can take care of your family, you can take care of kids one day that you’ll possibly have. But my goal was always to be in the Hall of Fame, to win trophies, to be able to leave a legacy that will be remembered way past any money that you make.”
Baldwin ‘won’t be 100 percent’
For most of the past month, Doug Baldwin has been a spectator as he dealt with a sore left knee that kept him from participating in Seattle practices.
It may be how Baldwin and the Seahawks end up managing most of the upcoming season for Seattle’s No. 1 wide receiver.
“I’m probably about 80-85 percent right nowm and the truth of the matter is it won’t be 100 percent,” Baldwin said. “It’s something I’ve got to deal with for the rest of the season.”
Odds and ends
The Titans have acquired linebacker Kamalei Correa from the Baltimore Ravens for an undisclosed draft pick. Correa played the past two seasons for Dean Pees, who had been the Ravens’ defensive coordinator before coming out of retirement to work for first-year head coach Mike Vrabel in Tennessee. …
The Bengals have agreed to contract extensions with defensive tackle Geno Atkins and end Carlos Dunlap, their top pass rushers who were entering the final years on their deals. …
Robert Ayers’ stint with Detroit was a short one. The Lions have released the defensive end, and the announcement of his departure came about 28 hours after the team said it had signed him.