The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)

Wentz can’t stomach teammate’s trash talk

- Bob Grotz Columnist

PHILADELPH­IA >> It’s Dallas week and the NFC East lead is at stake. Time to pull it together.

Carson Wentz had a golden opportunit­y Thursday to stand up in support of Eagles teammate Kamu GrugierHil­l. All the QB had to do was say he wouldn’t have used the verbiage Grugier-Hill did to trash the Cowboys, who the Eagles oppose Sunday, but that he has the back of his linebacker.

Instead, Wentz distanced himself from the man who, in an excitable moment, said the Cowboys have a history of choking and would do just that Sunday.

“Yeah, I mean I don’t want to dive into that at all,” Wentz said. “All I know is we, and myself personally, have a lot of respect for that team. A lot of respect for that team and what they’re

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