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Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News/Philly.com buyout and layoff update:

Longtime columnist Stu Bykofsky appears to be on his way out –

Management told Bykofsky he could take the buyout or become a sports copy editor. Guess he made his choice. https://t.co/CXiLAta2af

— Dan McQuade (@dhm) July 11, 2019

Bykofsky is a “Metro Columnist” who wrote about anything and everything. He’s been with the paper for 30+ years, having started in the late eighties, back when I was three years old and Guns and Roses had just released “Appetite for Destruction.”

He’s written something like a bazillion stories over the years, but you might be most familiar with the time he ate his column after predicting the Eagles would lose Super Bowl 52. When I say he “ate his column,” I mean he literally inserted the newspaper clipping into a Turkey hoagie and consumed it.

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You just hate to see this.

According to Chris Russell, Redskins insider for 106.7 The Fan in D.C., Dan Snyder’s organization has seen a “mass exodus of employees in 2019.”

From The Fan’s website:

“Almost 40 employees behind the scenes have left since January, since they fired (Brian) Lafemina and his crew,” Russell told The Sports Junkies Wednesday.

“I’ve been told this by multiple, multiple people. Almost 40 people have left, behind the scenes. We’re not talking about football players or coaches or anything like that. … Nobody wants to work there. It’s a terrible culture.”

The Redskins fired President of Business Operations and COO Brian Lafemina in December less than eight months after hiring him. Chief Marketing Officer Steve Ziff, Senior VP of Consumer Sales Jake Bye, and Chief Commercial Officer Todd Kline also left the organization.

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“Nobody wants to work there. Nobody believes in the direction and the leadership of that franchise.”

This is disappointing.

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The undisputed #1 power couple in Philadelphia sports appeared on Good Morning Football today.

World Cup winner Julie Ertz thought it was just a solo appearance, so check out her reaction when Super Bowl winner/husband Zach Ertz joins the program:

“This trophy room at your house has to be massive. You have a Super Bowl title, two World Cups and that’s just the beginning of it.”@julieertz and @ZERTZ_86 are killing the game together.

(via @GMFB) pic.twitter.com/N70b5zPGxB

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) July 10, 2019

Here’s Julie on Zach’s support, after the jump:

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Super Bowl champion Tim Jernigan returns to the Eagles this season on a one-year deal.

In addition to having an excellent gold grill, he is now a rapper, as Philly Voice points out:

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan revealed this offseason that he’s launching a rap career with an outfit called Good Boyz Music Group.

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Good Boyz has released six music videos in the last two months, including one for a song called “Come Thru,” where Jernigan raps in his Eagles jersey under the moniker Stud Muffin.

There’s a lyric referencing former Eagles kicker David Akers, who until now was probably the least likely Eagle to ever end up in a rap.

The song is terrible, just absolutely atrocious, but you should listen to it after the jump (Jernigan comes in at 0:38) –

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Glen Macnow asks the question:

Zach and Julie Ertz – Best Philly sports power couple ever?

— Glen Macnow (@RealGlenMacnow) July 7, 2019

It’s a good question, and I think it’s pretty obvious that the Zach and Julie Ertz have skyrocketed to the top of the Philadelphia sports power couple rankings. Actually, I think they were probably already there, so they simply solidified their place after Julie won another World Cup this weekend.

Who, then, is #2?

I think A.J. Feeley and Heather Mitts are #2 on my list. Rodney Peete married Philly native Holly Robinson, who was not an athlete but became a successful actress, so they could be added here. Randall Cunningham’s wife, Felicity, was a ballet dancer (he once dated Whitney Houston, but they didn’t marry). You could also go with Rocky Balboa and Adrian Pennino, if fake boxing is your thing. Somebody also mentioned Bryan Colangelo and Barbara Bottini as a Philly sports power couple, which made me laugh.

Glen got some other good replies, however, after the jump:

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NFL statement:

NFL statement on Ezekiel Elliott pic.twitter.com/qSFNroVbLo

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 3, 2019

Disgusting. Another Dallas Cowboy let off the hook by the NFL.

I personally believe that Zeke should have been suspended for the week 7 and week 16 games against the Eagles.

Go Birds.

Zeke Elliott met with Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday to discuss the May incident in which he shoved a security guard at a Las Vegas music festival. 

The Dallas Cowboys running back was handcuffed and detained at the time, but not arrested. He can, however, still be fined or suspended under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

Elliott wrote this message on social media, after the jump:

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