PHILADELPHIA — Nakobe Dean registered double-digit tackles in five of the Eagles’ last six regular-season games and was headed in that direction again Sunday against the Green Bay Packers when his season abruptly ended in the first round of the playoffs.

Vic Fangio has what he calls “a little rule.” A backup linebacker wouldn’t solely practice with another backup linebacker when doing team drills, “because that’s not how it’s going to happen in a game,

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was seen with a nicotine pouch and sipping coffee during the Wild Card Round, raising questions from fans. Fangio, a veteran coach with no desire to be head coach again,