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  • Matvei Michkov plays the hero in the Flyers’ overtime win against the New York Rangers

    Matvei Michkov plays the hero in the Flyers’ overtime win against the New York Rangers

    NEW YORK ― It appears all of that on-ice time during the NHL’s break for the Winter Games paid off for Matvei Michkov.

    He scored not only the Flyers’ first goal of the game, but also the overtime winner, redeeming himself after taking a penalty to put the Flyers on the kill at the end of regulation in a 3-2 win over the Rangers.

    “He had two big goals,” Konecny said. “First, obviously the overtime one, but I thought the one he scored for us, you know, the first one, was a timely one that helped us calm down and get us back into it. He’s playing great. He looked fast.”

    The Flyers were on the second leg of a back-to-back, and they looked it in the first period. The Rangers had them on their heels, dominating puck possession and smothering the Flyers’ breakout attempts.

    But Sam Ersson held down the fort early, as the Flyers’ netminder made a few point-blank saves, including a high-danger shot from Adam Fox. But Sam Carrick flung a shot from along the boards at Ersson, and it slipped right through the five-hole, to put the Rangers up 1-0.

    “We told him, that’s going to happen, those goals like that,” coach Rick Tocchet said. “I don’t know what happened. Whatever happened, happened, but he dug in there.”

    Hathaway tried to spark the Flyers late in the first with a fight after taking a boarding penalty on Brennan Othmann. But coming out of the break, the Rangers added to their lead with an early goal from Alexis Lafrienière, who beat Noah Cates in front of the net to bury a pass from Will Cuylle.

    The Flyers got one back on the power play from Michkov, who scored his 14th of the season and third power-play goal. They outshot the Rangers in the second period, 10-5.

    And out of the second intermission, the Flyers kept that momentum going. Trevor Zegras sniped one over the shoulder of Igor Shesterkin under 40 seconds into the third period to tie the game at 2-2.

    “The first 10 minutes of the first period, we were kind of running around, just giving them the puck, turnovers, and [Ersson] made a ton of great saves for us,” Zegras said. “But I thought after that, we settled in, less turnovers, and just played our game.”

    Cates had two point-blank opportunities in front of Shesterkin late in the third to take the lead on the power play, but couldn’t bury either chance.

    Michkov’s goaltender interference penalty put the Flyers at a disadvantage to open the extra period, and the situation was made even worse after Rasmus Ristolainen lost his stick late into the penalty kill.

    Ersson’s season has been up-and-down this year, but despite the early soft goal, he made 23 of 25 saves, keeping the Flyers in it while they found their legs early in the first period and delivering in overtime.

    Sam Ersson made 23 saves in the Flyers’ overtime win against the New York Rangers on Thursday.

    “[Ersson] was fantastic, he was fantastic,” Zegras said. “The save he made on Fox in the first four minutes, the penalty kill in overtime, he was amazing … When that first one goes in, he made so many ridiculous saves that it didn’t even matter.”

    Ultimately, the Flyers still need to get as many points as possible. Still out of a playoff spot, Zegras said every game is like a playoff game for this group, and they’ll need more timely goals like the overtime winner from Michkov on the breakaway.

    “The last 25, I guess yesterday 26, are all playoff-type games for us,” Zegras said. “We’ve got to do something special down the stretch to get in, and we all know that.”

    Breakaways

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  • Brandon Graham, Jaelan Phillips among athletes working with organization to prepare for post-playing career

    Brandon Graham, Jaelan Phillips among athletes working with organization to prepare for post-playing career

    It’s common advice, Brandon Graham said, to plan out what you’re going to do after you retire while you’re still playing pro sports.

    You never know when your career will be over, the Eagles defensive end said. Just take it from him — Graham retired at the end of the 2024 season, then decided to come back midway through the 2025 campaign.

    But it’s easier said than done to plan for later while you’re still in the game. Being a professional athlete takes up a massive amount of time and mental energy, and their bubble is often made up primarily of people who play their sport.

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    Enter Pro Athlete Community, an organization dedicated to supporting professional athletes across all sports as they transition into post-playing careers. Graham, 37, got involved with the organization in its early stages in 2018, just after the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII win.

    “When we won, when I finally got out of that label, I started to really take it seriously and try to make sure that I have something to look forward to when I’m done, so that I won’t be behind the eight ball on that,” Graham said.

    PAC claims to be like “the locker room outside the locker room.” Through group conferences and networking events, it connects active and retired pro athletes with business leaders and career fields that are interested in bringing pro athletes into the fold.

    One of the discussions that resonated most with Graham was on real estate investing, and finding a way to continue to generate income without working a 9-to-5 job. Through PAC, he has started making connections with people who make their money through investments, and learning about how to manage those opportunities.

    “For me, I don’t want to be locked up in a job,” Graham said. “I’ve been locked up in the job for a long time. It’s been a good job, don’t get me wrong, playing, but it’s stressful, too, and then on top of that, I’ve got kids, so I want to be available to them.”

    Eagles pass rusher Jaelan Phillips has been involved with PAC since his rookie season. He played for the Miami Dolphins when the Dolphins Business Combine expanded beyond the organization to become what is now PAC in 2022.

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    Getting involved with the organization so early was key for Phillips, 26, because PAC was not only useful for him to learn about what comes after football but for what he does off the field during his NFL career.

    When Phillips suffered a torn ACL in 2024, he spent the recovery period doing a business fellowship with PAC, working to organize events and engage more athletes.

    “It’s really cool to be able to go to these combines and see and hear athletes that you’ve heard of,” Phillips said. “Maybe you know them personally, maybe you don’t, but you might, after 20 minutes, [you] figure out that, ‘Man, I have a lot in common with this guy.’”

    Jaelan Phillips came to the Eagles from the Dolphins in a deal at the trade deadline in November.

    From there, Phillips said, he has made new friends and business connections. Retired athletes, like former NFL players and twins Devin and Jason McCourty, who are on the board of the organization, regularly share their paths and provide support for PAC members.

    And because of the unique skill set of pro athletes, business leaders are especially excited about the prospect of bringing them in.

    “It’s not just like this conceptual idea of, ‘Oh, go to PAC and learn a bunch of things,” Phillips said. “I’ve actually seen it firsthand, where people start to take action and start to do some really cool things based on the information and the people they’ve met at PAC.”

  • Tyrese Maxey finished a highlight-reel dunk over Anthony Edwards. VJ Edgecombe was not impressed.

    Tyrese Maxey finished a highlight-reel dunk over Anthony Edwards. VJ Edgecombe was not impressed.

    Tyrese Maxey dunked over Anthony Edwards Sunday night and had everybody talking, as the 76ers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 135-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

    No, Edwards wasn’t looking at him the whole way. But the play still ended in a great highlight clip for Maxey against one of the league’s best players.

    The left-handed dunk has become one of his go-tos — he made a similar play in Thursday’s loss to the Hawks. Maybe that’s part of the reason rookie VJ Edgecombe had a higher standard when ranking just how good the dunk was.

    “I’d give him a six out of 10,” Edgecombe said. “I’ve seen better. Six out of 10, not really impressed. In the moment I was, but looking back I’m not really impressed.”

    Maxey, hearing about Edgecombe’s take, was in disbelief.

    “That was a good dunk,” Maxey said. “Six out of 10? He can’t even dunk on people. He gave me a six out of 10?”

    Maxey and Edgecombe each took a look at video replays of the dunk before coming to a final decision.

    “From my angle, I was impressed at the beginning,” Edgecombe said. “But from other angles, I was not.”

    “Tough critic,” Maxey said, shaking his head.

    But the dunk was just the highlight of a stellar, 39-point performance from Maxey, where he went 16-for-28 from the field in just 35 minutes.

  • Daryl Morey said the Sixers ‘sold high’ on Jared McCain. Now, McCain is thriving while the Sixers stumble.

    Daryl Morey said the Sixers ‘sold high’ on Jared McCain. Now, McCain is thriving while the Sixers stumble.

    The Sixers dropped their fourth consecutive game in a 126-111 loss to the Pelicans, who sit in the basement of the Western Conference, torpedoed by a bad third quarter and an atrocious shooting percentage from three.

    The team shot 26% from three-point range, making just 12 of 46 attempts, led by the struggles of Tyrese Maxey, who went 2-for-11.

    In February, Maxey has shot 31% from three-point range, and Kelly Oubre Jr. hasn’t been much better, shooting 33% from behind the arc. Without Joel Embiid and Paul George, the Sixers have even fewer offensive options to rely on.

    Former Sixers guard Jared McCain (right) has been on a tear for the Oklahoma City since leaving Philly.

    At the Feb. 5 trade deadline, the Sixers sent Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 first-round pick and three second-round picks. Daryl Morey asserted after the trade that he felt the Sixers “sold high” on McCain, who didn’t play a lot of minutes early in the season after missing the end of his rookie campaign with a meniscus tear in his knee and suffering a thumb injury in the summer.

    But McCain showed flashes just before the trade deadline that he could be a shooting threat, shooting 57.7% from three in his final six games with the Sixers. And since joining the Thunder, McCain has continued to steadily improve, shooting 45% from three in his first five games in Oklahoma City, including a 21-point performance Friday against the Nets with three made threes.

    “I’m very comfortable with everybody now. They welcomed me,” McCain told reporters after Friday’s game. “I’m just super thankful to be in this organization. It’s truly a blessing to come here and be able to have people who have succeeded at the highest level of basketball and still give me confidence and allow me to be myself. That’s what I feel like I’m at my best. The people around me, when I’m surrounded by good energy, it comes right back to me. So I’m just grateful to be here.”

    Time will tell whether Morey truly sold high on McCain, but right now, the Sixers are still searching for consistency and efficiency on offense without Embiid in the lineup.

  • Sixers need to ‘blast ahead’ and play faster — with and without Joel Embiid in the lineup

    Sixers need to ‘blast ahead’ and play faster — with and without Joel Embiid in the lineup

    No one in the NBA has played more minutes than Tyrese Maxey this season.

    Without Joel Embiid in the lineup, even more of the Sixers’ offensive load lies on Maxey’s shoulders, and it’s leading to inefficiency in his shot-making.

    To play better with — and without — Embiid, coach Nick Nurse said he needs Maxey and the Sixers to play faster. Earlier this season, the Sixers played with “tremendous speed.” But as the season has progressed, they’ve moved away from that play style.

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    “I just talked to [Embiid] for a long time, and he said the same thing,” Nurse said. “[Embiid said], ‘They need to play faster, even when I’m out there. They wait for me too much. They need to blast ahead and take opportunities that are there, and if they’re not, I’ll get down there eventually to get into some of the halfcourt offensive stuff.’”

    On Thursday, Cameron Payne, playing in his first game back with the Sixers after starting the year with Serbian team KK Partizan, got the first minutes in relief of Maxey in the second quarter and again in the fourth. The Sixers lost Payne’s fourth-quarter minutes, 11-7, and Payne missed all three of his three-point attempts in his return to the NBA. But he dished out four quick assists in the second quarter and has familiarity with much of the roster.

    Payne played 31 games under Nurse after the Sixers acquired him at the trade deadline in 2024. While some things are similar to his last stint, Payne says there still are several new plays to learn, and he needed to get back into NBA shape after the time away from the league.

    “They play a lot faster,” Payne said. “I feel like we played fast when I was here, but they play a lot faster now.”

    Nurse hopes they’ll get even quicker. But to maintain that, Maxey and VJ Edgecombe especially need to have fresher legs. Edgecombe already has played more games this season than he did all of 2024-25 at Baylor.

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    Nurse said that Maxey and Edgecombe’s speed and athleticism are among their biggest strengths, and the Sixers need to leverage it even more to find success down the stretch. But if players like Payne are able to come in and become playmakers on offense, that can help buoy the team in tough minutes and give Maxey more rest opportunities.

    “I thought early in the year, our guards were creating offense for each other a lot more,” Nurse said. “Remember all the VJ to Tyrese, all the stuff with [Quentin Grimes], and that has gotten a little less.

    “But I think that’s what [Payne] did last night. He came in and just hit through, ran the screen roll, got in the paint, boom, it’s out. Or even just simple throw-aheads, catch-and-shoots. … That’s what we need, is more creation for others, more hitting the paint and not trying to play through the gauntlet and then hitting the paint and getting it out a little.”

  • With a playoff race ahead, the Sixers are still figuring out how to play without Joel Embiid

    With a playoff race ahead, the Sixers are still figuring out how to play without Joel Embiid

    On media day at the start of the season, Nick Nurse said the Sixers were building their game plan around not having Joel Embiid in the lineup. If they had him, great. If not, no big deal.

    That plan worked in early stretches. The Sixers opened the season a perfectly respectable 10-7 in their first 17 games without Embiid on the floor, while going 7-7 in their first 14 games with the former MVP.

    When the calendar turned to 2026, Embiid suddenly was available more than he had been in a long time, missing just three games in January. Embiid played at an All-Star level, and the Sixers went 10-7 for the month. But they dropped all three games Embiid missed.

    Now, with Embiid sidelined with right shin soreness, the Sixers have lost three straight, the latest being a home loss Thursday to Atlanta.

    “I don’t anticipate it being a long time,” Nurse said of how long before Embiid returns. “I’m pretty optimistic about it.”

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    The Sixers are 1-7 in their last eight games without Embiid.

    “He’s a walking 30 points,” VJ Edgecombe said. “We miss Joel; he’s a big presence. He requires so much gravity, so now all the attention is on Tyrese [Maxey], and we’ve got to make his job easier.”

    With Embiid out of the lineup, defenses hyperfocus on Maxey, who regularly faces double teams and traps. Theoretically, that should open up space for other players, like Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Quentin Grimes.

    Without Embiid, Edgecombe said, the burden is on the rest of the players to create more of their own offense, instead of relying on the pick-and-roll game with Embiid or on just finding Embiid in the paint.

    “It’s easy, man,” Edgecombe said. “You can just hit Joel, and he’s going to score. No one can guard him.”

    Those stylistic differences from game to game even are challenging for more experienced players like Maxey. Dealing with defensive coverages in games without Embiid has led to a decrease in Maxey’s overall efficiency.

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    Since Jan. 1, Maxey is shooting 46.8% from the field. In the games without Embiid, he has shot 38.4%. Maxey’s total points scored don’t take too much of a hit — he’s averaged 26.5 points in 2026, and that number only drops to 24 in games without Embiid — but it takes a lot more effort to get him there.

    “We’re playing multiple styles of basketball,” Tyrese Maxey said. “That’s why I said for myself a couple games ago, it’s weird. I’ve had a successful year, but I’ve played three different roles.”

    Tyrese Maxey’s shooting has been off lately when Joel Embiid isn’t in the Sixers’ lineup.

    A big part of that inefficiency, Nurse said, is that Maxey’s shots inside the three-point line are virtually always contested. Without Embiid, Maxey is the Sixers’ primary offensive engine, and he draws a huge amount of respect from opposing defenses.

    The extensive time with Embiid back in January “probably” is forcing the team back into a learning curve as they adjust back to playing without him, Grimes said.

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    But the biggest point of emphasis has been for Embiid’s teammates to just keep taking their own shots.

    “Guys got to make plays,” Maxey said. “Just got to go out there and be aggressive. Don’t be nervous or scared to make a play and make a mistake. Be aggressive, man, go out there, and just play.”

  • Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae is ‘doing everything he can’ to get himself back into the lineup

    Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae is ‘doing everything he can’ to get himself back into the lineup

    During the last stretch of February heading into the Olympic break, Rick Tocchet had a familiar refrain regarding defenseman Emil Andrae — “we’re trying to get him in.”

    But Andrae, 23, ultimately ended up sitting the final five games before the break, the odd man out thanks to his left-handed shot and lack of utility on the penalty kill. Is there a place for him in the Flyers’ lineup down the stretch?

    “We need his input from the blue line offensively and the things that he can do in terms of breaking pucks out,” assistant coach Todd Reirden, who runs the defense, said Thursday.

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    In the 40 games Andrae has played so far this year, he’s set career-highs in points and assists, with 11 points and 10 assists. The 2020 second-round pick is averaging 16 minutes, 54 seconds of ice time and is second on the Flyers with a plus-11 rating.

    In Andrae’s place, Tocchet reinstated Noah Juulsen into the lineup. The veteran Juulsen is a right-hand shot and kills penalties. Juulsen and Andrae played on a pair together early in the year with right-handed defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen injured. But since Ristolainen’s return on Dec. 16, Andrae has jumped in and out of the lineup.

    Reirden echoed a similar sentiment to Tocchet — the coaching staff likes Andrae, but situationally, they don’t think it makes sense to play him.

    “He’s been really sharp in these three practices that he’s been back for,” Reirden said. “I know he came back a little bit earlier and did some other skating. He’s doing everything he can to get himself in a situation where he’s fighting to be in that lineup every night.”

    With the trade deadline coming up, and the Flyers still on the outside looking in, the team might be looking to ship out some of their extra defensemen — especially with a glut of prospects coming up, like 2023 first-round pick Oliver Bonk, who got an extended look during the last two days of practice with Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen away in Milan.

    Flyers defenseman Emil Andrae is second on the team with a plus-11 rating, yet he’s found himself on the outside looking in of late.

    Andrae is no stranger to fighting for his place with the Flyers. He started the year in the AHL out of training camp, despite playing over 40 games for the Flyers in 2024-25. He put up five points in seven games before earning a recall to the NHL.

    “We sometimes forget what he’s gone through this year, by starting in the minors and going through that — it’s not easy, mentally and physically,“ Reirden said. ”To his credit, he came back and he’s been able to post those type of numbers.”

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    Whether Andrae finds himself back in the lineup come Feb. 25 in Washington or not, nearly a month after his last start, or on the Flyers beyond the March 6 trade deadline, he’s continued to take steps forward as the year progresses.

    “This is a player that definitely has improved, and continues to improve,” Reirden said. “Being able to just keep that level of consistency for us is important. Sometimes you need to take a step away and then take the break that he had.”

    Breakaways

    Sanheim, Tocchet, and Team Canada will take on Ristolainen and Finland in the Olympic semifinals on Friday at 10:40 a.m. … Team USA will face Slovakia at 3:10 p.m. The two winning teams will play for gold on Sunday and the losing teams will play for bronze on Saturday. … The Flyers loaned Bonk, Hunter McDonald, and Carson Bjarnson back to Lehigh Valley in order to play in American Hockey League games this weekend.

  • Flyers call-ups bring ‘a new energy’ as the team prepares for the stretch run

    Flyers call-ups bring ‘a new energy’ as the team prepares for the stretch run

    On Wednesday, Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen, Dan Vladař, and Rick Tocchet were part of tense, overtime battles at the Olympics in Milan, Italy.

    Those high-pressure games are exactly the kind of battles the Flyers hope to find themselves in come April. But with the team currently eight points out of third in the Metropolitan Division, a lot has to change to make that happen.

    “That’s our No. 1 mindset and why we’re doing the things we’re doing in practices is with that endgame in mind,” assistant coach Todd Reirden said. “We’re going to approach every game with that mindset. It’s something that is attainable and our guys believe in.”

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    Tocchet mentioned numerous times before the break that the Flyers haven’t had the opportunity to get a lot of practice time in. But the Olympic break provides an opportunity for a sort of second training camp — a full, uninterrupted week for the Flyers to drill new concepts and even work new faces into the mix.

    The Flyers called up defensemen Oliver Bonk and Hunter McDonald, and goaltender Carson Bjarnason, from Lehigh Valley to fill in for the players in Milan, and Reirden said having new, hungry players in practice has given the group a “new energy.”

    “The guys, their spirits have been really high,” Reirden said. “Today’s practice was pretty spirited, with some competitions that we had. That, in conjunction with bringing in new players that are excited about getting an opportunity, I think is really great experience for everybody involved.”

    Reirden said some of the drills were designed to test the Flyers’ prospects’ ability to handle NHL pace.

    During the hourlong practice, the Flyers ran five-on-five drills, and smaller one-on-ones and special teams sets. Drill losers dropped to the ice for pushups, and there were plenty of celebrations for goals and clears.

    “It’s cool,” Bonk said. “This is where you want to be all the time.”

    The Flyers still have a full week before their next game, on Feb. 25 in Washington, and they won’t be getting Tocchet back early after the Canadians pulled off the quarterfinal win.

    Travis Sanheim, pictured last year at the 4 Nations, is two games away from an Olympic gold medal.

    But Tocchet, working with some of the NHL’s best coaches, including Cup winners in Jon Cooper and Bruce Cassidy with Team Canada, also is picking up a lot of new tactics, Reirden said, which they’ve been discussing and implementing with the group back in Voorhees.

    “This scenario, I think, leads itself to more hockey discussion,” Reirden said. “There’s some things that he’s watching develop in terms of how they’re doing some different elements of their game strategically, and thinking about whether we should adjust different things. We’re always looking to tinker and tweak certain things to try to better fit the identity of our group.”

    Breakaways

    Sanheim, Tocchet, and Team Canada advanced to the Olympic semifinals with a 4-3 overtime win over Dan Vladař and Czechia … Ristolainen and Finland beat Switzerland, 3-2, in overtime to advance to the Olympic semifinals. Canada will play Finland on Friday, and the United States will play Slovakia.

  • The name of the Eagles’ headquarters is changing from NovaCare Complex to Jefferson Health Training Complex

    The name of the Eagles’ headquarters is changing from NovaCare Complex to Jefferson Health Training Complex

    The Eagles’ training facility in South Philadelphia will have a new name this upcoming season: Jefferson Health Training Complex.

    Since the practice facility opened in 2001, it has been known as the NovaCare Complex. It’s been home to Eagles training camp since 2013.

    The team announced new sponsorship agreements with Jefferson Health and with NovaCare Rehabilitation on Tuesday, which included the renaming of the Eagles’ facility.

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    The facility, located on the side of Broad Street across from the sports complex, is home to the Birds’ main locker room, team offices, and more.

    “The longstanding partnership between the Eagles and Jefferson Health has been built on a shared commitment to the region we serve,” Eagles president Don Smolenski said in a press release. “This multi-year extension marks a defining moment in our partnership — one that will now call the Jefferson Health Training Complex home to the Philadelphia Eagles. We are thrilled to celebrate this moment together and look forward to building upon our joint impact in the community through the core values we share.”

    Jefferson Health will also continue to be the jersey patch sponsor for the Eagles’ practice jerseys, while NovaCare will continue to be the team’s official rehabilitation partner.

    The Birds will return for practices in late April and May, ahead of mandatory minicamp in June and training camp in July.

  • Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. releases a new rap song, ‘Fast & Furious,’ under the stage name t$unami

    Sixers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. releases a new rap song, ‘Fast & Furious,’ under the stage name t$unami

    Kelly Oubre Jr. appears to be spending his All-Star break in the recording studio.

    On Monday, the Sixers forward posted a clip of his newest single, “Fast & Furious,” on Instagram under the stage name t$unami, which he has been using since 2020 on Soundcloud. Oubre also uploaded the song to Spotify and Apple Music.

    The rap song is the first Oubre has released since “A prayer for you” in 2023. He also released “Flipped the Game” in 2022, which is currently his most-streamed song on Spotify, with over 300,000 streams.

    Oubre is just the latest in a series of Philly athletes who have tried their hands at music, including Allen Iverson, Brett Myers, Lou Williams, DeSean Jackson, and more recently Terrell Edmunds. Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson, and Jordan Mailata — better known as The Philly Specials — also released a few original songs on their three Eagles Christmas albums.

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