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Former Philadelphia Eagles players Irving Fryar and Hollis Thomas will talk with former Eagles Wide Receiver Fred Barnett. Barnett was a member of the Eagles from 1990-95 and wrapped up his career with a stint with the Miami Dolphins in 1996 and 1997. Irving and Hollis will also discuss their thoughts about Eagles Training Camp along with the possible issue concerning Haason Reddick and his contract situation. Also, Irving and Hollis will give insight to some of their own training camp moments. To conclude the show as always, Hollis gives his history lesson in “History with Hollis.” What will Hollis talk about this week?

The Philadelphia Eagles continue training camp with pads on Thursday. All of the prime-time players seem to be making plays. Jalen Hurts has not thrown a pick in camp, yet, AJ Brown and Devonta Smith have been almost unstoppable, Quez Watkins is showing he deserves to stay at WR3, Reed Blankenship continues to show why the Free Safety position belongs to him and finally, offensive coordinator Brian Johnson has begun to utilize screenplays with the running backs! Rookies Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith are making their impact on the defense. Nolan Smith has emerged as a leader to the Georgia Bulldog-loaded defense and Jalen Carter is showing people why he deserves to be a top-ten pick. As preseason games are nearing, what is the situation regarding the running back corps? Will D’Andre Swift emerge as the RB 1 heading into this season or will fellow acquisition Rashaad Penny take the spot?

Are the Philadelphia Phillies 2023 World Series Contenders? Last season Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler and the Phillies caught lightning in a bottle and returned to the World Series for the first time since 2009... falling to the Houston Astros 4 games to 2. As of right now, the Phillies are in the Wild Card push, currently holding the second wild card spot in the National League, and trailing the Atlanta Braves by 11.5 games for the NL East Division. With two months left in the season, are the Phillies serious World Series contenders? The Phillies made two moves in yesterday's trade deadline, bolstering their starting rotation and bench. The Phillies traded prospect, Hao-Yu Lee, to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for pitcher Michael Lorenzen. The Phillies sent pitcher Bailey Falter to the Pittsburgh Pirates for infielder Rodolfo Castro. How do you grade Dave Dombrowski and Sam Fuld's moves at the deadline? Do the moves raise your confidence in the Phillies' postseason push?

On the first episode of Birds Nest, Paul Domowitch, formerly of the Philadelphia Inquirer, will bring his takes on everything about the Philadelphia Eagles. Joining Paul, is a Philadelphia Eagles legend, none other than broadcaster Merrill Reese. Reese has been a part of several generations of Eagles fans, serving as the radio play-by-play announcer for SportsRadio WIP since 1977. Paul will talk about Merrill’s 46-year career as the voice of the Eagles and how much longer he wants to do it. Paul and Merrill will discuss the difficulty in a Super Bowl loser making it back the next year. Since 1994, just one team has made it back to the Super Bowl the year after they lost. Will Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, and the rest of the Eagles return to the Super Bowl? The two will give their expectations for the team this season. Paul and Merrill will also break down the Eagles’ two new coordinators, Brian Johnson and Sean Desai, and much more in the Eagles’ lead-up to Week 1 of the regular season.

The Philadelphia Flyers are heading into the 2023-24 NHL Season with incredibly low expectations. After an unexpectedly busy offseason, the Flyers were able to sign a few really good low-key signings in Garnet Hathaway and Marc Staal, who can be very good locker room guys. They can also help take this franchise to the next level. On the injury side, Sean Couturier and Cam Atkinson will both hopefully be 100% for Training Camp, beginning September 21st. Gaining those two guys back will not only be huge for the morale but also the offense. Coots will be returning as one of the best two-way players in the game. So not only will he help the offense, he will play well on the defensive side and in the faceoff circle. GM Danny Briere also went out there and was able to sign a few important RFAs in Noah Cates, Cam York, and Ronnie Attard, who will play big parts in the future success of this team. With another year under John Tortorella, it wouldn’t be too surprising to see this team take another step forward. Where will the Flyers finish in the Metro Division? In this segment, the New Jersey Devils will have their time. The Devils finished last season in second place in the Metro Division with a 52-22-8 record, which was good for 112 points. Not a super busy offseason for the Devils, but they were able to lock down their major acquisition from last year in Timo Meier. He signed on the dotted line of an eight-year contract with a cap hit of 8.8 million per year. They were also able to re-sign winger Jesper Bratt to an eight-year contract as well, worth 7.8 million a year. The Devils are a fairly young team overall, and because of that, they have assets that some teams would want. Well, the Calgary Flames were able to pull off a trade where they acquired Yegor Sharangovich with a pick for winger Tyler Toffoli. This deal has a lot of intrigue due to his good year in 2022-23 statistically, but he also has a ton of playoff experience as well as a Stanley Cup Championship. His leadership could be huge in that young locker room. Are the Devils the favorite to win the Metro? There are a lot of questions surrounding the Pittsburgh Penguins. One of those questions is, how long can they keep the playoff window open with the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang? The Pens finished outside the playoffs looking in for the first time since 2005-2006. From the looks of their offseason, they will try to make another push at realistically a Wild-Card berth. Their biggest priority this offseason was getting goaltender Tristan Jarry to re-sign. The Pens were able to do that, agreeing to a five-year deal worth 5.3 million a year. They brought in some veteran talent in Matt Nieto and Lars Eller, signed as UFAs to two-year deals, and newly crowned Stanley Cup Champion Reilly Smith via trade before the draft. Head Coach Mike Sullivan could potentially find himself in the hot seat early on if this team gets off to a slow start. This Penguins team very well has the depth to compete for a playoff spot, but could the age of this team be problematic come the second half of the season?

We are just under 6 weeks away from the start of the NFL regular season. With many questions revolving around each team this season, we’ll take a deep dive on the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL.Philadelphia Eagles QB, Jalen Hurts, had a monster season last year. Where will he rank on the list? Who else makes the top ten? Does Dallas Cowboys QB, Dak Prescott, make the cut? Additionally, with injuries and contract disputes surrounding the entire league, we’ll discuss the biggest headlines of NFL training camp so far. How will Jonathan Taylor and Josh Jacobs each handle their current situations? Will one or both of them be on the move before Week 1 of the regular season? Also, there have been some marquee moves made in the MLB ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Who will be impacted the most from these moves? Are the New York Mets right for being sellers at the deadline? We’ll pick the biggest winners thus far. With the team currently struggling, how will the Philadelphia Phillies finish out the season? Should fans be worried about their postseason chances? This week, there are some teams and athletes that went on absolute TEARS. Who deserves to be shouted out on this week’s “Shoutout Of The Week?”

The breaking news from the AFC South Division is Jonathan Taylor requesting a trade. This could have dramatic odds on the 2023 AFC South Division Predictions. As of right now, the 2023 AFC South odds are the Jacksonville Jaguars are the favorites -155, 2nd is the Tennessee Titans are +350, 3rd is the Indianapolis Colts at +600, and last is the Houston Texans are +800. The Indianapolis Colts are not the only team with possible changes this upcoming 2023 season, the Tennessee Titans just signed Deandre Hopkins, the return of Calvin Ridley from a year-long suspension in Jacksonville, and CJ Stroud looking to prove that Ohio State QBs can play in the NFL. Lots to unload! Let's break down all the betting odds on each team to win the AFC South Division so you know what are your best bets.

With the MLB trade deadline looming, and after dropping 2 of the 3 games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, do the Philadelphia Phillies need to shake things up? Not only did they lose but manager Rob Thomson has come under much scrutiny with some questionable strategic decisions. We will examine the confidence level in Rob Thomson as a manager. As mentioned above the MLB trade deadline is looming. Teams like the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers are already making significant moves. We will look at other possible moves for the Philadelphia Phillies and other teams. The running back pay scale crisis has taken another turn with Jonathan Taylor requesting a trade after being denied a contract extension. We will discuss that and the other current events of NFL training camp.

After suffering one of their worst losses of the season, what will the Philadelphia Phillies do before the 2023 MLB Trade Deadline? They will need to make a move prior to the deadline on Tuesday at 6pm ET. Did the Philadelphia Phillies series loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates reveal some series lack of urgency by manager Rob Thompson? Is that a major concern for you as the Phillies continue to race for a Wildcard spot in the 2023 MLB postseason?

On the twelfth episode of The Rob Ellis Show, Rob speaks with Sixers in-arena announcer and WMGK classic rock disc jockey, Matt Cord. We will walk through Matt’s career journey, his years 30 years in the Philadelphia music scene, and how he became the Sixers in-arena announcer. We will also discuss the current state of the Sixers and Philadelphia sports. Our big question is, will James Harden start the 2023-24 season with the Philadelphia 76ers? Harden opted-in to his player option in the offseason and has requested a trade, preferably to the Los Angeles Clippers, but the Sixers have yet to pull the trigger. With Daryl Morey and the Sixers brass pulling off a move before the season begins? After the interview, Rob will give his thoughts on the State of Philadelphia Sports. The Philadelphia Phillies playoff chances and possible trade deadline moves. He will also discuss the Eagles training camp and preview the upcoming season.