Kyle Eckel didn’t play a down in the NFL this past season, but he’s managing to make news around the league lately, thanks to a Facebook posting about his onetime team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The former Naval Academy star apparently posted last Sunday or Monday that he’d heard a rumor that Jon Gruden would be replacing Andy Reid as coach of the Eagles. As things occasionally do on the Internet, the hard-to-believe rumor managed to go viral on the Web and was picked up by various media outlets. The Gruden/Reid rumor turned out to be completely false, of course. ESPN…
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Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid delivered Air Force Academy alum Chad Hall what seemed like a compliment this week minus the fact he said his wide receiver/running back had the face of a 15-year-old. “He looks like he’s 15, but he’s a talented kid. You’ve got to get past his face and then he’s well-built for his size, and he’s very intelligent and tough. He gives you a little flexibility in some packages to do some things,” Reid said. Hall remained on the active roster this week against the Tennessee Titans this week fending off Kelly Washington, who the team…