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Chris Long again put his arm around him as the teammates continue trying to raise awareness about racial inequality Randall Cunningham Jerseys 2019 , social injustices and systematic oppression.Landry Jones and Josh Dobbs each tossed touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 31-14 Thursday night in the preseason opener.But Jenkins’ decision to resume his demonstration after stopping last December drew most of the attention as the defending Super Bowl champions returned to the field.“Everybody is waiting for what the league is going to do,” Jenkins said. “We won’t let it stop what we stand for. I was very encouraged last year with the direction and that obviously took a different turn.“I think it’s important to utilize the platform as we can because for whatever reason, we have framed this demonstration in a negative light and often players have to defend why we feel the need to fight for everyday Americans and in actuality we’re doing the right thing.”The league and the players’ union have yet to announce a policy for this season regarding demonstrations during the anthem after the league initially ordered everyone to stand on the sideline when “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played, or remain in the locker room.Cornerback De’Vante Bausby also raised his fist during the anthem, and defensive end Michael Bennett walked out of the tunnel and walked toward the bench while it played. It appeared all the Steelers stood.“Malcolm is always a guy who is doing the work in the community, backing up whatever he’s doing,” Long said.The Eagles rested several starters, including quarterbacks Carson Wentz and Nick Foles. Nate Sudfeld threw a pair of touchdown passes and two interceptions.Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown sat for the Steelers and Le’Veon Bell still hasn’t signed his franchise tender.Jones completed all four of his passes for 83 yards, including a 71-yard TD pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster in the first quarter. Smith-Schuster made a leaping catch over Rasul Douglas at the 33 and ran untouched to the end zone.Fitzgerald Toussaint had a 3-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion to give Pittsburgh a 15-8 lead. Dobbs threw a 29-yard TD pass to Damoun Patterson late in the second quarter.“We moved the ball successfully Black Ron Jaworski Jerseys ,” Dobbs said. “It felt good to be out there.”Sudfeld threw a perfect strike for a 63-yard TD to Shelton Gibson and fired a 15-yard TD pass to rookie Dallas Goedert. He finished 10 of 14 for 140 yards.“I just ran my route and when I looked back, Nate stepped up and scrambled to my side and was able to hit me,” Goedert said. “A great play by him.”Wentz still hasn’t been cleared for contact after having surgery to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee last December. Foles, the Super Bowl MVP, has missed a few practices with muscle spasms in his neck and shoulder.Mason Rudolph, a third-round pick competing with Jones and Dobbs for the backup job to Roethlisberger, was 7 of 12 for 101 yards.“He did a solid job in all areas,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said.ROOKIE REPORTSteelers: Safety Terrell Edmunds, a first-round pick Ron Jaworski Jerseys 2019 , had three tackles. Wide receiver James Washington, second-rounder, caught two passes for 44 yards.Eagles: Goedert, a second-round pick and the team’s first selection, had four catches for 66 yards and one TD. He’ll get plenty of opportunities as the second tight end.INJURIESRyan Shazier joined the defense in Pittsburgh’s pregame huddle, just 11 months after spinal stabilization surgery. Shazier is out for the season.WELCOME TO FOOTBALLEagles rookie Jordan Mailata, an Australian rugby player drafted in the seventh round, got beat for a strip sack on his first series in the NFL. Mailata began the second half at left tackle.HONORING FORMER EAGLESEagles owner Jeffrey Lurie announced at halftime that two-time All-Pro defensive end Clyde Simmons and three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Seth Joyner will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame on Sept. 23.NEXT UPSteelers: Visit the Green Bay Packers next Thursday.Eagles: Visit the New England Patriots next Thursday. Strength of schedule is weak" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesBleeding Green Nation homepageHorizontal - WhiteBleeding Green Nationa Philadelphia Eagles communityFollow Bleeding Green Nation online:Follow Bleeding Green Nation on TwitterFollow Bleeding Green Nation on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchBleeding Green Nation main menuFanpostsFanshotsEaglesOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Eagles StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Eagles NewsYahoo Eagles Team PageYahoo Eagles ReportYahoo Eagles Depth ChartYahoo Eagles TransactionsYahoo Eagles PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕The Eagles have an easy schedule. It doesn’t matter.New,71commentsStrength of schedule is weakEDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The Eagles have an easy schedule. It doesn’t matter.TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesLooking ahead to the 2019 schedule and the Eagles supposedly have an easy one Black Jay Ajayi Jerseys , as their opponent win loss record from last year is the 26th worst.That means nothing. Preseason schedule strength has little correlation to the actual schedule strength. Just look at the last three years for the Eagles: Strength of ScheduleTeam2016 Pre-Season2016 ActualDifference2017 Pre-Season2017 ActualDifference2018 Pre-Season2018 ActualDifferenceTeam2016 Pre-Season2016 ActualDifference2017 Pre-Season2017 ActualDifference2018 Pre-Season2018 ActualDifferenceThe 2016 Eagles had what appeared to be an easy schedule, turns out it was the hardest, which was really saying something considering they played the 1-15 Browns. The 2017 Eagles were thought to have had an average schedule strength, instead it was quite easy. And then last year it was harder than anticipated.That’s because preseason strength of schedule is nothing more than the records from last year. It doesn’t account for injuries, coaching changes, free agency, or key players havingdown seasons or career years. The Falcons and Packers had losing records last season. Would it surprise anyone if one of them won double digit games? Or both? Or if the Vikings, who went 8-7-1, had a strong season? Or it could be even easier. The Bears are prime candidates for regression from their 12 win season. Would anyone be surprised if 42 year old Tom Brady declined Jay Ajayi Jerseys 2019 , and with him the Patriots? Or if the Giants went 1-15?Half the Eagles schedule is against teams that either should be or are trying to be in the playoffs: the Falcons, Packers, Vikings, Bears, Patriots, Seahawks, and Cowboys twice. That doesn’t seem like an easy schedule, regardless of what their record last year said.