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PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles coach Doug Pederson?said Wednesday he didnt foresee Nigel Bradhams arrest affecting his status with the team and that there is no plan to release the veteran linebacker, who signed with the club as a free agent in March.Bradham was expected to report to the teams practice facility Wednesday, days after being arrested for aggravated battery in Miami.?Until we get further information from the authorities in South Florida and from Dom [DiSandro, the Eagles director of security], I dont want to punish [Bradham] for being here, Pederson said. Let him practice. Let him work. Let him go through the conditioning test [Thursday morning].For first-year head coach Pederson, the issues reflect badly on the Eagles organization.I cant speculate, Pederson said of Bradhams arrest. Its an ongoing investigation. I did have a great conversation with him last night. I laid out my expectations for him. It was a private conversation. Hes obviously humbled by it and he understands the situation. Until we get further details from the authorities, I cant speculate.Bradham, 26, was arrested for punching a worker at a South Beach hotel, breaking his nose, according to police. He has a court date next Tuesday, which happens to be the Eagles first day off of training camp.Pederson said he addressed the players about expectations and responsibilities at a team meeting in April. He will reinforce those expectations at a team meeting Wednesday night, he said.I did that back in April at my first team meeting with them, Pederson said. You always lay out your expectations, what you expect on the football field and off the football field. Youve got to make smart decisions. Were in a high-profile business in the city of Philadelphia, which is going to be magnified a little bit.Youve got to be smart and careful. We all suffer from our bad choices and decisions. I address the team quite often, actually. I addressed the rookies just the other night.The Eagles drafted a couple of players whose stock had been affected by off-the-field incidents.Those are things you research before signing those guys, Pederson said. A lot of places are different -- different cultures, different cities, different organizations. I just know this. When they come to Philadelphia, theres an expectation level that needs to be upheld. I have to be very clear where I stand with the players.Its not the first off-field situation the Eagles have dealt with recently. On the last day of June minicamp, wide receiver?Nelson Agholor?was accused of sexual assault. No charges were filed?after the incident was investigated by police and the district attorneys office.Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. Nike NFL Jerseys Outlet . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. The team also has yet to decide on the future of Doug Berry, who began the season as a consultant to the head coach but took over the offensive co-ordinators duties in July. https://www.chinajerseysnfl.us/ . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. Nike NFL Jerseys China . "It was nerve-wracking, but we pulled through," said Collaros, who threw four touchdown passes to lead the Toronto Argonauts (8-4) to a 33-27 win over the Calgary Stampeders (9-3) in front of 28,781 fans at McMahon Stadium. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. Collaros also started Torontos 23-20 regular-season finale loss to Montreal — Ray didnt dress because the Argos had already clinched first in the East Division — but was one of three quarterbacks to play that day.Just the second non-Victorian AFL finals derby will be the highlight of the biggest weekend in the history of Australian rules in Sydney.On Saturday the Swans and Giants clash at ANZ Stadium in the first AFL finals Sydney derby, before their reserves teams meet in the NEAFL grand final at Blacktown in Western Sydney on Sunday.Although the NSW derby is younger than those in SA, WA and Queensland, its already stolen a march on those areas when it comes to intra-state finals.It has taken five years for both NSW AFL teams to meet in the finals, four years fewer than in took for the AFL teams in South Australia to play each other in a final.The two SA teams have been doing battle for 20 seasons, but have both made the finals in the same year on just five occasions with the Crows thrashing Port by 83 points in their only finals meeting in 2005.Fans of Fremantle and West Coast are still waiting for their first finals derby after 22 seasons, though theyve both only made the top eight in the same year four times.Followers of the two Queensland clubs are still waiting for their first intra-state final after six seasons and its hard to see that run ending any time soon based on their performances this season.The all Sydney fiinals match has attracted enormous media coverage in that city, but its unlikely to get the same treatment nationally.ddddddddddddAsked if family and friends back in Melbourne sensed how big a deal the ANZ Stadium clash was in Sydney, Giants All Australian half-forward Toby Greene quipped probably not, they are in their little Melbourne bubble down there.NSW Premier Mike Baird last week confidently predicted a Sydney club would win the 2016 flag and the two harbour city teams would contest the grand final.He may be proven right, but if not he might be able to claim he just got his Australian rules letters mixed up and he was talking about the NEAFL.Both Sydney clubs had 80-point plus wins in their respective NEAFL preliminary finals.Each fielded a stack of players with senior experience, especially in their backlines where the Swans included Ted Richards and Jeremy Laidler and the Giants side contained Adam Kennedy, Matt Buntine and Tim Mohr.Its always a good indicator if your reserves team has been pretty competitive throughout the year, Swans senior coach John Longmire said on Monday. 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