Martin Frank

The News Journal

PHILADELPHIA – Jon Dorenbos spent much of the summer performing magic in front of a national TV audience on the NBC show "America’s Got Talent."

The Eagles agreed that the 36-year-old long snapper still has talent on the football field and signed him to a three-year extension through the 2019 season on Friday. On Thursday, the Eagles re-signed another veteran stalwart on special teams in safety Chris Maragos, also through 2019. The Eagles then signed punter Donnie Jones to a three-year extension later Friday.

“You know what, I’m super happy,” Dorenbos said. “The organization has been fair since Day 1. I’m just thankful. I’ve been here a long time. And for them to say, ‘Hey, look, we want to keep you around. You’ve still got it.’”

Dorenbos is the Eagles’ longest-tenured player, joining the team in 2006. He’s third on the Eagles’ all-time list for consecutive games played. He will tie Randy Logan for second place on Sunday at 159 straight games played. Wide receiver Harold Carmichael has the record of 162 games, set from 1972-83. Dorenbos can break that next month.

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Dorenbos, of course, gained national attention over the summer through his magic tricks as a finalist on “America’s Got Talent.” During training camp in August, Dorenbos would fly to Los Angeles to compete and fly back. He said he might have missed one meeting. At least now, he can hold off on his second career a bit longer.

Both Maragos and Dorenbos would have been eligible for free agency after the season.

Maragos, 29, signed with the Eagles in 2014 as a free agent after spending the previous three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, the team the Eagles are playing Sunday. While with the Eagles, Maragos has had four impact plays on special teams _ a blocked punt, a forced fumble, a deflected punt, and a touchdown on a recovered blocked punt.

“I really feel like I have a lot of value for a team,” Maragos said. “The biggest thing for me is when I evaluated it, I looked back and I thought about the guys I was playing with, and the relationships I’ve built with these guys. Just feeling like if I were to ever leave, I just wouldn’t feel right.”

Jones, meanwhile, is the top punter in franchise history in gross and net punting average as well as punts inside the 20 yard line. Jones, 36, is in his fourth season with the Eagles. He was originally signed by the Seahawks in 2004. He has also played for Miami, St. Louis and Houston.

For the Eagles, the signings give the Eagles stability on special teams.

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“Obviously, the nature of this league is you can’t keep everyone,” Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman said. “But we really want to build something, and we want to build it with continuity and develop a team that can stay together.”

Ertz, Matthews questionable

Eagles coach Doug Pederson said both tight end Zach Ertz (hamstring) and WR Jordan Matthews (back) will be listed as questionable for the game Sunday. Matthews and Ertz are the Eagles’ leading receivers in yards.

Both practiced Friday and afterward told reporters that they plan on playing Sunday. Pederson said Matthews suffered his injury lifting weights Tuesday, while Ertz’s happened in practice Wednesday. Ertz didn’t practice Thursday, while Matthews did on a limited basis.

Pederson said rookie wide receiver Paul Turner will travel to Seattle just in case Matthews can’t play. Turner is on the practice squad. For Turner to play, the Eagles would have to promote him to the 53-man roster, then release someone.

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