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Eagles Hire Musgrave to Help Hoying

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Associated Press

The Philadelphia Eagles hired Bill Musgrave to help coach quarterback Bobby Hoying, who struggled during the team’s season-opening 38-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Musgrave, 30, was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in his six-year career. Previously, he was quarterback coach with the Oakland Raiders, whose Jeff George threw for an NFL-high 3,917 yards and an AFC-best 29 touchdowns last season. The Raiders’ head coaching change from Joe Bugel to former Eagle assistant Jon Gruden left Musgrave without a job.

Hoying became Philadelphia’s starter late last season, replacing Ty Detmer, now a backup with the San Francisco 49ers, and Rodney Peete, the Eagles’ backup this season.

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The Arizona Cardinals released offensive tackle Jon Clark and signed former Chicago Bear defensive end Carl Simpson to a one-year contract.

Simpson was cut by the Bears late in training camp after starting every game for Chicago the last two seasons.

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