Eagles give nod to LB Casey Matthews

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    Holding onto their last breath of making the postseason, the Eagles will once again attempt to fix the weakest link of their weakest unit.

    In what has become almost a weekly change, the Eagles are asking their forgotten man, Casey Matthews, to return to the nickel defense this week when they travel to Miami to face the Dolphins in a battle of a 4-8 teams.

    "We've got a few different personnel groups," Eagles coach Andy Reid said. "We're going to try to utilize everybody, really. Casey earned the right to get back in there. He's done well when given the opportunity on short yardage and goal line. He's done well on the scout team and he's done well in the classroom.

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