PHILADELPHIA - Darren Sproles burst onto the scene in his early appearances with the Philadelphia Eagles. Dominic Moore Jersey . Now, as the season heads down the stretch, Sproles has become almost a forgotten man.There have been times where we intend to get him the ball and we cant for some reason, Eagles offensive co-ordinator Pat Shurmur said.Sproles averaged 13 touches in the first two games of the season, higher than his average through his nine-year career with San Diego and New Orleans.But in the last 10 games, one of which he missed with a knee injury, Sproles has a total of 48 touches — 30 carries and 18 catches — for an average of less than five per game.You get frustrated, sure, the soft-spoken Sproles said.The Eagles have been better when Sproles gets the ball more. In their nine wins this season he averages about 7 1/2 touches; in four losses he has less than three per game.During the 24-14 loss to Seattle on Sunday he had four carries for no yards and was not thrown a pass.We are trying to (get Sproles involved), but I think a lot of times they did some different things, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said. They dropped Earl Thomas down a few times to kind of double him.Kelly said Sproles impact the first few games spurred different coverages designed to stop him.Sproles said defences are more aware of him.Teams are starting to double me more than they were before and thats frustrating, too, he said. But Ive seen double teams before. If Im getting doubled then someone else should be open, right?And he needs to be on the field to draw the double coverage.It all depends on whats going on in the game, Sproles said. What the defence is doing and how theyre playing me. Were seeing some man, were seeing a lot of cover 3 to stop our middle stuff.Sunday, the Eagles play the Cowboys. Sproles had limited success against Dallas two weeks ago.NOTES: The Eagles signed safety Jerome Couplin off the Detroit Lions practice squad to get back to the 53-man roster limit. Tuesday, cornerback Roc Carmichael was released. Couplin, an undrafted free agent out of William and Mary, played in eight games for the Lions this season before being placed on the practice squad. . Kicker Cody Parkey, who continues to battle a groin injury and running back Chris Polk (ankle) were limited in Wednesdays practice. Tight end and special teams player Trey Burton, who sat out last weeks game with a hamstring injury, was back at practice. Rookie Josh Huff (hip) was also back at practice. Jacques Plante Jersey . Burris threw for 247 yards in one half of a game -- on pace for a nearly 500-yard outing -- as the Redblacks downed the woeful Montreal Alouettes 26-10 in CFL pre-season play Friday night at Percival Molson Stadium. Jacques Plante Canadiens Jersey . The rest of the team was already on the field stretching before batting practice while Puig was getting dressed in the clubhouse. He had been slated to start in right field for the afternoon game against the San Francisco Giants, who beat the Dodgers 8-4. http://www.canadienssale.com/authentic-maurice-richard-canadiens-jersey/ . - The Minnesota Vikings have ruled Christian Ponder out for Sundays game at Baltimore, because the quarterback has not yet passed all of his post-concussion tests.The Pittsburgh Penguins may be looking into their past for potential general manager candidates. According to Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal, sources say former Penguins assistant coach and current TV analyst Pierre McGuire has had two interviews with the team. The Penguins fired Ray Shero last month after the team gave up a 3-1 series leaad before being eliminated by the New York Rangers in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Tomas Tatar Canadiens Jersey. McGuire was part of Scotty Bowmans coaching staff when the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 1992. He would go on to become the head coach of the Hartford Whalers for one season, posting a record of 23-37-7 in 67 games. ' ' '