New Eagle crows

Donte’ Stallworth could not contain his excitement about joining Philadelphia: He patted his Eagles helmet, said the green made him look good and let out a big “Whoo!”

Only out of New Orleans a day, the Eagles’ new No. 1 receiver believes a change of scenery could be exactly what he needs to fulfill his potential as the 13th overall pick in the 2002 draft.

“I can help the team win games, if that’s catching deep balls down the field or catching short passes and making long runs down the field, I can do it,” he said after practice Tuesday.

Stallworth was a nice addition to an Eagles receiving corps with plenty of depth, but no true top target since Terrell Owens was banished midway through last season. Stallworth showed flashes of becoming a true No. 1 in four seasons with the Saints, including 70 receptions for 945 yards and seven touchdowns last season.

He has 195 catches for 2,791 yards and 23 TDs in 56 games, including 32 starts.

Martin’s career looks in peril

Curtis Martin will miss at least the first six weeks of the season. It could be the end of the 33-year-old running back’s career.

The NFL’s No. 4 career rusher, who underwent knee surgery last December, was placed by the New York Jets on the regular-season physically unable to perform list. That means he will miss the first six weeks and the Jets will have 21 days to decide whether to activate him.

Another star running back, Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs, was put on the same list Monday.

•The Jets also announced that Chad Pennington is their starting quarterback. Pennington, who has undergone shoulder surgery for two straight years, had been the starting QB throughout the preseason. But first-year coach Eric Mangini had not designated a starter from among Pennington, Patrick Ramsey, Brooks Bollinger and rookie Kellen Clemens.

“It’s become really clear to me he’s distinguished himself in the way I was looking for,” Mangini said of Pennington. “He’s made great progress in the preseason, especially over the last couple weeks.”

Owens resumes practicing

Terrell Owens practiced for the first time in 10 days, an indication he’s getting over his hamstring injury and is heading toward his debut with the Dallas Cowboys.

Will it be in the preseason finale Thursday night at home against Minnesota or the season opener a week from Sunday at Jacksonville? Considering the safe-not-sorry approach everyone involved has been preaching, Owens is likely to be held out until the opener.

He has so much catching up to do, however, there’s a chance he could be used for a series or two in the preseason finale.

Neither Owens nor coach Bill Parcells were available for comment after a team spokesman announced that Owens participated in an afternoon workout that was closed to reporters. Owens’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, also did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

Bills will start Losman

J.P. Losman will start the season as the Bills quarterback after beating out Kelly Holcomb and newcomer Craig Nall.

Losman began last season as the starter, but was 1-3 and was replaced by Holcomb. He got the job back when Holcomb was injured.

“I told him he should feel good about it, he earned it,” coach Dick Jauron said.

Losman is 37 of 57 for 462 yards passing in three exhibitions with two touchdowns, two interceptions.

Collins’ signing concerns Volek

Predictably, Billy Volek isn’t happy about Tennessee’s signing of Kerry Collins.

Collins practiced for the first time since signing a one-year deal on Monday.

“They brought Kerry in here to learn the offense, and he needs reps. They’re going to take them from me,” Volek said.

A six-year veteran, Volek was given the starting job over top draft pick Vince Young after Steve McNair was traded in June. Now he’s unhappy at the perception he hasn’t done enough to earn the job despite throwing for more yards in his first 10 NFL starts than any other quarterback since 1970.

“I guess they want a quarterback who’s perfect in every throw and every read, and that’s going to be hard to find,” he said. “I guess they’re unhappy with my production. It’s hard when you’re only getting a quarter a game.

“And when you get two quarters in a game last Saturday against Atlanta and throw for 140 yards and they’re still disappointed in you, I don’t quite understand it.”

Eagles place Bloom on IR

Fifth-round draft pick and former Olympian Jeremy Bloom went on injured reserve after he missed most of Philadelphia’s training camp with an injured hamstring.

Bloom was a burgeoning star at Colorado before his football career was put on hold by an NCAA ruling. In the fall of 2004, the NCAA said Bloom wasn’t eligible for football because he accepted endorsements to keep his successful freestyle skiing career on track.

The 5-foot-9, 172-pound Bloom was picked to help Philadelphia’s special teams and wide receiver corps. The 147th overall selection, Bloom had 24 receptions for an average of 19.1 yards in two seasons at Colorado. He returned 47 punts at 13.5 yards per return.

Elsewhere

Offensive tackle Mike Williams, trying to revive his career in Jacksonville, was placed on injured reserve. … Jacksonville also put running back Greg Jones, the primary backup for oft-injured starter Fred Taylor, on IR. … Offensive lineman Seth McKinney was placed on injured reserve by Miami, which also waived quarterback Brock Berlin and 13 others. … Quarterback Rob Johnson, who missed two seasons with an elbow injury, was released by the New York Giants.