Eagles say Nick Foles will start at quarterback for rest of season Eagles quarterback Nick Foles has been named Philadelphia's starter for the rest of the season. Coach Chip Kelly made the announcement Tuesday as the team returned from its bye week and began preparations for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The Eagles (6-5) are tied for first place in the NFC East with the Dallas Cowboys. "Nick will be our starter," Kelly said. And hopefully we get Mike [Vick] back through a full week of practice and he'll be able to be the No. 2 guy. Foles, in his second season, replaced Vick, who re-injured his hamstring in a loss to the New York Giants on Oct. 27. The Eagles have saved their season after a rocky start and he's been the focal point. Foles has played in parts of seven games this season. In five starts, he's 4-1, and overall, he has thrown for 1,554 yards with 16 touchdowns and no interceptions. He's thrown 199 passes, dating back to last season, without an interception. "I feel the same," Foles said. Nothing has really changed. I'm going to prepare the same way I always have. His quarterback rating of 128.0 is on pace to break the regular-season record of Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers (122.5), set in 2011. 49ers activate Crabtree Wide receiver Michael Crabtree was activated from the San Francisco 49ers' physically-unable-to-perform list. The team made the expected announcement Tuesday, the deadline to activate Crabtree and still allow him to play this season after a 21-day window following his return to practice. The hope is that Crabtree will make his season debut for San Francisco (7-4) in Sunday's home game against the St. Louis Rams. Crabtree had career highs last season with 85 receptions for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns and was a big reason the 49ers returned to the Super Bowl for the first time in 18 years. He tore his right Achilles' tendon during seven-on-seven drills in an organized team activity May 21 and had surgery. The 49ers waived quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to clear roster room. Thurmond suspended The Seattle Seahawks will go into their showdown against New Orleans on Monday night short-handed in the secondary after starting cornerback Walter Thurmond was officially suspended by the NFL for the team's next four games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. Thurmond will be eligible to return to the active roster on Monday, Dec. 23, before the final game of the regular season, but his absence leaves a hole in a secondary already missing starting cornerback Brandon Browner because of a groin injury. Thurmond's suspension was first reported by NFL.com over the weekend. Thurmond took to Twitter and apologized on Sunday, writing, "Yes I made a mistake and I have to live with the consequences. I'm disappointed in myself for letting my teammates and family down. Thurmond has started three games this season for Seattle, including the team's last game against Minnesota when he had his first interception of the season and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown. Even when he wasn't starting, Thurmond was a critical member of one of the NFL's best secondary units as the fifth defensive back in passing situations. Seattle moved quickly to fill Thurmond's roster spot, signing veteran Perrish Cox, who worked out for the team recently after being released by San Francisco on Nov. 12. The NFL upheld the one-game suspension of Tennessee Titans safety Michael Griffin as a repeat offender of the league's rules prohibiting hits to the head and neck area of defenseless players. Griffin was flagged for unnecessary roughness in the second quarter of a 23-19 win Sunday for a hit on Oakland tight end Mychal Rivera. The Atlanta Falcons signed offensive tackle Terren Jones to the active roster and waived wide receiver Brian Robiskie. The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with return specialist Leon Washington in an attempt to fix their struggles on special teams. New York Giants starting center Jim Cordle's season is done after the team placed him on injured reserve. He has a patella tendon injury that he sustained Sunday in a loss to the Cowboys. Washington Redskins defensive end Stephen Bowen is out for the season with a right knee injury.