<P> In exchange for an entry fee of $2,500 , the Bell - Wray group was awarded the assets of the failed Yellow Jackets organization . Drawing inspiration from the insignia of the centerpiece of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal , specifically the National Recovery Act 's `` blue eagle , '' Bell and Wray named the new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles , with Bell as president and general manager and Wray as head coach . Neither the Eagles nor the NFL officially regard the two franchises as the same , citing the aforementioned period of dormancy . The Eagles simply inherited the NFL rights to the Philadelphia area . Further , Wray and Bell assembled an almost entirely new team ; only a single player from the 1931 Yellow Jackets ended up with the 1933 Eagles . </P>
<P> In exchange for an entry fee of $2,500 , the Bell - Wray group was awarded the assets of the failed Yellow Jackets organization . Drawing inspiration from the insignia of the centerpiece of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal , specifically the National Recovery Act 's `` blue eagle , '' Bell and Wray named the new franchise the Philadelphia Eagles , with Bell as president and general manager and Wray as head coach . Neither the Eagles nor the NFL officially regard the two franchises as the same , citing the aforementioned period of dormancy . The Eagles simply inherited the NFL rights to the Philadelphia area . Further , Wray and Bell assembled an almost entirely new team ; only a single player from the 1931 Yellow Jackets ended up with the 1933 Eagles . </P>
when did the philadelphia eagles enter the nfl
when did the philadelphia eagles enter the nfl
1933
1933