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PHILADELPHIA -- Carson Wentz has already been compared to Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning, the defense is dominating, and the Philadelphia Eagles are 3-0.No one saw this coming except maybe coach Doug Pederson.I told the team way back in OTAs that it just takes a little bit of belief; belief in themselves, trust the process, believe in the coaches and the coaches believe in one another, Pederson said. Am I surprised? A little. But at the same time, I know that locker room, I know those guys and I know what they are building. By no means have we accomplished anything yet, the season is still extremely young. But what they did (against Pittsburgh) just proves that they are coming together as a football team.The Eagles dismantled the Steelers 34-3, shutting down Ben Roethlisberger and a high-powered offense and having their way with a defense thats been cruel to rookie quarterbacks -- 19-2 against them since 2004 -- not named Wentz.So forget about rebuilding. This team is a contender now. Still, its only three games.I thought we were very underrated in the medias eye, which honestly it seems like our team always does better when the media doesnt expect us to do well, center Jason Kelce said.Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick, gets most of the credit for Philadelphias fast start. He deserves praise not only for his performance but his leadership ability. Its remarkable for a 23-year old who played at an FCS school.Being 10 years in, this kid is inspiring me, tight end Brent Celek said. Hes adding youth to my game just by the way hes acting, being in the huddle, taking command, its beyond impressive; its great. We have to keep it going. Im not going to sit here and say were the greatest team, but Im excited with how hes playing and hes elevating everybody elses play by the way hes handling it.Then theres Jim Schwartzs defense . A unit that ranked in the bottom five each of the past three seasons has allowed the fewest points (20) in the NFL, excluding a punt return for a score.The first day, Jim said: `This is how were going to do it. And Im going to give you the tools that you need, but you guys need to own this defense. You guys need to take this over, cornerback Nolan Carroll said. And I think thats what we did.The Eagles have an extra week to reflect on their success before entering a tough stretch. After a bye, theyre on the road four of the next five games.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP-RobMaaddiCheap Air Max 90 Black China . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Air Max 90 Ultra Outlet . 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Price, heading to the 2014 Olympics for Canada, was named the First Star after posting wins in three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage.Scott Brown believes the appointment of Brendan Rodgers will spark an influx of big-name players at Celtic.And Brown revealed that Fridays announcement by the club, which named Rodgers as the Glasgow sides next manager, was met with unanimous delight by the rest of his team-mates.The Hoops skipper told his clubs website: I was down in London when I heard and its great news. Celtic chairman Ian Bankier admits they raised their budget to get Rodgers The lads are in a group chat and we speak quite a lot and we are all delighted with Brendan coming in. It will be a fresh start for everyone and everyone will have to prove their worth.Its definitely exciting. The players he will attract himself will be huge and everyone seemed to love his coaching at Liverpool and Swansea.He has done really well with his previous clubs, almost winning the league at Liverpool, and he has Champions League experience too. He has done really well with his previous clubs and he has Champions League experience too Scott Brown on Celtics new boss Hopefully he comes here and we can continue to win leaguues and cups, and get into the Champions League.ddddddddddddPeople say we cant afford the top players nowadays but we have just gone and got a top manager.He knows about the club which will help as he will understand what coming to a huge club with a big reputation is all about, he added. Andy Walker said Rodgers becoming the new manager of Celtic is a huge boost for the club and for Scottish football One of the reasons I came to Celtic was the fact there was a huge manager in charge who had done well down in England in Gordon Strachan.And now we have another huge manager who had done well down south, and he will bring that enthusiasm and experience along with his style of play.Everyone knows that Celtic is a high pressure job and all the other things that come with it but he will know what thats all about, having worked in a similar situation in Liverpool with that local rivalry with Everton, so that will be important for him.Celtic will introduce Brendan Rodgers at a press conference at Celtic Park on Monday, May 23. Follow all the latest updates on Sky Sports News HQ.Also See:Rodgers to-do listNicholas: Exciting appointmentWalker: Its a huge boostLambert: Rodgers fit for Celtic ' ' '