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He even got a shout out from President Barack Obama during a rally for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia this past week.The Bears , meanwhile, are trying to shake off a loss at Houston.Wentz , the QB from North Dakota State who shot up draft boards, threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns in his debut, completing 22 of 37 passes in a turnover-free performance, posting a 101.0 rating. He fired crisp passes and withstood some big hits despite a rib injury that limited him in the preseason.More than anything, he looked every bit like the franchise quarterback the Eagles think he will become when they traded up twice to draft him. And he justified rookie coach Doug Pedersons decision to promote him from the No. 3 spot after Sam Bradford got traded to Minnesota.I know this city is pretty excited for Eagles football now, being 1-0, Wentz said. Weve got new coaching, a new quarterback. 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The NRL career of former Gold Coast skipper Greg Bird is hanging by a thread after he was allegedly involved in yet another pub incident.The 31-year-old is being investigated by the NRL integrity unit after allegedly being embroiled in two alcohol-fuelled incidents in the space of 24 hours during teammate Anthony Dons bucks party weekend.The former NSW and Australian back-rower was refused entry to a Byron Bay hotel last Friday, News Corp Australia reports, putting his future at the Titans in jeopardy.The incident occurred just a day before Birds group was asked to leave a bar in Brunswick Heads in northern NSW.Bird has denied wrongdoing in that incident or involvement in a violent scuffle with a bouncer that ensued, but this latest revelation will be poorly received by his club and the NRL.Greg Bird was here on Friday night. He was asked to leave, a spokesman for The Sticky Wicket Bar told News Corp.The NRL integrity unit came in to see us and theyy are onto it.ddddddddddddHe was here on Friday night then had the Brunswick incident the next night.It was just Greg who was asked to leave. He never got served a drink because he was too intoxicated so the group werent here for very long.Bird took to social media on Wednesday to defend himself against accusations he had done anything wrong at the Brunswick Heads hotel.He said while there was a fight between a member of his group and bouncers, he didnt throw any punches and helped break up the melee.However, this latest alleged incident will bring his immediate future into question.Bird was put on notice by the club in 2014 after being issued with an infringement notice for urinating next to a police car.The NRL integrity unit is investigating the matter and Gold Coast boss Graham Annesley said the club wouldnt comment. ' ' '