WEBVTT - Inside Training Camp: July 30

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<v Speaker 1>A fun day. It's an overcare complex on Saturday. Hello

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<v Speaker 1>everyone and welcomed inside training camp presented by Xfinity Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Spidero along with Chris McPherson, the players put the pads on,

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<v Speaker 1>the fans get their first look at the Eagles in

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<v Speaker 1>training camp and some really good news today as well

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<v Speaker 1>as Brian Dawkins comes back to the Eagles as the

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<v Speaker 1>recipients of the nun Wooten Scouting Scholarship, the inaugural recipient

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<v Speaker 1>for the Philadelphia Eagles. We remember the day in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and nine when he left Philadelphia to sign with

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<v Speaker 1>the Denver Broncos as an understricted free agent, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course the fences have been mended since then. But now

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<v Speaker 1>Doc comes back on an official capacity. Chris, He's now

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<v Speaker 1>part of the team, He's part of the family, and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody thrilled to see him. So Dawkins can find the

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<v Speaker 1>next Dawkins. That's what the idea is. He will be

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<v Speaker 1>a scout for Howie Roseman in the next year and

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<v Speaker 1>for Brian. You look, it's a bill. We'll start here.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with Brian Dawkins here because it really is

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<v Speaker 1>a big story with the way he left the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of player he is. He's a member of the Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles Hall of Fame. Of course, for him to get

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<v Speaker 1>back into the NFL after a career in the media,

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<v Speaker 1>He's giving up ESPN, he's giving up radio. He wants

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<v Speaker 1>to learn about the operations of football with the Philadelphia Eagles. Um, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that it's not just scouting, Like I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to grasp the whole gambit of football operations of how

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<v Speaker 1>a team is run. So I'm not I'm learning about

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<v Speaker 1>scouting part of it. How I guess the terminology and

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<v Speaker 1>all those things. But sometimes it's either you have an

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<v Speaker 1>eye or you don't. And I've been blessed to have

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<v Speaker 1>an eye to be able to see talent and so

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<v Speaker 1>if I can help in that respect, love to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But also I want to learn everything about running a

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<v Speaker 1>football team, being able to bring what I know on

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<v Speaker 1>what I've learned over the years back to this organization.

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<v Speaker 1>I just for the guys upstairs, but for the players downstairs.

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<v Speaker 1>I can have conversations with him from time to time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to overdo nothing. I know how to

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<v Speaker 1>get people to space. But I just feel comfortable. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the place that I feel comforble, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>this organization, but the football field, for watching tape, having

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<v Speaker 1>those discussions, I feel comfortable doing those things now. Dawkins

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<v Speaker 1>was a second round pick in nineteen ninety six, and

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<v Speaker 1>he worked his way up the ladder and became a

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Bowl and All Pro and eventually will soon be

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<v Speaker 1>a Hall of Fame safety for the Philadelphia Goles. And

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<v Speaker 1>he hoped to do the same here in this capacity,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully going from a scouting fellowship now to possibly running

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<v Speaker 1>a team someday down the line. But the reason he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to come back to Philadelphia is you're looking at

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<v Speaker 1>some of the great moments during his time here in Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>And is it a coincidence that since the days of

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Dawkins and Doman McNabb, but the Eagles have not

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<v Speaker 1>won a single playoff right? Right? You haven't won a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff games since two thousand and eight. Not a coincidence

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<v Speaker 1>at all. And I really like the way the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>have kind of bridged the past into the present with

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<v Speaker 1>an eye on the future. After some seasons here of

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<v Speaker 1>piecemeal football where it was, as I put in my column,

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<v Speaker 1>roster musical chairs, the Eagles have signed a core of players,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're extending that core. They want to keep them

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<v Speaker 1>here and build some stability. And then they've also got

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<v Speaker 1>all these very familiar faces, players who have done it

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<v Speaker 1>in Philadelphia, Greg Lewis and Deuced Staley and Tim Howeck

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<v Speaker 1>and Brian Dawkins and Quentin Michael. They know what it

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<v Speaker 1>takes to win in this culture. They can impart their

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom on the players of today. And oh, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles have a young quarterback who today was in

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<v Speaker 1>his full jersey, his full uniform. The tempo high at practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that's what you want to talk about here.

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<v Speaker 1>The Eagles, while they didn't tackle to the ground, had

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<v Speaker 1>a good practice this morning. Certainly. Now is this the

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<v Speaker 1>case EVERYR Dave or the defense always starts a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit faster than the offense. Well, yeah, I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>look at today was I thought a sloppy practice at times.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they've dropped a lot of passes. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>as crisp as we will see in the coming days.

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<v Speaker 1>But clearly the defense playing with the kind of tempo

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<v Speaker 1>that Jim Schwartz wants is going to take it to

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of teams, including the Eagles offense today, no

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<v Speaker 1>question about speaking of Jim Schwartz and the defense. He

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<v Speaker 1>addressed the media following today's practice and talked about some

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<v Speaker 1>key players as well as the importance of keeping a

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<v Speaker 1>rotation at some key positions there on his side of

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<v Speaker 1>the football. Yeah, we'll be switching them. Yeah, we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>switching them. We've already the same time with our corners.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we get those guys moved around an awful lot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, with corners, there might be a week where

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<v Speaker 1>we want to match a certain guy on a certain

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<v Speaker 1>player and he's got to be used to playing right

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<v Speaker 1>end left. Maybe an injury forces us to do something

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<v Speaker 1>like that, And the same thing up front, We'll use

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<v Speaker 1>rotation up front. You know, we want to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get as much production as we can out of guys.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've said this before, it's a little bit like

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<v Speaker 1>those relievers coming out of the bullpen, you know that

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<v Speaker 1>are heating it up ninety eight ninety nine. It's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to do that for seven innings, but you can do

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<v Speaker 1>it for you know, a couple innings. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we expect from from those guys. So they have to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to play multiple positions. Multiple sides if we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have that kind of rotation up front, So

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<v Speaker 1>the hallmarks of the Jim Schwartz defense. Pressure from the

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<v Speaker 1>front and take the football away on the back end.

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<v Speaker 1>The Eagles think that they've got some depth there, they

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<v Speaker 1>think they've got some ability to change the personnel around,

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<v Speaker 1>give different looks and cause a lot of havoc. Death

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna be so important day for this defense. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to look at Schwartz's defense from Buffalo back in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fourteen. Mary Williams, an outstanding defensive end, only played

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<v Speaker 1>a little more than seven two percent of the snaps

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<v Speaker 1>on defense, and it wasn't the same volume as we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen from the Eagles defense during the Chip Kelly era

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of seasons. Meanwhile, you look at a

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<v Speaker 1>player like Fletcher Cox, he played over eighty one percent

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<v Speaker 1>of the snaps last season, nearly a thousand total. You

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<v Speaker 1>look at coming off the edge, Connor Barwin, edge linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>in the three fourth scheme, he played over a thousand

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<v Speaker 1>snaps last season. That's just way too many and it's

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<v Speaker 1>to be critical for the Eagles to find that depth

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<v Speaker 1>upfront defensive end. You feel good about Vinny Curry getting

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<v Speaker 1>his long term deal, Brandon Graham, and the four mentioned Barwin.

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<v Speaker 1>You're hoping Marcus Smith. I know it's a name that

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<v Speaker 1>fans may not want to hear about right now, but

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<v Speaker 1>the former twenty fourteen first round pick. I think we'll

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<v Speaker 1>do much better in this solid defense where he's just

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<v Speaker 1>going at the quarterback and not having to drop back

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<v Speaker 1>into coverage, and he can be that fourth guy they're

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<v Speaker 1>coming off the edge. That will really really be great

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<v Speaker 1>for Jim Schwartz and just add a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>pressure to opposing Quarterbayeah, you weren't really a hockey analogy.

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<v Speaker 1>Players coming over the boards to get after the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and make it easier for those on the back end. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of the back end, we've got the iron man

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<v Speaker 1>at the safety position. We have Malcolm Jenkins who played

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<v Speaker 1>what twelve hundred snaps in twenty fifteen. Never gets tired,

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<v Speaker 1>never falters. Malcolm Jenkins will be a player that we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna hear from when we return to Inside Training Camp

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back Dave's Fannaro, Chris McPherson. We're from the Novacare Complex.

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles wrapping up their first day on Saturday in pads.

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<v Speaker 1>There'll be in pads again on Sunday at Lincoln Financial

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<v Speaker 1>Field ten o'clock practice time, gates open at eight am

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<v Speaker 1>time now to talk a little bit more about the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles defense, and we're gonna do so with Malcolm Jenkins,

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<v Speaker 1>who made the Pro Bowl last year, a leader on

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<v Speaker 1>this football team. He's got a long term contract, he's

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<v Speaker 1>feeling good about a lot of things, and he sits

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<v Speaker 1>down with our Alex Smith. All right, Eagles fans, welcome

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Novacare Complex. I am Alex Smith, and

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<v Speaker 1>I am very pleased to be joined today by Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>safety Malcolm Jenkins. Malcolm house camp. Going so far, it's

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<v Speaker 1>going well. Today was the first day with pads, so

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<v Speaker 1>we get to see, you know, what the real football

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<v Speaker 1>looks like and see who can who can be physical,

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<v Speaker 1>what guys want to play. So this is our first

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<v Speaker 1>taste in twenty sixteen and some real football. What's it

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<v Speaker 1>like for you as a safety to get those pads on.

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<v Speaker 1>How much of a of a boost is that does

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<v Speaker 1>that give? You? Well, I mean it's just that that

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get those real looks. You know, we start

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<v Speaker 1>to do to nine on seven drills where not only

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<v Speaker 1>do we fit the run, but you have to actually,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, put your pads on somebody. You gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>off a blocks and things like that, which is those

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<v Speaker 1>are the things you can't practice in the spring when

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<v Speaker 1>you're just in helmets in Jersey. So that's that the

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<v Speaker 1>physical part of the game that you gotta start to

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<v Speaker 1>get acclimated to, so the pads come on. That's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the big stories today. One of the other big

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<v Speaker 1>stories is that Brian Dawkins is back in the building

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<v Speaker 1>hired as part of the scouting department. What's your relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with Brian Ben since you came here to Philly. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's always been somebody, uh that that's reached out and

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of if you see something, he'll give me

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of tips here there. Um, he's been a

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<v Speaker 1>resource for me to kind of reach out to with

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<v Speaker 1>any questions that I've had. Um and you know, already

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<v Speaker 1>this day one, he's been there and we've already had

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<v Speaker 1>multiple conversations. So he's somebody I know definitely, um, even

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<v Speaker 1>from two bandage points, from a safety standpoint in developing

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<v Speaker 1>myself and somebody out I'll lean towards to ask questions.

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<v Speaker 1>But also his leadership, you know, being one of the

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<v Speaker 1>leaders on the on the team. Um. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greatest leaders of all time in this game,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I'm definitely leaning on him, uh in a

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<v Speaker 1>few different ways to better myself. Malcolm, it's been a

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<v Speaker 1>really busy offseason for you sign a new five year

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<v Speaker 1>deal here. What does that deal mean to you knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that you'll be here for five more seasons and to

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<v Speaker 1>get it out of the way well before you're you're

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<v Speaker 1>even in that free agency period. Yeah, I mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little security for me, you know, just like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>not having to go through the free agency h deal

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<v Speaker 1>and and just being here knowing I'll be here for

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<v Speaker 1>for the long hauls and makes it a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>easier for me to invest everything I have into this

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles organization. UM. It gives me a botal confidence knowing

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<v Speaker 1>that they see a future with me here, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and not only me, but the other guys that they're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to build around. UM. And it extended over the offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>You can see that their their goal is to build something, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>not just this year, but for the long run. And

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<v Speaker 1>what does it mean to you to be one of

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<v Speaker 1>those guys to be part of that core? Uh? What

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<v Speaker 1>what's being built here right now. How do you see

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<v Speaker 1>that this organization moving forward? Well, well, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing is it's like any any successful organization, when

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<v Speaker 1>you when you build for long term success, you have

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<v Speaker 1>to start with a core of players, a core, a

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<v Speaker 1>core group. And so to be part of that core

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<v Speaker 1>group obviously is an honor, but it's also a responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, these are the guys that they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>call on to not only be the playmakers on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but be the leaders in the locker room um, to

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<v Speaker 1>set the standard, to set the culture um. And so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's a lot of responsibility. But when

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<v Speaker 1>you look around the lead, all of the teams that

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<v Speaker 1>have success usually have a core group of guys that

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<v Speaker 1>they build around for you know, a long, long period

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<v Speaker 1>of time. The fans have really gravitated towards you in

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<v Speaker 1>a short period of time. What is it about your

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<v Speaker 1>style of play that you think has led to that? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm an East Coast guy. I grew up

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<v Speaker 1>you know, an hour away from here. Uh, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think just embodying that that spirit, that enthusiasm playing hard, um,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody doesn't complain a lot, you know, that's something that

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<v Speaker 1>that they can relate to. And I think that's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this with this fan base feeds off of a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of enthusiasm, passion, physicality, and you know it's not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>about who's the most talented um, but just having that

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<v Speaker 1>fighting you And you know that's, like I said, being

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<v Speaker 1>from the East Coast, that comes natural. But that's just

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<v Speaker 1>something that you know, our fan base especially gravitates to.

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<v Speaker 1>So you kind of have an idea of what this

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<v Speaker 1>organization is about being an East Coast guy. But what

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<v Speaker 1>surprised you, if anything about that you didn't know about

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<v Speaker 1>this team or about this city before you came here. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't spend much time in Philly. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoyed the city. You know, I live here year round,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's something that I've grown accustomed to really really fast.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously, like you said, the fan base has really

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<v Speaker 1>embraced me as a player, and it's been it's been great.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I've enjoyed my time here and I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to sign this extension to keep me here for a

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<v Speaker 1>little longer. Talking access and those now, I know you've

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<v Speaker 1>been asked about your impressions about Jim Schwartz's defense. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year you kind of a little bit of everything. You

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<v Speaker 1>played safety, you played nickel corner as well. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you see your role in this in this system, is

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<v Speaker 1>it more traditional? I think it's to be determined at

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<v Speaker 1>this point, and I think we're really and it was

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<v Speaker 1>similar last year. You know, during training camp, I just

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<v Speaker 1>played more safety just so we could get a true

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<v Speaker 1>evaluation on all of the different corners, all of the safeties.

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<v Speaker 1>But as we get closer to the season, we'll probably

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<v Speaker 1>start to formulate, you know, what our best combination the

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<v Speaker 1>dbs are. Um selfishly, you know, I kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>I really enjoy playing that nickel position, playing down in

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<v Speaker 1>the slot m but you know, if that doesn't help

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<v Speaker 1>us as a team, then I might play a more

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<v Speaker 1>traditional role. I think we're trying to figure out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>who those next guys are. We got a huge battle

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<v Speaker 1>going on in our right corner spot, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>guys that can play a lot of different positions. And

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie McLeod is also a pretty versatile safety as well,

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<v Speaker 1>so I don't want to take any any tools out

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<v Speaker 1>of his bag. So right now during training camp, we're

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to figure out what everybody does best. And

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<v Speaker 1>then me being the versatile guy that I am. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll just feel the gaps as we get closer to

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<v Speaker 1>the season. All right, Malcolm, my final question for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's early, only the first day of pads,

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<v Speaker 1>like we talked about, but what do you think the

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<v Speaker 1>stamp of this defense is going to be. What's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be that one thing that really sets this group apart? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know, starting with Jim, it has nothing

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily do with x's and those. I think it's just

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<v Speaker 1>going to be enthusiasm and and grit. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a defense that flies around that I'll hit you,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and has fun together. And I think we've

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of guys that enjoy the game, have fun,

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<v Speaker 1>talk a little trash, you know, and it's it's that's

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<v Speaker 1>one of the things that I think, you know, not

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<v Speaker 1>only us as players, but the fan base has been

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<v Speaker 1>waiting on. Is just that that defensive mindset that's aggressive,

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<v Speaker 1>that's in your face, that's having fun um and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that will be the hallmark of our team.

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Jenkins, thank you very much for joining us, and

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<v Speaker 1>the best of luck with the rest of the the Camp.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate it and thank you all for tuning in

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<v Speaker 1>right here on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com. Thanks so much, Malcolm,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you Alex. We've got more to go here and

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<v Speaker 1>athlete for as long as I can remember. In the summer,

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<v Speaker 1>I was taking long bike ride and when I looked up,

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<v Speaker 1>a tree had fallen across the shoulder of the road.

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<v Speaker 1>And when I came to, I couldn't feel anything below

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<v Speaker 1>my neck, and I thought my life had changed forever.

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<v Speaker 1>I was hell of act to Jefferson Hospital and the

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<v Speaker 1>Rothman doctors did an emergency procedure and fused the vertebrae

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<v Speaker 1>in my spine. Now I'm back on the bike, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying myself, and it's all thanks to the Rothman doctors

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<v Speaker 1>at Jefferson. Getting into the heat of training camp, Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Spiderol along with Chris McPherson. Still no full scale tackling

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<v Speaker 1>that will happen in the week ahead. Chris, We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a busy Sunday for the Eagles and for Eagles fans,

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<v Speaker 1>no question. First it will be the one on one

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<v Speaker 1>interview that you just saw a few moments ago with

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Jenkins. That will be a will on demand on

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles as well as on Philadelphia Eagles dot Com. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to take this show to the road tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>and go down the street to Lincoln Financial Field. Head

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<v Speaker 1>coach Doug Peterson will address the media live at around

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<v Speaker 1>nine to thirty am. We will bring that to you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can read Dave's column about bringing the Eagles home

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<v Speaker 1>and kind of restoring the foundation of the tradition, the

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<v Speaker 1>way the link of the past and the present and

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<v Speaker 1>the future it's all rolled into one, along with the

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<v Speaker 1>way the Eagles have locked up this roster. I get

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<v Speaker 1>a little sentimental about it because in the past the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles have been accused of not embracing the past, and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly in the last three years there really hasn't been

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<v Speaker 1>that that roster foundation built that you kind of look

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<v Speaker 1>to the future force. So I like what the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>are doing here. I certainly love the intent. So you

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<v Speaker 1>have the link to the past, and the link is

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<v Speaker 1>where tomorrow's open practice will be once again. The gates

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<v Speaker 1>opened at eight am. Parking is free, Admission is free,

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<v Speaker 1>tons of fabulous activities for Eagles fans of all ages.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not miss your first chance to see the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>in action here in twenty and sixteen. And because of

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<v Speaker 1>the dicey weather possibilities, make sure you're on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>Make sure you check out the website. We will alert

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<v Speaker 1>all the fans if the inclement weather provides too much

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<v Speaker 1>of a danger for the Eagles to practice outside, So

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<v Speaker 1>make sure at seven o'clock in the morning you are

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go as the Eagles get ready to practice

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<v Speaker 1>at Lincoln Financial Field. Well, thank you for joining us

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<v Speaker 1>on inside training Camp presented by Xfinity for Chris McPherson.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Dave SPIDERO have yourselves a great Eagles Dead