WEBVTT - 360 Update: Receivers In Focus

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith here at the Novacare Complex

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<v Speaker 1>with your three sixty update the wide receivers. The big

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<v Speaker 1>story here, of course, the news over the weekend that

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles released veterans Ruben Randall and Chris Gibbins. So

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<v Speaker 1>today we heard from head coach Doug Peterson, and while

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<v Speaker 1>he's been through that process before of being a veteran

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<v Speaker 1>who doesn't make a team, he says that at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, his job is to find the

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<v Speaker 1>best fifty three men for this Eagles roster. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, um, you appreciate everybody's hard work, and

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<v Speaker 1>I listen, I've been in those situations. I've been released

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<v Speaker 1>before as a player and as a veteran player, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I understand the business and it's obviously the tough

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<v Speaker 1>side of what we do as coaches and personnel. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the same same time, we all we are, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>looking for the for the for the best fifty three

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<v Speaker 1>that we're going to take into the regular season. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've got some young guys that have performed

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<v Speaker 1>well and want to give them another opportunity here this

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<v Speaker 1>week coming up to to solidify those positions and Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>inside the Eagles locker room, we caught up with second

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<v Speaker 1>year wide receiver Nelson Agilor, who said he's putting extra

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on himself to perform at a higher level moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a responsibility because I will be a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that felt there. So in my mind, you know, my

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<v Speaker 1>number is going to be called multiple times and I

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<v Speaker 1>need to answer the phone now there. So that's how

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<v Speaker 1>I look at it. This is a different type of

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<v Speaker 1>pressure for me. Now, this is a pressure that I

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<v Speaker 1>accept for my teammates and for my team. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is an opportunity that I need to take advantage of,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's something that I look forward to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for my team and for what we need to do

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<v Speaker 1>as a team so we can love football games. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>While many of the starters won't play on Thursday night

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<v Speaker 1>against the Jets, players who are on the bubbles, such

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<v Speaker 1>as wide receiver Paul Turner, will get one final shot

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<v Speaker 1>to prove themselves. We caught up with Turner inside the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room, who says he's taking this game exactly as

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<v Speaker 1>he would any other game here in the preseason. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel like for me, I just don't feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it's it's any bigger than any other preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to take it as every game is a

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<v Speaker 1>big game, because you never know when it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be your last. So you just can't focus on, oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>this is my last game. No, you gotta take it

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<v Speaker 1>like you've been approaching each and every week. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm saying, with the same focus, in the same

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<v Speaker 1>mindset that I have to go out there and do

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<v Speaker 1>my job and perform, and then if you do that,

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<v Speaker 1>everything else will take care of yourself. And finally, an

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<v Speaker 1>injury update here from the Novacare Complex. Wide receiver Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>Matthews will be back at practice today, although he will

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<v Speaker 1>not play in the preseason finale against the Jets, nor

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<v Speaker 1>will guard Isaac say Amalu or quarterback Carson Wentz, who

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<v Speaker 1>we caught up with inside the locker room, saying that

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<v Speaker 1>although he won't be able to go in the finale,

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<v Speaker 1>he's moving forward and getting set for the season opener. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It's frustrating, you know, as all injuries are. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I was obviously hoping to get out there one more

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<v Speaker 1>time in the preseason, but you know, what kind of

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<v Speaker 1>is what it is, and I'm gonna still try and

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<v Speaker 1>learn as much as I can and get ready for Cleveland. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I don't feel it too much. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's frustrating to not get those reps, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those game situations. But you know, I still feel I'm prepared,

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<v Speaker 1>So whenever, whenever the time comes, I'll be ready. For

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