Speaker 1: Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith here at the Novacare Complex
Speaker 1: with your three sixty update the wide receivers. The big
Speaker 1: story here, of course, the news over the weekend that
Speaker 1: the Eagles released veterans Ruben Randall and Chris Gibbins. So
Speaker 1: today we heard from head coach Doug Peterson, and while
Speaker 1: he's been through that process before of being a veteran
Speaker 1: who doesn't make a team, he says that at the
Speaker 1: end of the day, his job is to find the
Speaker 1: best fifty three men for this Eagles roster. You know,
Speaker 1: first of all, um, you appreciate everybody's hard work, and
Speaker 1: I listen, I've been in those situations. I've been released
Speaker 1: before as a player and as a veteran player, and
Speaker 1: so I understand the business and it's obviously the tough
Speaker 1: side of what we do as coaches and personnel. But
Speaker 1: at the same same time, we all we are, you know,
Speaker 1: looking for the for the for the best fifty three
Speaker 1: that we're going to take into the regular season. So
Speaker 1: you know, we've got some young guys that have performed
Speaker 1: well and want to give them another opportunity here this
Speaker 1: week coming up to to solidify those positions and Meanwhile,
Speaker 1: inside the Eagles locker room, we caught up with second
Speaker 1: year wide receiver Nelson Agilor, who said he's putting extra
Speaker 1: pressure on himself to perform at a higher level moving forward.
Speaker 1: I have a responsibility because I will be a guy
Speaker 1: that felt there. So in my mind, you know, my
Speaker 1: number is going to be called multiple times and I
Speaker 1: need to answer the phone now there. So that's how
Speaker 1: I look at it. This is a different type of
Speaker 1: pressure for me. Now, this is a pressure that I
Speaker 1: accept for my teammates and for my team. You know,
Speaker 1: this is an opportunity that I need to take advantage of,
Speaker 1: and it's something that I look forward to, you know,
Speaker 1: for my team and for what we need to do
Speaker 1: as a team so we can love football games. Now.
Speaker 1: While many of the starters won't play on Thursday night
Speaker 1: against the Jets, players who are on the bubbles, such
Speaker 1: as wide receiver Paul Turner, will get one final shot
Speaker 1: to prove themselves. We caught up with Turner inside the
Speaker 1: locker room, who says he's taking this game exactly as
Speaker 1: he would any other game here in the preseason. Well,
Speaker 1: I just feel like for me, I just don't feel
Speaker 1: like it's it's any bigger than any other preseason game.
Speaker 1: You have to take it as every game is a
Speaker 1: big game, because you never know when it's going to
Speaker 1: be your last. So you just can't focus on, oh man,
Speaker 1: this is my last game. No, you gotta take it
Speaker 1: like you've been approaching each and every week. You know
Speaker 1: what I'm saying, with the same focus, in the same
Speaker 1: mindset that I have to go out there and do
Speaker 1: my job and perform, and then if you do that,
Speaker 1: everything else will take care of yourself. And finally, an
Speaker 1: injury update here from the Novacare Complex. Wide receiver Jordan
Speaker 1: Matthews will be back at practice today, although he will
Speaker 1: not play in the preseason finale against the Jets, nor
Speaker 1: will guard Isaac say Amalu or quarterback Carson Wentz, who
Speaker 1: we caught up with inside the locker room, saying that
Speaker 1: although he won't be able to go in the finale,
Speaker 1: he's moving forward and getting set for the season opener. Yeah.
Speaker 1: It's frustrating, you know, as all injuries are. You know,
Speaker 1: I was obviously hoping to get out there one more
Speaker 1: time in the preseason, but you know, what kind of
Speaker 1: is what it is, and I'm gonna still try and
Speaker 1: learn as much as I can and get ready for Cleveland. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, I don't feel it too much. You know,
Speaker 1: it's it's frustrating to not get those reps, you know,
Speaker 1: those game situations. But you know, I still feel I'm prepared,
Speaker 1: So whenever, whenever the time comes, I'll be ready. For
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