WEBVTT - Inside Training Camp: Episode 4

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<v Speaker 1>Hello Eagles fans. I'm Chris McPherson and welcome to another

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<v Speaker 1>edition of Inside Training Campers in the Vikes banding. We're

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<v Speaker 1>hitting our stride here as the first live hitting practice

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<v Speaker 1>took place on Tuesday. The last open practice is this

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday at the Length, and Folks, we're just over a

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<v Speaker 1>week away from the first preseason game. On today's show,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have highlights from the first live hitting sessions.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna go inside the mind of a former NFL

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<v Speaker 1>GM but first head coach Doug Pearson shows a certain

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<v Speaker 1>side of himself during press conferences, but what does he

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<v Speaker 1>really like as he commands the team on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>We have exclusive access as we make them up during

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<v Speaker 1>the practices in the spring. Let's take a listen, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>get loose man, Get loose eyes up, Matt eyes up,

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<v Speaker 1>and the snap, Matt eyes up. Listen. These normally flatten anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>so just take it as a flat route. Try to

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<v Speaker 1>keep your eyes focused a little bit on a defense

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<v Speaker 1>down just a little bit. Okay, you're reading me right,

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<v Speaker 1>you're reading me. Try to hit that one on the

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<v Speaker 1>run theren. Let's get one hold on, Let's get one

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<v Speaker 1>halfback read. There you go. There you go, good, nice,

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<v Speaker 1>good timing, good timing. Set, throw with your eyes, throw

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<v Speaker 1>with your eyes. Get up the field, stay inside. There

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<v Speaker 1>we go. There we go. Hustle back, offense, hustle back,

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<v Speaker 1>find the ball. Everybody's jogging back light jog, just a

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<v Speaker 1>light jog to the huddle. Oh wow, trick him. You're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna trick him on this one. The play ball. Here

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<v Speaker 1>we go. A snap count is our weapon. Now let's

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<v Speaker 1>go focus, focus, focus on tight ends. We gotta go

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<v Speaker 1>on a pop now anything anything, explode, pop buzz, let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go. Gotta go fast. Clock's moving. Next play Here

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<v Speaker 1>we go, Clock's moving. Good job D that way, D

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<v Speaker 1>good and then nice doesn't have to be a hard

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<v Speaker 1>throw right because he's he's turning his head all the

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<v Speaker 1>way back. You just want to locate. Keep it nice

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<v Speaker 1>and high. Good choice, not bad and not bad. Might

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<v Speaker 1>get a flag. We get little flag. Fifty two, we

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<v Speaker 1>get a little flag. Oh he tripped and you're just

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<v Speaker 1>happened to hold him up. I got I got I

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<v Speaker 1>got I got I got I got seven on seven

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<v Speaker 1>going this way? Here we go. What do Rasul Douglas

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<v Speaker 1>Danielle Pumphrey and Nate Gary all have in common. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they are members of the Eagles twenty seventeen draft class,

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<v Speaker 1>but he also played in the Reesa's Senior Bowl. Bill

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<v Speaker 1>Savage is now the executive director of the Reesa's Senior Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>but he previously worked as an NFL GM and also

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<v Speaker 1>end time in the Eagles personnel department. He visited an

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles training camp and talked with Dave Spadaro about Carso Webs,

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<v Speaker 1>whom Savage called the poster boy other Reesa's Senior Bowl,

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<v Speaker 1>to explain what do you see from the quarterback now?

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<v Speaker 1>What impressed him a year ago down in Alabama. We

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<v Speaker 1>welcome you to Eagles training camp twenty seventeen. I'm Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>insider Dave Spidaro, joined by Phil Savage, executive director of

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<v Speaker 1>the Reese's Senior Bowl, former executive in the NFL, administrator

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL with the Eagles in twenty ten to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve. I'm just gonna call you mister football. You

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<v Speaker 1>love the game. I'm a football guy. Yeah. Awesome, isn't it? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>And so this week, as an example, I was at

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<v Speaker 1>Big ten media Days. Of course, trying to keep the

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<v Speaker 1>Reesa's Senior Bowl relevant in front of the coaches and

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<v Speaker 1>players from the deference very much. So then, of course

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<v Speaker 1>we have a partnership with our friends in Hershey, So

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<v Speaker 1>I spent a day there Wednesday, and then I'm here

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<v Speaker 1>today with you guys, and I'll be down at another

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<v Speaker 1>team in the division on Friday. When you go and

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<v Speaker 1>watch practice, you say, oh, we had that guy at

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<v Speaker 1>the Senior but we had him, We had him, We

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<v Speaker 1>had him. Yeah, yeah, definitely in how that game catapults

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<v Speaker 1>players into the spotlight in the NFL. Yeah, the Rams

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<v Speaker 1>drafted six recent Senior Bowl players this year. So I

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<v Speaker 1>visited with them back in May, and it's awesome to

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<v Speaker 1>go and see these players trying to fulfill their dream

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<v Speaker 1>of being a professional athlete. But of course, the poster child,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, for our game right now is your

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback Carson Wentz. And you know, I was so impressed

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<v Speaker 1>with him, not only at North Dakota State, but when

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<v Speaker 1>he came to Mobile, he really took ownership of his

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<v Speaker 1>side of the roster. And that was a team that

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<v Speaker 1>included players from Stanford and Ohio State, Michigan because he

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<v Speaker 1>was on the North of course, but just to see

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<v Speaker 1>him out here. I mean, he's developing, He's turned into

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<v Speaker 1>a grown man, and I think that the future is

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<v Speaker 1>so exciting. I talked to Howie and a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that I know here. You know, there's just

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<v Speaker 1>a there's a quiet confidence and there's a buzz of

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<v Speaker 1>excitement about being able to build a team around a

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<v Speaker 1>bona fide franchise quarter no doubt, and he's grown so

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<v Speaker 1>much in the last year. When you see him now,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, did you feel that he was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>going on on that upward trend to Phil Oh? Absolutely, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, some of the NFL guys called me probably

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<v Speaker 1>in December before the game and said, hey, I think

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<v Speaker 1>this quarterback from North Dakota State that he invited, he's

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<v Speaker 1>probably top of the second round. Well, then by the

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<v Speaker 1>time we got to early January, guys were concert well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's probably more of a first rounder because

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<v Speaker 1>more of the decision makers were then beginning to watch

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<v Speaker 1>his tapes. Or by the time he got to Mobile,

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<v Speaker 1>people are saying he might be a you know, twenty

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<v Speaker 1>to thirty type first rounder. By the time he left Mobile,

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<v Speaker 1>he was top ten, And of course, by the time

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<v Speaker 1>the spring rolled through he goes in the top two,

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<v Speaker 1>and conceivably he could have been the number one. Sure,

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<v Speaker 1>how did he handle the attention from the media, all

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<v Speaker 1>of the attention from the teams, the grind of the

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<v Speaker 1>schedule end. Oh, by the way, you have practices in

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<v Speaker 1>a game to prepare for seamlessly. I mean he handled

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<v Speaker 1>it in such a mature way. As I said all along,

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<v Speaker 1>he was an a plus off the field, then he

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<v Speaker 1>was an a plus on the field in the practices

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<v Speaker 1>because you see the arm strength, you see the athletic ability.

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<v Speaker 1>But the way I described Carson all the way through

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<v Speaker 1>the whole pre draft run up was that this was

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<v Speaker 1>a big school prospect wrapped in a small school uniform.

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<v Speaker 1>If he had been wearing the uniform of a major university,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he clearly would have been the top choice overall. Phil,

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<v Speaker 1>You're a GM in Cleveland, right you were. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>an administrator in the league for many years, Senior Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>as your baby, you do Alabama football on the radio

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<v Speaker 1>for those who don't know, and maybe you want to

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<v Speaker 1>get into your world someday. How do you do it well?

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<v Speaker 1>As I've always said, there's no formal school for player

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<v Speaker 1>personnel or scouting. So really, what I try to suggest

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<v Speaker 1>to young people that are in college is to try

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<v Speaker 1>to try to get an internship with a team. We

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<v Speaker 1>actually offer a scout school for two days down at

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<v Speaker 1>the Recas Senior Bowl in early January. We've had nine

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<v Speaker 1>of our participants land jobs in the NFL, So that's

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<v Speaker 1>a way to at least introduce yourself to the concept

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<v Speaker 1>of going into professional football and you get a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to find out more about it. You know, people have

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<v Speaker 1>a perception of what scouting or player personnel is like,

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<v Speaker 1>but they really don't know the business. They don't know

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<v Speaker 1>the details, and so it's an opportunity for us to

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<v Speaker 1>try to teach some of the people. And it's not

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<v Speaker 1>only guys. We've actually had a We had a young

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<v Speaker 1>lady this past year from Tulane that participated, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's too far off in the distant future

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<v Speaker 1>that we will have a female scout in the National

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<v Speaker 1>Football Seague. Hey, it's good to catch up with you.

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<v Speaker 1>We haven't talked football since we were in the staff

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<v Speaker 1>law room twenty eleven. Draft. Yeah. I spend you know,

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<v Speaker 1>two and a half years here and enjoyed my time

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<v Speaker 1>and have a good relationship with Howie and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of the staff here. Joe Douglas one of my all

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<v Speaker 1>time favorites, and you know, some of the coaches are

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<v Speaker 1>here as well. I think, I think this organization has

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<v Speaker 1>a group of tremendously great people. And when you walk

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<v Speaker 1>into the four year of Ohio State football, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>quote there from what he has said, you win with people.

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<v Speaker 1>Think the Eagles have a great chance to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>You're feeling the buzz a little bit here, absolutely, Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Phil Savage, thanks so much. All right, Dave, great seeing,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, thank you, thanks for joining us here. It's

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<v Speaker 1>our time at training camp. Eagles Training Camp twenty seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>at the Novacare Complex. The pads have been popping the

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<v Speaker 1>vote for this week's game of the Week. There are

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<v Speaker 1>a series of milestones throughout the course of training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>First you have the rival of the rookies, then the veterans,

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<v Speaker 1>which marks the gang of the full squad practices. Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>was another one, as it was the first live hitting

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<v Speaker 1>session of this year's training camp. Here's a look at

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<v Speaker 1>some of the best players from the past two days.

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<v Speaker 1>We're back on Friday with a special one on one

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<v Speaker 1>interview that you will not want to miss, and we

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<v Speaker 1>will also preview the final open practice, which takes place

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<v Speaker 1>this Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. I'm Chris McPherson and

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for joining us on this edition of Inside

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<v Speaker 1>Training Camp presented by Fatty. Have a great day everyone,