WEBVTT - 360 Update: Eyes On Preseason Finale

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith here with your three sixty update.

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<v Speaker 1>It is a short week of work here for the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles at the Novicare Complex as they prepare for a

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday nights preseason finale against the New York Jets. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>while many of the starters won't play in that final

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<v Speaker 1>tune up before the regular season opener against the Cleveland Browns,

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<v Speaker 1>today head coach Doug Peterson explained what this last preseason

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<v Speaker 1>game means to some of the fringe players who are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make their way onto the fifty three man roster. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a great challenge for all the players in

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<v Speaker 1>this football game, you know, to get one last substantial

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<v Speaker 1>amount of reps and to really put themselves on tape.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's something that you know, I've made it known

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<v Speaker 1>to the team that you know, it's not just our

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<v Speaker 1>team that's watching, it's it's it's it's the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the National Football League that's also watching. And I want

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<v Speaker 1>them just to go out there and play, play care free, play,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, play fast and have fun doing it. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at the end of the day they can

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<v Speaker 1>hold their head up and said they gave everything that

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<v Speaker 1>they that they had at that time. One of the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest position battle questions revolves around the kickers, as both

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<v Speaker 1>Caleb Sturgis and Cody Parkey are still fighting for that

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<v Speaker 1>starting job. Inside the locker room, we heard from Sturgist

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<v Speaker 1>today saying that throughout this entire battle, his mindset has

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<v Speaker 1>stayed the same. I mean, well, we've done that the

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<v Speaker 1>whole time, so it's the same thing. All you can

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<v Speaker 1>focus on is going out there and trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>every kick. I've had a good camp. I've concentrate on

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<v Speaker 1>and focused on what i can do, and I've done

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<v Speaker 1>my best of that. And also inside the locker room

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<v Speaker 1>today we caught up with the newest member on the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles roster, that is Shippensberg, a lum and former member

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<v Speaker 1>of the world champion Philadelphia Soul defensive end Jake Metz.

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<v Speaker 1>Mets explained how excited he is to have an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to prove himself here with the Eagles. It was it

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<v Speaker 1>was awesome. You know, my family was excited. I got

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<v Speaker 1>to call everybody in town. I'm getting the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>try to become an Eagle and it's it's it's a blessing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm real excited. Your local kids. So yeah, yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had so many friends and family members reaching out

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<v Speaker 1>to me last night. I couldn't even get back to everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty overwhelming, but you know, I'm just focused on

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do what I can to make this team.

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<v Speaker 1>And for complete coverage on everything that you need to

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<v Speaker 1>know heading into thursday Nights preseason finale against New York,

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<v Speaker 1>game day coverage starting at six thirty with the Kickoff

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<v Speaker 1>Show on Thursday night with your three sixty update, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Smith