WEBVTT - Inside Training Camp: Episode 6

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<v Speaker 1>It's a rainy Monday in Philadelphia, but there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to look forward to with the first preseason games just

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<v Speaker 1>three days away. Bellow Eagles fans, I'm Christma Experienson and

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<v Speaker 1>welcome to Inside training Camp, presented by Expanity. We'll have

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<v Speaker 1>a difference. Been on highlights as it was Kids' Day

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<v Speaker 1>at Lincoln Financial Field and over thirty six thousand fans

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<v Speaker 1>attended the final open practice of this year's training camp.

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<v Speaker 1>But first on today's show. Tight End zach Ertz led

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<v Speaker 1>the Eagles in both receptions in yards in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, from November first of last season until the end,

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<v Speaker 1>he was second in the league among all all past

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<v Speaker 1>catchers in receptions. He still thinks there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>room to improve. As an interesting selection for the team's

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<v Speaker 1>Best Offseason edition, he shares it in this one on

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<v Speaker 1>one interview with Alex Smith. Hi, everyone, and welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles training Camp. I'm Alex Smith, and the man sitting

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<v Speaker 1>to my left his Eagles tight end zach Ertz. Zach

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<v Speaker 1>training Camp number five for you already, I mean, where's

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<v Speaker 1>the time? Gun? Can you believe it's already fifth year

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL? Yeah? It's crazy. I mean, the time

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<v Speaker 1>it's just gone by so fast. Luckily I've played here

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<v Speaker 1>in my entire career. It's truly been a blessing being

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<v Speaker 1>here in Philadelphia. I've loved it ever since we've moved

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<v Speaker 1>out here five years ago. Now it's incredible. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know really where the time's gone, but it's been an

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<v Speaker 1>amazing time so far. What do you remember most about

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<v Speaker 1>your rookie training camp in twenty thirteen? How lost that was?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably Stanford's graduation rules didn't prohibit me, or I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to come out here for that whole spring. So

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<v Speaker 1>being here in August was the first time I'd ever

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<v Speaker 1>really stepped foot in the city, and everything was a whirlwin.

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<v Speaker 1>I was blocking guys I were way bigger, way stronger,

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<v Speaker 1>way faster than me. So I mean, I just got

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<v Speaker 1>my butt kick because a humbling experience going against tred

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<v Speaker 1>Cole every day. But I think I got better because

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<v Speaker 1>of it, mentally and physically. Zach. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>the offense last year, the tight ends were a huge

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<v Speaker 1>part in that you had over eight hundred receiving yards.

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<v Speaker 1>H What do you take away from last year when

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<v Speaker 1>you look back at it. Yeah, I think obviously it

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<v Speaker 1>was a big year for us having Carson as our quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing who the guy is going to be for the

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<v Speaker 1>next fifteen years hopefully, and hopefully I'll be with them

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<v Speaker 1>for all the years coming forward. But it was a

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<v Speaker 1>good year for the tight ends. We're definitely not satisfied

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<v Speaker 1>by any means. I think we got a big chip

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<v Speaker 1>on our shoulder as a group. Um, we got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of really talented players in the room, we got

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<v Speaker 1>a unbelievable coach and just appeal. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a better year this year. What's the next

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<v Speaker 1>step for you personally? I would just think when going

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<v Speaker 1>to the playoffs and winning the playoffs game. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I went to the playoffs in thirteen, my rookie year.

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<v Speaker 1>We played the Saints in that game, but we lost

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<v Speaker 1>and we haven't been back since. We haven't really competed

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<v Speaker 1>for the division since. So that's the goal of this

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<v Speaker 1>year is to win the NFC East and then hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>win a playoff game. Is there a sense of urgency

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<v Speaker 1>within the locker room to get back into the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>for sure? I Mean, we don't come out here just

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<v Speaker 1>to come out here and play. We come out here

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<v Speaker 1>to win football games. We're not busting our butts in

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<v Speaker 1>August and even in the spring just to be an

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<v Speaker 1>average football team. We want to be a great football team.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the goal this year, and we've been working really

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<v Speaker 1>hard that this this summer, Zach, you mentioned it's year

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<v Speaker 1>two with Carson, but the offense looks a little different

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<v Speaker 1>this year with the guys on the outside, new receivers,

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<v Speaker 1>brought in new faces. What will that do for you

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<v Speaker 1>and the tight end group in the middle of the field. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see. I mean, obviously, we gotta go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and make plays. That's all. That's all that really matters

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<v Speaker 1>in the end of the at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna be a little bit of a learning curve

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning, just to kind of figure out everything.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that's started a long time ago in

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<v Speaker 1>the spring, guys kind of finding their roles each and

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<v Speaker 1>every day. I mean, we added two extremely talented, et

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<v Speaker 1>extremely proven guys and Tori and Alshon and the whole

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<v Speaker 1>level of the receiving corps has risen because of it.

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<v Speaker 1>M Nelson's had a unbelievable spring and summer Jordan Matthews

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<v Speaker 1>getting back out. They having a great start to cam

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Johnson has looked phenomenal each and every day he's

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<v Speaker 1>out here and making plays. He's been unbelievable so far

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<v Speaker 1>the summer. So we got a really talented group. I

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<v Speaker 1>think coach my girls doing an unbelievable job with that crew.

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<v Speaker 1>Bringing him in was a huge addition for our football team,

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<v Speaker 1>probably one of the more underrated things that we did

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<v Speaker 1>this offseason with signing Mike m So we're excited about

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<v Speaker 1>the team, excited about that unit. It seems like there's

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<v Speaker 1>a new sense of energy, a new sense of focus

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<v Speaker 1>with this group. Do you feel that, Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you're two with Carson, You're two with Duck.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there there should be a reason for optimism.

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<v Speaker 1>We got an unbelievable offensive line, we got to prove

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<v Speaker 1>in front seven on defense, extremely talented safeties, and we

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of talent on this football team. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>so I think there's a huge reason for optimism with

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<v Speaker 1>this team. All right, Jack, My last question for you,

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<v Speaker 1>what's more stressful game planning or wedding planning? Well, luckily

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't have to do much wedding planning. Julie did

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<v Speaker 1>all of that. The game planning, I would say it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little more stressful, but I don't really have to

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<v Speaker 1>do any of that, So I just kind of go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and show up and make sure I'm at

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<v Speaker 1>my best for both occasions. Eagles tight end Zach Ertz,

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

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<v Speaker 1>all for joining us right here on Philadelphi Eagles dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>I told you that Zack's answer for biggest offseason move

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<v Speaker 1>would surprise you now speaking up big moves. The Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>at a running back little Garrett Blunt this offseason, who

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<v Speaker 1>at six feet two hundred and fifty pounds, brings a

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<v Speaker 1>different dimension to the Eagles offense to compliment Darren Sproles

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<v Speaker 1>among others. Last season in New England, he rushed for

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<v Speaker 1>an NFL high eighteen rushing touchdowns and gained over eleven

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards on the ground for the Super Bowl champions.

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<v Speaker 1>The subject of our latest in Focus explains why he

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<v Speaker 1>chose to sign with the Eagles. That Choles Billy because

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was you know, I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>the best hit for me. Like I just I liked

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<v Speaker 1>the guys here. You know, UM like the way they

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<v Speaker 1>do things around here. You know, I like the way

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<v Speaker 1>they play ball, So you know, I feel like this

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<v Speaker 1>is the perfect kit for me. Well, Garrett Blunt running back.

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<v Speaker 1>The major factor in me choosing to sign here in

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<v Speaker 1>Philly was, you know, I like the direction the team

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<v Speaker 1>is headed. You know, they got a great quarterback, they

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<v Speaker 1>got a good defense, We got some special things going

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<v Speaker 1>on here, so you know, I just definitely wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of it. So he's gonna lean the

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<v Speaker 1>back and so you're trying to make a jump cut

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<v Speaker 1>or a cut going full speed. Everybody listening. It's awesome

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<v Speaker 1>working with Deuce man. I've been a fan of this

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<v Speaker 1>for a long time, and it's an honor to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to have a chance to work with him, and

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<v Speaker 1>you can get his input from a player and a

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<v Speaker 1>coach's perspective. I appreciate him. I'm going back to get

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<v Speaker 1>me here. Something that I could share with the young

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<v Speaker 1>guys that can help them in their journey is just

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<v Speaker 1>my experience. It takes a lot to be good in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. Knowing the things that you have to do

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<v Speaker 1>to prepare yourself for a game and just looking up

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<v Speaker 1>the players like Darren. You know someone who's played for

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<v Speaker 1>as long as he's played. Take parts of his routine

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<v Speaker 1>and build your own, and you'll be pretty successful. When

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<v Speaker 1>you get tired, man, you gotta pick your legs up.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just tired. Something I would like to focus one,

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<v Speaker 1>just continue to learn to playbook. Make sure I get

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<v Speaker 1>down all my assignments and everything that I need to

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<v Speaker 1>go to the training camp and be competitive. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that I can go in there and

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<v Speaker 1>compete at a high level, not having to worry about

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<v Speaker 1>making mistakes personally. I would just like to bring you know,

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<v Speaker 1>hard nose downhill running. I get worked up off of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, running people over making big plays, and they

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<v Speaker 1>can energize the defense. If you energize the offense, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a momentum builder, you know. So we got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of guys over there that can make plays, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just wanted to contribute to that. You missed out quite

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<v Speaker 1>a fun time if you weren't at Sunday's open practice.

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<v Speaker 1>You probably also disappointed the kids who want to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Shame on you for that. At the very least, you

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<v Speaker 1>can check out these highlights. After the break, He's found

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone over seventeen times. Today he's a professional

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<v Speaker 1>football watcher because he has NFL Red Zone from NFL

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<v Speaker 1>Network on xpinity to come up for a fan only

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<v Speaker 1>with xpnity, don't wait click today. It's growing up. I

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<v Speaker 1>used to watch those old whoop of reels of players

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<v Speaker 1>falling over themselves and getting into all kinds of funny

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<v Speaker 1>situations on the field. Since it was kids Day at

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<v Speaker 1>the Link on Sunday, we decided to take a different

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<v Speaker 1>approach to the highlights package. Let us know what you

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<v Speaker 1>think they'll do it for this edition of Inside Training

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<v Speaker 1>Camp presented by Expanity. On Wednesday, the eve of the

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<v Speaker 1>first preseason game against the Green Bay Packers, Wolf exclusive

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<v Speaker 1>access with defensive backs coach Corey Ulin, who's getting a

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<v Speaker 1>young group of cornerbacks ready for the upcoming seasons, so

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<v Speaker 1>you will not want to miss that. I'm Chris McPherson.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much for joining us, and have a

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<v Speaker 1>great Eagles Deck.