Speaker 1: Hi everyone, I'm Alex Smith with your three sixty update
Speaker 1: The Eagle for back at practice here at the Novacare
Speaker 1: Complex as they get set for Saturday's matchup with the
Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. Today we heard from head coach Doug Peterson,
Speaker 1: who confirmed the addition of veteran linebacker Steven Tullock, and
Speaker 1: according to Peterson, Tullok's familiarity with Jim Schwartz will only
Speaker 1: help this defense moving forward. Obviously he's familiar with with
Speaker 1: Coach Schwartz's defense. Um, at the same time, he's coming
Speaker 1: in to compete for that linebacker spot there in the middle,
Speaker 1: and it's just unfortunate with the loss of you know,
Speaker 1: with Joe right now, we just need depth to fill
Speaker 1: that spot. So, um, we just got to see where
Speaker 1: he's at, what is what is uh, what his health
Speaker 1: is when he gets here, you know, physical, all that
Speaker 1: stuff that we do with players and uh and then
Speaker 1: and then slowly work him in. So the big question
Speaker 1: now is where exactly does Tullock fit into this scheme.
Speaker 1: Will he be a reserve at inside linebacker or could
Speaker 1: he perhaps move to one of the two outside linebacking spots.
Speaker 1: We caught up with linebacker Jordan Hicks inside the locker
Speaker 1: room to get his thoughts on where Tulluck might fit.
Speaker 1: I'm excited. I think I want this team to be
Speaker 1: as good as we possibly can, and I think adding,
Speaker 1: you know, another veteran presence and another linebacker to our
Speaker 1: core and having that type of depth and being able
Speaker 1: to move around and have another aspect to it will
Speaker 1: help a lot. Another big question with the Eagles linebacking
Speaker 1: corps revolves around Michael Kendricks, who has had to miss
Speaker 1: some time, including the last two preseason games while he's
Speaker 1: dealing with the hamstring injury. We caught up with Kendricks
Speaker 1: today to discuss how he's feeling heading into the third
Speaker 1: preseason game. Yeah, it's a game of football, man. Everyone's
Speaker 1: injured out there, everyone's hurt. It's just a matter of
Speaker 1: getting out there and and just being fortunate enough to
Speaker 1: stay healthy. It seems like every year I got something wrong,
Speaker 1: but that's just the nature of the game and someone
Speaker 1: who's experienced it, it's just something that you deal with.
Speaker 1: You you work through, and you keep keep chugging on.
Speaker 1: It is preseason, but I do want to the competitor.
Speaker 1: Enemy wants to be out there. I mean, is there
Speaker 1: a you know, emphasis on this game. But I want
Speaker 1: to be out there, you know, so we'll see. So
Speaker 1: while we wait and see whether or not Kendricks will
Speaker 1: be full go heading into Saturday night, one other injury
Speaker 1: update here from the Novacare Complex. Kicker Caleb Surgis, who
Speaker 1: suffered a concussion during warmups of the Pittsburgh game, says
Speaker 1: he has been cleared and is feeling comfortable heading into
Speaker 1: Saturday night's game. For complete Eagles coverage, stay right here
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Speaker 1: I'm Alex Smith.