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Eagles training camp observations: A spirited joint practice vs. the Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Eagles practiced against the Patriots as Tuesday morning turned into afternoon on a beautiful New England summer day.
The practice lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes, including the side-by-side walkthroughs that began at 10:30 a.m.
These are teams with very different ceilings this season. It’s fair to say that the Eagles, overall, had the better day. But that was to be expected.
The Eagles will play the Patriots in the second preseason game on Thursday night before heading back to Philadelphia.
1. As always, we start with some housekeeping:
• The big news of the day was that rookie second-round pick Cooper DeJean was activated from the Non-Football Injury list. He had missed all of training camp with a hamstring injury so it was good to see him back on the field. He participated in just individual drills as he ramps up.
• Did not practice: Oren Burks (knee), Grant Calcaterra (shoulder), C.J. Gardner-Johnson (shoulder), Albert Okwuegbunam (abdomen), Caden Sterns (knee)
• Limited: Parris Campbell (groin), Cooper DeJean (hamstring), Mehki Garner (hamstring), Brandon Smith (concussion)
• It’s worth making a special mention that Campbell is back at practice. He missed five practices.
2. Some depth chart notes:
• Nakobe Dean got first-team reps to start practice. This is the first change we’ve seen all summer. Before it had been Devin White and Zack Baun to start every day. Today, it was Dean and White. But later we also saw Dean next to Baun with the starters and even Jeremiah Trotter Jr. got some first-team reps.
• Isaiah Rodgers and Kelee Ringo again split first-team outside corner reps. Quinyon Mitchell was the top slot corner. The day began with Reed Blankenship and Avonte Maddox at safety for CJGJ. But in the dime package, Maddox bumped up and was replaced by James Bradberry.
• Mekhi Becton was right guard…
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Publish date : 2024-08-13 20:24:27
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