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Surviving Camp with Jalyx Hunt, Part 3: Making his mark in preseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Over the next few weeks of Eagles training camp, we’ll be catching up weekly with third-round defensive end Jalyx Hunt from Houston Christian. We’ll be tracking his progress as the small school product acclimates to life in the NFL.
Part 1: How many people at a practice?
Part 2: Learning from a former Pro Bowler
By Jalyx Hunt’s feet sat a cup carrier full of water ice for his veteran teammates — green apple, blue raspberry, Swedish fish — and they were starting to melt.
As he walked off the field after the 11th practice of training camp, Hunt’s rookie duties were interrupted by a slow but steady line of kids looking for him to sign their footballs, posters and more.
“It’s cool,” Hunt said. “They don’t know who I am. Some do. A lot of the kids, they see a football player, I play for their favorite team, so it just works out.”
The NFL is a new world for Hunt after playing college football at Cornell and Houston Christian. During college, Hunt said he signed a grand total of two autographs. He signed way more than that on Sunday in the time it took for a cup of water ice to sweat.
Even though this is new for Hunt, he said he’s been practicing signing his autograph since he was 8 years old. He used to have around 12 different signatures but has whittled it down to two. Even if those kids on Sunday don’t know who Hunt is, the #58 next to his name ought to help.
“I’m throwing the number on there,” Hunt said. “Rookie year. I’m signing it, leaning into it. In the future it might change, it might not change.”
On Friday night, Hunt played in his first NFL preseason game and really tried to soak in the experience. Before the game, he walked around the field, listened to music during warmups and got to catch up with some folks he knew on the other sideline.
“It was amazing,” Hunt said. “It’s crazy running out of the…
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Publish date : 2024-08-13 11:00:00
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