Takeaways and observations from the Eagles’ second training camp practice
The Eagles are back in full swing as the organization held its second training camp practice.
Jalen Hurts returned from a summer of rewiring his throwing motion, but the results were met with mixed reviews on Friday.
It was only day two, but Philadelphia did some good things on defense and provided some early insight into how they’ll operate on both sides of the ball.
With training camp now all gas and no brakes, here are five takeaways from day two.
1. Miles Sanders 2nd team reps
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Sanders and Kenneth Gainwell is an intriguing camp matchup to watch, and Sanders taking second-team snaps on Friday could add juice to the discussions.
Miles Sanders getting carries with the second team offense. #Eagles
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) July 29, 2022
2. Eagles offense struggled
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A few days after the Eagles’ offense had their way in the red zone, Friday was a different story.
Jason Kelce, who was able to observe the #Eagles offense today as he returns from COVID:
“It didn’t look good.” https://t.co/w1KdZhw6Fk
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) July 29, 2022
3. Jason Kelce not buying the hype
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The Eagles’ longtime center isn’t buying all the hype surrounding this team.
“In this city every year the media thinks we are going to be shitty we are good, and every year the media thinks we are going to be good we are shitty” — Kelce
Says the team has to be focused on getting better each day #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) July 29, 2022
4. Regular day for Jalen Hurts
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After heating up on Day one, Hurts returned to earth on day two, completing less than 50% of his attempts during a slow-down session.
Today’s training camp stats from Jalen Hurts:
8/15, 0 TD, 1 INT
Not a lot of deep passes either #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) July 29, 2022
5. Haason Reddick open to playing in coverage
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Jonathan Gannon ruffled some feathers on Friday when he discussed his talented pass-rushing linebacker dropping into coverage at times.
Reddick echoed his sentiments.
Random Notes
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Several guys missed practice on Friday, with Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce still recovering from bouts with COVID-19.
Practice participation:
WILL NOT PRACTICE
Zach Pascal – illness
Keric Wheatfall – COVID progression
LIMITED
Fletcher Cox – COVID progression
Jason Kelce – COVID progression— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) July 29, 2022
