Now you'll know the players' names.
That's the significance of today, when the rest of the roster arrives. There are still a few stragglers as this gets posted, although big names like Brian Westbrook, Takeo Spikes and Jeremiah Trotter all arrived and drew large gatherings.
Among the notes and otherwise interesting tidbits:
“It’s not up to me,” Westbrook said. “If we have success early on, hopefully the coach will see that and hopefully he’ll run the ball some more. But it really depends on how things are going, how Donovan is feeling and hopefully coach will call some of those plays.”
He’s hoping the addition of Takeo Spikes will help free up some space for him to move around. Trotter, ever the optimist, thinks this is the Eagles’ year.
“Right now we’re flying under the radar,” Trotter said. “Those are the teams you have to watch out for.”
“He really took a system and developed it and won a lot of Super Bowls with it,” Reid said. “He’s a creative person, very well organized and a good out-of-the-box thinker.”
He said he’s not excited about all the driving at this training camp because he doesn’t know the area, nor is he excited for the conditioning test tomorrow. Scott said he’s never done a conditioning test in the past.
He was eager for the camp to begin, though. Scott is still getting to know his teammates and the system, which makes training camp important for the free agent acquisition.
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There will be no evening update from me tonight because there was only one practice. As you can see by the byline on the bottom of each post, Philly.com sports editor Aaron Knox and Philly.com staff member Patrick Carney have both contributed as well, so additional posts may come from them or the other authors you see on the side of the page.
The Inquirer and Philly.com has a big team up here, so posts can come whenever from a host of people, so continue checking.
I’ll be back with the links in the morning and then practice in the afternoon.
If you have any training camp questions, you can e-mail me at zberman@phillynews.com. I’ve already heard from some of you, so please keep sending them my way.
Important Note Practice is CLOSED to the public tomorrow. The Eagles have timing and testing in the morning, which is closed to everyone, including the media. The first full-squad practice is in the afternoon and closed to the public. You can find all the updates here on the Eye on the Eagles blog.
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