Sights, sounds and observations from Wednesday’s training camp practice with rookies and selected veterans.
This morning, reporters will once again get a chance to speak with several of the Eagles’ assistant coaches about training camp and the upcoming season.
But there are a couple members of Chip Kelly’s staff who remain somewhat of a mystery.
The first is Kelly’s Chief of Staff, James Harris, who came over with him from Oregon.
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Philadelphia Magazine’s own Richard Rys recently sat down with Donovan McNabb for a wide-ranging Q&A that covers everything from the day he was drafted to the day he was traded — and the hard feeling that followed. Plenty of good nuggets in there. Here’s a sample:
Did your time with Washington and Minnesota give you a different perspective on the Eagles?
I never forgot what happened in Philadelphia. Those were great years. I would have loved to have had another couple years after that and just say “Thank you, I’m done.” But it didn’t happen that way. I sold my house when I got traded. Never even touched foot in Philadelphia until I played there as a Washington Redskin. I hadn’t even been back to the facility until Brian Dawkins retired. It was a sour day for me. I was pissed off to go, but [Brian’s] like my brother. I went for my brother. I felt the same as Brian—you turned your back on me. You basically pointed the finger at me. Things haven’t been right in Philadelphia since [I left].
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There’s a reason the Eagles’ new defensive coordinator goes by Billy in league circles.
Davis was 26 when he got his first shot at an NFL job as the defensive quality control coach with the Steelers. But the name Bill had already been claimed by a new coach in Pittsburgh, who went by the last name of Cowher. And so the low man on the totem pole decided that Billy would be just fine by him.
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James Casey lined up with his hand on the ground, waited for the imaginary snap, exploded out of his stance and started into his pass route.
This was last Thursday, a full week before the Eagles’ new tight end was required to be at the NovaCare Complex. But there he was, all by himself on the practice field on the hottest day of summer (98 degrees).
When the Eagles signed Casey back in March, Chip Kelly referred to him as a tempo-setter. And this is exactly what he was talking about. Casey doesn’t seem to care much for the offseason. Entering his fifth year in the league, he has developed a routine: show up to the facility three weeks before camp starts, get settled and be one of the players to set the tone when everybody else shows up.
On Tuesday, when Eagles’ rookies practiced for the first time, the only veterans in attendance (other than the quarterbacks) were Casey and Jason Kelce.
