There was no structural damage to the knee. “If not, then the regular season”. They’ve had some of the normal bumps and bruises, now they’re getting ready to see a different color helmet, as they prepare for their first preseason game of the summer.
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Pederson added that although the Eagles will continue to wear pads, there will probably not be any more live periods in which they tackle to the ground during training camp.
Sam Bradford was also excused for the rest of the day for a “family issue”, although the quarterback is expected to return Tuesday and play Thursday.
Matthews injured the knee in a collision with corner Jalen Mills during a live hitting session on Friday.
Linebacker Mychal Kendricks left practice with a hamstring injury.
– Safety Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring), offensive tackle Jason Peters (quad), running back Wendell Smallwood (quad), defensive tackle Mike Martin (knee), defensive end Marcus Smith (head) and defensive back JaCorey Shepherd (hamstring) all missed practice again Monday. It was that kind of head injury that prevented the tight end from playing all 16 games a year ago, missing the team’s game in Detroit on Thanksgiving after being dinged a week earlier against Tampa Bay.
“I think it needs to be addressed, but it is what it is”, Ertz said Friday, via Philadelphia Magazine.
“Guys gotta be pros. Rookies coming in, they don’t know what the atmosphere is like, the respect that’s given in practice”, Ertz said Friday on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “It’s just sore. We just have to make sure it’s healthy and he’s feeling good when he gets out here”. “When people are flying around and competing, people are going to get tweaked up now and then”. “This is going to happen”. “I’m a big believer in you never shy away from contact”.
Reich spoke positively of both Pantale’s aptitude for fullback, “When you play that position, you’ve got to be physical; you’ve got to love contact”. “Football is a contact sport”.
“You know, you just keep training the guys”.
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“And by no means are we where we want to be as a football team”. That called for Zach Ertz, who passed concussion protocol, to call for the Rookies to watch where they’re hitting players.
