Eagles training camp observations Fight overshadows exciting plays on final day of open practice

Eagles training camp observations Fight overshadows exciting plays on final day of open practice

PHILADELPHIA -- Training camp for the came to a close with a bang, capping off an interesting final day at the NovaCare Complex. One joint practice with the had plenty of fireworks, from fights, to trick plays, and catches.The Eagles and Colts will square off again in Thursday's preseason finale, one which head coach Shane Steichen will start but will use a case-by-case basis on whether his other first-teamers will play. The Eagles likely aren't going to play their starters, so this joint practice was crucial.One more time before the preseason concludes, observations from the final open practice of training camp:Every spectacular event has fireworks to end the day. drubbed , a cheap shot (by Kelce's words) that brought out every player from the Eagles and Colts onto the field. Both teams were pushing and shoving, but the shouting continued until the players were told practice was over and both teams Zach Parise Men Jersey went their separate ways. The events that led to the fight stemmed from the previous play. caught a pa s fromand was pushed late by Franklin, but Gainwell had a shove of his own to retaliate. On the next play, Hurts found Gainwell acro s the middle, where Kelce decided to deliver a blow to Franklin that ended up with Franklin on the ground.Kelce was while Franklin and Kenny Gainwell .This Kelce episode with Franklin was brewing for 75 minutes, with all these events transpiring toward the grand finale: poppedon a ball intended for him, Mikko Koivu Kids Jersey causing an incompletion early in the 11-on-11 portion of practice.caught a slant pa s onand flexed on the Colts safety after the play.knocked the ball out ofhand on a strip sack, causing some shoving between Eagles and Colts players.followed with a sack of his own as the rookie QB rolled to his right, stripping the ball from Richardson's hands, which led to more shoving. Barnett got in the scuffle, which drew flags from both teams. Both Barnett and Carter had to be held back.Carter was fired up after defending Barnett, making gestures to the Colts sideline after driving to the ground. The rookie didn't hide flaunting his domination against the Colts offensive line. Barnett was defending Carter like Carter defended Barnett.caught a slant acro s the middle and was popped byin the full-team portion of 11-on-11s. Brown got right back up and got into Blackmon's face, causing another scuffle between the teams.Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni even got in on the action asintercepted, but flags were acro s the field. Sirianni picked them up after he ran onto the field and screamed at the referee. Jonas Brodin Jersey Based off 15 training camp practices, hard to ignore how good Smith has been. Smith flexed his muscle against . with two tremendous catches the Eagles were able to showcase on film. 2 for 1 | | Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) Smith was able to keep both feet in bounds against Baker on the first catch, while the second one resulted in a touchdown for the Eagles offense on a back-shoulder catch. The body control Smith displayed on the first catch only a few receivers can make in the .Smith also had a long touchdown catch from Hurts earlier in the se sion. Hurts botched the snap in the shotgun formation, Gustav Olofsson Women Jersey but picked the ball up and found Smith wide open for a 50-yard touchdown. Smith was able to beat for the score. A big season for Smith is on the horizon. This is the best he's looked since entering the league.In addition to making his presence felt on the Colts sideline, Carter was making plays on the field. He notched at least one sack on Anthony Richardson, beating the Colts interior with an inside move on a play that would have brought him down. He was also able to decipher a zone read and get Richardson in what would have been a tackle for lo s.Carter O'Donnell had his hands full with Carter, as the Colts learned not to get him mad. On consecutive plays Carter brought down O'Donnell and made sure the Colts knew he was there. Carter has arguably been the standout of training camp. He's certainly going to be in the running for Defensive Rookie of the Year. took a snap and pitched the ball to Kenny Gainwell -- who admitted he's a left-hander -- rolled to that side of the field and threw to for a long gain. While Calcaterra was wide open, the throw from Gainwell was on point.Where did the Eagles get that play from? Shane Steichen, a play they never ran when he was offensive coordinator Mikael Granlund Kids Jersey . was the one to admit that, even though Gainwell hopes that wasn't the only time that play is used. "We're going to try to get this thing going," Gainwell said. "It was a beauty ball. It landed right in the bucket and I trusted the receiver to go up and catch it. He trusted me to throw the ball. We're gonna try and get it in."During Jalen Hurts' pre s conference, asked him to sign a football for him. The exchange was wholesome, as Hurts asked Slay what the magic word was. Slay responded in his humble tone. Darius Slay interrupting Jalen Hurts pre ser to get him to sign a football. Shows the close bond on this team. Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) Slay finished off the conversation by telling us "he's amazing, guys."

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