Eagles training camp previewTRAINING CAMP GOALS 1. Determine the identity of their No. 2 quarterback. Michael Vick will head into the season as the team's starter. But Vick has missed three games in each of the last two seasons, and his reckless style of play and body type -- he's a hair under 6-0 and weighs just 210 pounds -- makes it unlikely he'll make it to the starting line for 16 games this season. Last year, with Vince Young as Vick's backup, the Eagles were 1-4 in the games he got hurt and the three he missed. So it's important they find someone who can step in and hold the fort if he gets hurt. Right now, that appears to be third-year man Mike Kafka. Kafka knows coach Andy Reid's offense forward and backward. But he's got a questionable arm and very little experience (16 career pass attempts). The other possibility is veteran Trent Edwards, who was out of the league last year. The Eagles selected Nick Foles in the third round of the April draf...
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PLAYERS:
Michael Vick,
Vince Young,
Mike Kafka,
Andy Reid,
Trent Edwards,
Nick Foles,
Jason Peters,
Brandon Graham,
Jason Pierre-Paul,
Jason Kelce,
Julian Vandervelde,
Fletcher Cox,
Cullen Jenkins,
Mike Patterson,
Antonio Dixon,
Derek Landri,
Oshiomogho Atogwe,
Kurt Coleman,
Jaiquawn Jarrett,
LeSean McCoy,
Stanley Havili,
Bryce Brown,
Chris Polk,
Emil Igwenagu,
Brent Celek,
Clay Harbor,
Brett Brackett,
Chase Ford,
DeSean Jackson,
Jeremy Maclin,
Jason Avant,
Riley Cooper,
Damaris Johnson,
Mardy Gilyard,
Chad Hall,
Evan Mathis,
Danny Watkins,
Todd Herremans,
King Dunlap,
Mike Gibson,
Dallas Reynolds,
Dennis Kelly,
Steve Vallos,
Brandon Washington,
D.J. Jones,
Thomas Welch,
Jason Babin,
Trent Cole,
Phillip Hunt,
Vinny Curry,
Darryl Tapp,
Cedric Thornton,
Mychal Kendricks,
DeMeco Ryans,
Brian Rolle,
Jamar Chaney,
Keenan Clayton,
Moise Fokou,
Akeem Jordan,
Greg Lloyd,
Casey Matthews,
Monte Simmons,
Jeremiah Trotter,
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie,
Nnamdi Asomugha,
Nate Allen,
Joselio Hanson,
Brandon Boykin,
Curtis Marsh,
Brandon Hughes,
Colt Anderson,
D.J. Johnson,
Cliff Harris,
Phillip Thomas,
Tom Nelson,
Trevard Lindley,
Wade Bonner,
Asante Samuel,
Alex Henery,
Chas Henry,
Jon Dorenbos
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons
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