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Found November 11, 2009 on philadelphiaeagles.com:
PLAYERS: Lito Sheppard,  Sheldon Brown,  Troy Vincent
TEAMS: New York Jets,  Philadelphia Eagles,  Miami Dolphins

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The Eagles have always had it covered, pun intended, at the cornerback positions. They have always been forward thinking at cornerback, as they were in 2002 when they selected Lito Sheppard and Sheldon Brown in the draft even though they already had starters Troy Vincent and Bobby Taylor on the roster. In this past of-season, the Eagles stocked up at cornerback, just in case.
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