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Eagles Training Camp: Muscle Spasms

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Aug 7th, 2018 · 11:54 AM EDT

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We’re almost there.

Today was the last practice before Thursday night’s preseason opener against Pittsburgh. The Eagles did not wear full pads during today’s session.

Notes from gathered media:

• Nick Foles missed practice again, three consecutive days with “upper body soreness” which we now know is muscle spasms
• Markus Wheaton returned after missing two days
• Zach Ertz also returned along with Richard Rodgers
• Haloti Ngata continues to work with the second team defense
• Carson Wentz took part in 1st team 7v7 drills, Nate Sudfeld worked with 1st team in 11v11
• Nelson Agholor (rest day) and Mike Wallace were not out there (no 1st team wide receivers with Alshon Jeffery still on the shelf)
• Kamu Grugier-Hill and Nate Gerry continue to get more first team reps than Corey Nelson at linebacker

Seems like we’re gonna get a lot of Nate Sudfeld on Thursday night.

Also:

Shoutout to this person for finding a way to watch #Eagles practice. pic.twitter.com/tM42zvY5xI

— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) August 7, 2018

Doug Pederson was up today in the media rotation:

• (started by mentioning former GM Tom Heckert, who passed away Sunday night)
• Nick Foles’ injury is not related to the elbow issue he had last year
• Looking to get through Thursday’s game with no injuries, wants to see execution, got a lot of young guys fighting for roster spots, will be great for them to go out and perform well
• RE: contract extension: I wish nobody brought it up, but honored and thankful to the organization for believing in him, excited to go to work every single day
• helps to solidify plan with Howie Roseman being on the same contract length that he is, easier to prepare and plan
• Joe Douglas has also been a big part of what this team has done. “The more people we can keep, would love to have everybody.”
• have an opportunity on Thursday night to work out communication and game flow with Mike Groh and Press Taylor in new roles
• sees confidence in training camp performances of Donnel Pumphrey and Shelton Gibson
• still monitoring Carson Wentz’s progress.. RE: playing this week –  “if he’s not in practice, you can figure it out”
• excited to work with Howie Roseman over the next few years, if we “stay in our lanes and do our jobs, good things will happen”
• looking to get a game’s worth of snaps (65-70) for the starting group over the course of 4 preseason games, says scrimmaging vs. Miami last year changed the approach a bit
• team was going to use pads today, but heat and proximity to preseason game made Pederson want to keep team fresh instead, says group has been working hard

Nick Foles:

• says he’s day to day with muscle spasms in his shoulder/neck area, “nothing crazy, going to be fine”
• has not ruled out playing Thursday night
• thinks Dallas Goedert is having a great training camp, also mentioned Rashard Davis

Carson Wentz:

• frustrating to not be in 11v11s, but just trusting what the doctors are saying, tough to sit there and watch but making the most of it
• probably the same routine next week, keep talking with doctors and coaches
• stoked for Pederson’s extension, he and Howie both deserve it, says Doug hasn’t changed at all since he first met him
• velocity is similar to last year, feels really good mechanically, arm feels strong, doesn’t feel like he’s lost a step because of the knee
• Nate Sudfeld is “solid,” sneaky athletic and can make some plays with his feet, plays a similar style to me and Nick Foles

Video:

Watch live as Doug Pederson, Carson Wentz, & Nick Foles meet with the media. https://t.co/qTbUVQoiHJ

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 7, 2018