alshon jefferys, pederson wants to score more points.comes from the physicality. >> the rugby player from canada he put in there. >> a big topic of conversation this week, the boston university study that found brain disease in 99% of former nfl players they studied. is the game of football in big trowb. >> it's alarming the study. it was a small sample size. you have to check out brains that didn't show signs of cte. all of the brains sent to the clinic show signs of cte. you have to measure it against guys out of the league that don't have cte. i don't know what the stats are. the nfl has tried to curb it with infraction rules. i have a more radical solution, weight restrictions. we are going back to pop warner football. 240 powns or less. a safety can't be 225. that will lower the impact of the blow. it will never fly. it's so radical, but i think it's worth looking at. >> you can't have a linebacker tackling a running back? >> the linebacker would hit the running back with less force because he weighs less. here's what eagle greats h

one of the biggest moves was signing alshon jeffery.e was back in his hometown of columbia south carolina holding his football camp for kids. he and the other veterans report wednesday. ail shouldn't says the birds will do some big things this season. >> i'm just excited for training camp. that's all i'm just excited. just can't wait to get started. >> reporter: what are you most excited for. >> just going out there just making plays. i'm excited for our team overall offense defense special teams everyone. we going to do something special this year. >> cbs3 is your home for all things eagles. i'll be joining sports director don bell to bring you all the sights and sounds of year two of the doug pederson area. our live coverage starts monday at noon. >>> now to golf jordan spieth will be turning 24 next week. what a birthday it would be if he could come home with the clarett jug. jordan is the leader going into the final round of british open. brandon grace here on the 18th taps in for par. he shot an eight under 62 lowest score ever in

let's talk about the new wide receiver alshon jeffery. he is here. he will make a big impact with this team. it is his first training camp with the bird. back in march he signed a one year deal loaded with incentives. the contract could be worth as much as 14 million. jeffery, talented as he is, working with the new quarterback, here's what wentz noticed about jeffery. >> he is very soft spoken but, he is a quiet competitor. he gets ticked off when he doesn't make a play and different things. very quiet witt. kind of knew all of those things going into it. i really liked getting him out on the field and getting used to the way you he gets in and out of the breaks and way he can go up and get a ball. very cool getting to know him. >> meanwhile linebacker jordan hicks was limited in practice. he had surgery on his pinky just a few weeks ago. it is an injury that happened in greece while he was with his wife. here's what happened and why he didn't have the procedure done overseas. >> unfortunate event, i was on my honeymoon and i flipped by the pool. i

ekes out a touchdown to alshon jeffery. eagle coach doug pederson hopes this is a sign of what's to come with the new look offense. he believes they could be the best offense in the nfl. wentz says they can do something special. >> our inspections are high. i can speak for myself personally. i have high expectations. 7-9 never good enough. never done playing before testify playoffs. that's not acceptable. >> the play makers we got, we can do something special. we have to put the work in. >> what is your definition of something special? >> we'll see end of the year. hopefully, we are on the same page with the same goal. we have the same definition of something special, i can tell you that. >> we want to win now. it's a big year for all of us. >> jordan matthews this offseason with a knee injury. not today. he was here for practice. surgery was an awesome but he decided against it. >> hicks broke a pinky while at his honeymoon. >> phils back at is against the braves. what are they up to free time? there's aaron nola, he can p

. >> alshon jeffery went to the ground and landed hard on his shoulder. and says he's fine. >> nick foals missed time because of elbow soreness. >> carson wentz doesn't miss a beat today, perfect completing every single one of his passes. >> we are excited to see the training camp. >> he did a great job. >> we have a pretty good one. >> there's only one practice, so i'm not getting too excited, but that's as well as we executed since i have been here. >> the eagles in a good mood and wayne johnson back with his sarah bloomquist hairdo. they have the best offensive line. >> i don't care if you are not able to go full contact. having him in the huddle always helps. you bring in guys like alshon where you know you want to get in everyday. bringing those type of guys in, in raises the confidence of everyone. >> eagles have open practice to the public 10:00 a.m. at the link. still to come in sports, union trying to gain in the standings after we kick it to break. ♪ ♪ mercedes-benz you've always longed for. but hurry, these shooting stars fly by fast. lease the

. >> alshon jeffery is an established veteran, he is really only here in the year.t to north dakota he didn't to have go there. it says a lot about how much of a leader he is. >> these guys are improving, they will to have prove themselves on the field. >> what are some of the break outs. we have two that are on the injured list. >> well, otto even if the arrival of the alshon jeffery, torey smith and lagarrette blount the running backs. now you have weapons all around carson wentz. the ball should move. as far as rookie is concerned because rookies and quarterbacks report today, done he will pumphrey should help but this is mainly about veterans that they brought in around carson wentz and make the ball move down the field. >> right, cindy jones is huge because he was the kid drafted to be the cornerback and we know this team has a major hole at cornerback. not seeing him this year will be frustrating for fans but be patient we know that war from the sixers, patients. >> exactly, trust the process. draft right here in philadelphia so exciting to watch big screen. t

. >> alshon jefferys tells carson wentz, throw it my way and i'll grab it.frey doing just that making catches over and around the defense, torrey smith looking good too. watch out carson wentz, down goes the eagle quarterback. johnson celebrating the sack. is that awesome or what? wentz looking to pick himself up after a tough finish last season. eagle defense is watching closely. >> everyone wants to see what the next step will be. it was exciting to watch last year. fans are excited this year. >> he has what it takes. really enjoyed watching him play last year and excited to see it first hand this year. i know how he prepares and watching him do the little things, that satisfies guys in that position. it's fun watching them do the little thing. >> kendricks asked the eagles to trade him in the offseason for a fresh start. they said no for now. his role has been significantly reduced. >> the offensive line has a new look. isaac has not cut his hair in a year and wayne johnson shows up in a blonde wig to lighten the mood as a joke. that until >> you were hop

full flash returns to the next and how alshon jeffery with you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey!'re not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> teaming up with the pennsylvania spca to host the first annual ruffpalooza. philly phanatic came out and tyler reed was there to support the cause. the hope is to make ruffapalooza an annual event and make attention to wide variety of issues. >> quality. >> don is here now. he was in south philly earlier today as practice continues. >> we talking about practice. >> yes. >> not a game. >> again. >> thursday, we're talking about it again. >> september when these guys get start sdmrd like a family reup noon. fathers, brothers, cousins the whole crew came together for one cause. it was first day of fill squad workout. that means we have to look at the eagles top free agent a alshown je

alshon jeffery has taken a liking to his qb. >> great time out here, great people. >> the birds are bonding training camp, working out and chilling. so do the receivers like fargo? >> we love it out here. >> they love it. check their twitter. they love it. >> i'm a north dakota man. ain't no rap on the radio. country music and redheads. >> that's pretty accurate. the flyers have reassigned l lawton for a second season. former flyer mark recie takes top spot in pittsburgh. >>> marc fultz out for the second year. jason tatum with the ball stolen by jason bolden. finishes very nicely. showing his athleticism. tatum gets the last laugh right here. beats the shot clock. 15 points for him. sixers lose 88-83. phils' reliever pat neshek pitched a six-hitter tonight in baseball. i'll be right back. where are we? about to see progressive's new home quote explorer. where you can compare multiple quote options online and choose what's right for you. woah. flo and jamie here to see hqx. flo and jamie request entry. slovakia. triceratops. tapioca. racquetball. staccato. me llamo jamie. pumpernickel. pudd

wide receiver alshon jefferys shared this video on his social media account. carson wentz invited many of this field position players to his hometown of fargo, north dakota for workouts and team bonding. >>> among the winners, federer and williams on to the quarter finals. rafael nadal is a little bit too hyped up for the match today. goes five sets. four hours and 47 minutes. mueller on his fifth match point finally wins the match. that's a look at sports. >> all right, thank you, ducis. two feisty senior citizens have crossed off jumping out of a plane from their bucket list. 84-year-old betty came up with the idea. 85-year-old franny said, okay, i'll join you. the idea soon made its way to the well wishes program which helps seniors fulfill their dreams. so heed the women suited up and boarded a plane. both of them made the leap from high above with their family and friends watching. the family and friends were on the ground. watching. you understood that. >> i got it. >> needless to say. jimmy kimmel live next followed by nightline. for the entire action n

. >> so much so eagles fans cheering oohing and ahhing as wentz hit alshon jeffery.will be sunday at 10:00 uh-o, carson wentz gets drilled. check out the best video of the day from eagles camp. tray n sacks wentz down he goes. jackson has some swagghe is cel. wentz has hit the ground running in camp so far trying to get more and more comfortable with head coach doug pederson now in year two. s still his offense. we've been able to kind of come together and i'll throw some ideas, he'll throw some ideas and kind of give my opinion and vice versa and it's been a really good working relationship a it's king to keep growing as well. >> the beauty of it for both of us is to go back and i can oes that feedback from carson like, what he doesn't like and help our offense get better. >> eagles linebacker michael kendrick says today he's asked the eagles to trade or release him in the off season for a freshf course said no at least for now. the 2012 second round pick is not happy with his backup role. ormerlayer who would be happy canadian rugby star adam zaruba.ight end. physi

plus the additions of alshon jeffery and torrey smith to name a few.raining camps have changed over the years to be sure. here's the birds' head coach on his philosophy toward camp. >> i think number one is you can maintain that physicality, you can maintain, you know, the hitting in camp. it doesn't have to be live every single day. i remember back in 12999, that first camp was extremely hard and back when we had the two days to start camp over a 3, 3 1/2 day period, you know, obviously can't do that anymore but at the same time, cane pick some spots and house sochoose d can go live. i don't want to do it a ton in camp. at the same time, guys have got to feel the contact, got to feel the ground and, you know, injuries are part of the game. whether it's in training camp, obviously you don't like to see it, it's part of the regular season. but at the same time, we can be smart about it. protect each other and still be in pads and get the work done. >>> strawberries and cream, anyone? venus williams vying for her sixth career wimbledon title against spai

meanwhile, we know that adding wide receivers alshon jeffery and torey smith should help offense butt will have an impact on the defensive side of the ball. quarterbacks like jaylen mills have a chance to compete against these guys on a daily basis. >> i tell them today, i had tight coverage on both today, one on the slant on alshon and one on the double move with torey. they both caught it. i mean it was tight. i loved it. this is what we need, the work we need, just passing routes. this is what we signed up for. this is what howie and coach brought them in for but for us to get work and be better as a team as a whole. >> the competition is fierce. real quick phillies opening up a four game series down the street against braves, jeremy hellickson on the mound, that is store from it novacare complex, ukee, back to you in the studio. >> thanks very much, open practice sunday 10:00 a.m. thanks, buddy. that will do it for us in the studio, we will close things out from long wood garden in kennett square in just a moment, and, i have had a feeling that something sweeties on the other s >

carson wentz taking a big step forward in year two, the fact he has amazing weapons, alshon jeffery, torrey smith, giving him targets to catch the ball. that will be nice. >> i can confirm, my colleague lauren mayk who is inside the stadium right now covering this for our late newscast tonight tells us carson wentz is on the field and did receive quite a warm welcome from the fans. we'll see how they do out there. everybody is pretty excited football is coming back. >> can't believe it's here, but you know, we'll take it. thanks for that, drew. >> the eagles begin preseason one week from thursday whenthy visit the green bay packers at lambeau field. you can watch the game at 8:00 that night. pregame coverage starts at 7:00, thursday, august 10th, only on nbc 10. >> new this morning in philadelphia, a driver is under arrest in a hit-and-run that sent a bicycle rider to the hospital. nbc 10 was on the scene in center street where police say a driver in a sedan with new york plates hit the bike around 2:30 this morning and kept going. police stopped the driver just a few blocks away. th

one of the big story lines in training camp will be how wentz and his number one target alshon jefferyting a camp for his kid in south carolina new eagles receiver just can't wait to catch passes from wentz in camp. yes, he is expecting a very big year. >> i'm excited for our team. overall, owe even if, special teams defense, we will do something special this year. we will put the ball in the air and make plays and have fun witt. it your our job to catch the ball have fun with it. sky's limit. we have to go out there and put the work in. >> eagles running back when dell small woodies putting in the work on his own wilmington native tells six abc he thinks they can go from worst to first this season with this new look owe even if >> you look at this owe even if with the additions how explosive can you guys be. >> i see weapons we have, man we can run the ball, we will be able to pass the ball, we will get deep strikes alshon on the outside nelson getting better every day receivers working hard. we're all trying arch each other and want to do better for each other. i definitely think thi

alshon jeffery and others. >> we showed alshon there for a second.ets put up video of torey smith. >> i like it. >> so torey smith comes after a couple of down years in san francisco. >> okay. >> before that he was very good in baltimore. he can stretch the field, remember what desean jackson did and everybody was so mad that desean left because they didn't have anything to stretch the field? >> dope chip kelly. >> don't mention him this business positivity. he can stretch the field, all right. i cannot promise he can beat a shark in the pool but he can stretch the field. >> what about running back. >> lagarrette blount, he comes from new england. this is a ex-patriot that comes. >> his name is blount. >> blount. >> blount. >> we asked coach, i will to have bring this up every time. >> really. >> we asked doug pederson he he said it is blount what does lagarrette say i have always heard it lagarrette blount. >> i'm assuming pederson has heard it. >> he hasn't talked to him. >> listen, i stand corrected. would i rather hear from it lagarrette's mouth

team will make a decision trying to work with him this year but they have benefit of alshon jeffery torey smith around him to help jordan matthews have a better season. the only question i have is his knee, is he injured? something going on? is there a health problem with him? i don't think so necessarily but it is still something to keep an eye on. don't worry about economic is threats's rang wide receivers hoist your number one receiver >> alshon jeffery. >> number two. >> torey smith. >> number three. >> jordan matthews. >> number four. >> nelson agholor. he is okay as a four. >> is that last plate. >> by default it is a pass happy league do we have corn their can defend. >> no, but it is okay. it is not the end of the world you don't have corners right now that are great and defend but other areas of the defense that can make up for it. it is not the end of the world we will be okay. ten wins i had last week. >> yes. >> nothing has change here. >> one disagreement. >> stop, stop. >> stop with the groomers. >> you know what you are doing adding more to this fire here and i have to put

. >> alshon jefferies micked up and rocking that tweet number 17.ave members of the military their jersey right off their backs. some pictures here by carson wentz. always a great day at the link. the players never miss a chance to give back. >>> one of the players not in uniform was nick foles. he's day-to-day with elbow soreness. he spent his first three years with the rams. >> i knew the moment i stepped back here it would be emotional. even though it was just for a practice, you reminisce on a lot of times, a lot of great memories in this stadium. it's really cool to be back on the field with this team. just to see the fans and the atmosphere. >> the phillies made three separate deals this past week, dealing away three players for minimal concerns. despite not landing a sizable asset, the gm is happy to have added a few new arms to the system. >> we're going to continue to add pitching at every turn. we'll also look to tap position players when we can. but we understand very well the attrition rate among pitchers. the best way to combat that is

eagles fans were cheering at practice today as wentz and alshon jeffery hit torrey multiple times. in practice. jackson sacks wentz. >>> don't worry he's okay. the eagles expect to have on fed in the nfl so what has the defense seen so far from number 11 on and off the ants to see what that next step is going to be. it's exciting to watch last dedr. excited to see what he's going to do this year. >> he obviously has what it takes. enjoyedat excited to see it firsthand this year. i know the way he prepares and watching him do the little things, that's what separates guys in that position. fu those little things. >> not so little the new eagles starting left guard has not cut his hair in a year. his role can't get much bigger in the second year protecting wentz. he believes they have one of the best offensive lines in the nfl and he's not taking his new starting job for granted. >> the job is never won in the nfl. it's -- if you kneel way then you'll be out soon so i come to practice every day just trying to do my best and competing and progress there. >> love that do t odubel herrer

alshon jeffery has made a big difference in training camp.ng everything thrown his way. quarterback carson wentz praised his catch radius and jeffery has told wentz just throw it in my vicinity and i'll grab it. it is a very big luxury having the big guy out here. >> that's a good comfort for a quarterback to have. you don't have to necessarily be pinpoint accurate down the field when you have guys that can leap and high point balls and alshon can do that. >> something we're going to continue to grow with but having a guy like that really makes quarterback play a lot more confident. >> the temple owls are getting ready to kick off training camp tomorrow. new head coach geoff collins will be thrown into the fire. their first game september 2nd on the road at notre dame on national television and they still don't know who their starting quarterback will be. it is a wide open competition for the temple owls so a lot to learn over the next five or so weeks here for the temple owls. >> all right, jeff, thank you very much. >> okay. >> well, there'