sam bradford has just taken the field. he's going to warm up and hand the ball off to de marco murray in warmups. it would be the first time we see murray tonight as well. i'm john clark live incise the lin linc, back to you, denise. >> thanks. this is a look from our eagles nest camera. randy gyllenhaal is with other fans at xfinity live, what you are hearing? >> based on what we're hearing, we expect a big crowd. look at everybody out here now at xfinity live. lots of green, lots of jerseys. some of these fans will take their tickets into the game. others will watch from out here. there's also a big concert going on outside featuring uncle cracker and sugar ray. a couple minutes ago we caught up with some of the most die-hard fans over in the vip parking lot. take a listen. >> going down, baltimore! you're going down! >> and those guys started tailgating pretty early today. the big buses parked outside the linc this afternoon. preseason tailgating is not as intense as the regular season, but the folks we caught up with f

sam bradford dominating the first quarter of football. >> sam bradford is showing up to play. >> he is. he's killing it man. he's doing good. oh, yeah. >> eagle fans and xfinity live going nuts after three touchdowns in a few minutes, hoping he stays healthy. >> we want him to stay together and play this way in the season. >> but notice missing was kiko alonso who wasn't even dressed to play. fans were hoping to see him for the first time. >> it is a shame. >> i wanted to see him come through for us. >> and big crowds even for an away game. another pre-season blowout, with the birds 3-. heading into next week. >> it is going to be next week and then we're going to win the super bowl. >> win the super bowl? >> yeah. >> and it was a busy night. the phillies were playing at home across the. and they took home a win. and fantasy fest, thousands of people drinking and having a good time before the game and they all watched it here inside of xfinity live. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> and don't miss the final game here on thursday at 7:30, the eagles and the jets. kickoff at 7:00 p.m. a

. >>> eagles fans could get their first good look at sam bradford today.he quarterback is set to make his eagles debut against the ravens in just about an hour or so. our pat gallen is live at the linc where anticipation is building. hey there, pat. >> reporter: hey, natasha. you're absolutely right about that. we just saw sam bradford run out of the tunnel onto the field behind me so he is active tonight as is demarco murray. we don't know how much he'll play but everyone in this city looking forward to seeing what sam bradford has to offer as the starting quarterback. i got a chance to catch up with merrill reese the voice of the philadelphia eagles and he talks about what he's expecting to see from sam bradford. >> i watched his movement in practice and he looks very agile. he has to run for his life but he moves in and out of the pocket, he looks very relaxed. that's what i want to see. i don't expect to see sam bradford tonight in mid season form. 'cause that's unrealistic. he hasn't been in a game in over a year. and that was last preseason. but i'd

jamie apody more on broad ford's night and what goes forward. >> one year ago today sam bradford torecl second time and to commorate the anniversary get back on the field as an eagle for the first time. bradford action my have been short but sweet. >> touchdown drive. he learned a lot n and really enjoyed it. >> i was just excited. i had a great feeling, hearing the crowd and getting back there and playing football again. it's been a long time. >> he looked good. >> we'll get back and swim run with him and see what the process was. she has happy. >> that's pre unseason game. >> and preseason game he's not a rookie trying to reach the rave sglenz what happens when bradford took the first pitch. wept right through his knees. bradford right back up. pennsylvania was not happy as of how it was acted. if you do the sa same thing. >> it's part of the rain. i'm sure that's not the last time something like that will happen this year. >> take a cheap shot at the quarterback. we probably kind them all and you deleted thing about it. >> frazier didn't keep them. whether or not they got bradford

sam bradford after the game said, you know what? it's good to get back into the rhythm and here's chip kelly talking about the night sam had? no worse for the wear, so i think he looks good. he's happy to get a chance to get on the field and play fieptd. chip kelly really using a rotation with that three-headed monsster at running back. we'll talk about it more in sports. back to you, john. >> thanks, john. they have a lot to talk about after game two of the preseason. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is outside the linc. what is the verdict? >> happy feigns. you can see a lot of them still at the lake. very excited with the eagle win. in four corners of football these fans got to see four and it seems every one of them had their own opinion. as fans poured out of the linc with a blowout. they wanted to see. mark sanchez played for much of the first half. touchdown. inside "xfinity live!" fans without a ticket watched on the big screen. >> if bradford can stay healthy, it will be pretty good. tim tebow and matt barkley also took some snaps

sam bradford and eagles are away during the the weekend of the papal visit. they will be in north jersey playing the new york jets at met life stadium. speaking of the quarterback the jets have one, who needs a little healing of his own. we will explain that copping up in sports. the guys? only in philadelphia. >> this is such a philadelphia story. i love this story. >> if i remember correctly isn't the pope scheduled to be in new york, on that friday. >> is that before or after. >> it will be, you never necessity good let's call their people. >> you know it. >> we need good knees for sam bradford. >> that we do. >> thanks, buddy so what do you think? do you think blessing is in order for mr. bradford's knee? connect with us on facebook and twitter, hashtag cbs-3 and you could hear your comment right here on "eyewitness news". >>> the pope's image has been turning up all over the city as we prepare but now it is turning up in an unlikely spot, we will show you the mural the pontiff has blessed. >>> robbery spree in south injuries which a similar scene, we wil

demanded that the south dismantle sound speakers that have antinorth propaganda. >>> quarterback sam bradfordning back demarko murray got on the field and they were everything that fans hoped for. they made their season debut in front of the fans. bradford led the team on a 12 play 84-yard touchdown drive. murray played in the next series and scored a touchdown. the eagles have 47-17 win. their next preseason contest is against the packers on saturday night in green bay. >> it doesn't pay to play dirty. >> i just love it. >>> much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. >> the rise and fall of the dock street market in philadelphia. 6abc loves the arts goes down memory lane looking at the hucksters behind the changes. >>> a bucks county widow has a book back in her hands, her husband lost it halfway around the world during world war ii. an incredible story. >>> look at that, the sun is rising, meteorologist chris sowers will be back and tell us how warm the sun will be for us today. come to sesame place before little kids become, big kids. before dress up, turns to make-up. and tag beco

let's take a look at sam bradford warming up out here on the field and sam bradford is hoping to play more than that one series he did in his debut last week. of course, he led the eagles on a touchdown drive, but he wants to play more to get rhythm going with the offense. he can also travel on the road here and play in front of a road crowd for the first time as eagles quarterback. take a look at alonzo warming up earlier, as well. he was the first one out on the field and he will be excited and make his eagles debut tonight and, of course, he was traded in the mccoy deal. they got alonzo who could become one of the biggest playmakers on the eagles' defense. we'll have lot more coming up in sports. we'll be joined by comcast sports net derek and talk about the key points in the game. what we should be looking for in the most important pre-season game for the eagles this summer. i'm john clark, sending it back to you. >> now we continue our team coverage back here at home with a look at fans. we have xfintiy live and plenty of fans making their way in. >> always a good time at xfinity

tomorrow will be a year to the very day, eagles quarterback sam bradford went down with that second acl tear. that is why bradford admits he has the butterflies heading into tonight's preseason game with the walt more ravens. lets go to our jamie apody live at the link where all eyes will be on bradford tonight. >> that is for sure, jeff. bradford is active, expected to start tonight. he is on the field behind me. what we don't know is how many series he will be in for. but like you said, all eyes will be on sam bradford tonight. check it out, he was warming up on the field a short time ago. one of the most anticipated debuts for an eagles quarterback in a long time. maybe going back to donovan mcnabb, maybe? after all of the seasons, it lies on this guys shoulders. do you think he will be rusty? the question is how will he react when he gets hit. you know that will happen. believe it or not, he wants it to happen. >> yeah, i think it is always good to get that first hit out of the way, you know, you never like to get hit but sometimes it gets you in the flow of the game. hopefully it d

. >>> a perfect night for sam bradford means the eagles are a perfect 3-0 this season. bradford and the birds pelted the packers with three early touchdowns. the eagles starting quarterback was 10 for 10 for 124 yards passing. the eagles got all their points in the first half with a 39-26 win against green bay. >>> thought sam played well. he was poised out there. had good command of what we were doing. located the football. thought he played well for us. >> bradford will most likely sit out the eagles final preseason game friday night. >> eagles! >> a lot of happy eagles fans toasted chip kelly's offense at xfinity live last night. randy gyllenhaal had no problem getting birds fans to chirp about sam bradford. >> sam bradford showing up to play. >> he is. he's killing it. doing it. >> i want him to play a full 16-game season. >> it will be fun next week. we'll win. we'll win the super bowl. >> we're going to win the super bowl? >> yeah! yeah! >> the eagles visit the new york jets in the preseason finale on thursday night. you can watch it here on nbc 10. >>> today excit

been the health of sam bradford's knee.at kept him out all last season? well, fans can relax. sam bradford was not only on the practice field he will not bewaring a brace. he's full to go. one other piece of good news. sam bradford stepped on the fields and he felt good. he feels fine without it, without the brace and the doctors obviously concurred. sam bradford is 100%. >> well, it is huge for me just to get out there, get to run the offense, you know, there is only so much you can do on seven on seven. only so much you can learn in meetings. i think everyone, myself, i learn best on the fields, getting reps, so just to be out there playing with those guys get to go know how they feel, the game, you know, how they feel space, you know, create that chemistry with the wide receivers, running backs, i think that's what i am most excited about during this cam up. >> what is it about him that can be really good? >> he is so talented, former numb bun wick pick for a reason. everything he does he does with a purpose. he was here

it seems they want the pope to bless the knees of quarterback sam bradford.nd sharrie williams has this story of a quest for some divine intervention. >> to stay the least. and people pray for different types of things, no exception here. one temple student wants the pope to step in and help sam bradford stay healthy this season. it might sound absurd unless you are an eagles' fan. >> this city encompasses everything that i would want in a sports town. >> he is a guy who loves his philadelphia sports teams, especially the eagles. >> there is something about that green. something about this team. >> he is so dedicated to his beloved team that he is reaching out, or up shall we say, to a higher power. the 22-year-old temple student has a request for the pope. that request is now online for the world to see >> this is my mess an i sent out. >> his request on change.org is to have pope francis bless sam bradford's knees. he has tore the acl in his left knee twice and has not played in a regular season game until 2014. and some eagles' fans would like some divine

take a look at eagles quarterback sam bradford warming up at lambeau field, as we speak, getting ready to face packers tonight. bradford last week just three for five, 35-yard, he led them on a touchdown drive with the ravens but missed multiple throws wow like to have back. bradford looks like he needs work. he missed 25 games over last two games due to that back to back left torn acl. so sam, how many reps do you need tonight to feel comfortable. >> very hard to say a number. it could take ten plays and i could feel great or comfortable or it could take more. it is just about getting in the flow of the game and trying to get in the rhythm. >> we will approach this like a regular game. we're focusing on playing whether it is one snap or 40 snaps, we will play heart and execute as much as we can. >> reporter: eagles linebacker kiko alonzo is getting ready. he is expected to make his debut in the eagles uniform. he in missed two preseason games with the concussion. eagles are back here at lambeau since getting destroyed by aaron rodgers last year. rodgers is not expected to play much, i

you come into a situation like this thinking it's going to be about sam bradford coming back to practice after being injured for the second time seriously. perhaps about super bowl aspirations for this team, but it turned into a now former eagle once again making comments about how his head coach relates to players of color. >> when he left here last night, shook my hand gaifr me a hug. >> brandon boykin. chip kelly traded him to pittsburgh late saturday night. comcast sports got this reaction via text message early sunday morning. quote, the truth is, chip is uncomfortable around grown men of our culture. he can't relate and that makes him uncomfort b. players excel when you let them naturally be who they are and in my experience that hasn't been important to him, but you guys have heard this before me. that left the coach to defend himself whether he has troubles relating to black play e rs. >> i don't believe that. talk to the other guys here. >> i'm not going to comment on brandon's opinion. i think chip is a great coach. he, you know take care of -- takes care of us as players and i

i like many was hoping to see sam bradford this sunday. not happening. , the quarterback we thought we'd get had a rough start to his career. >> sam might be the man but mott in the first preseason game. >> not yet. he will be eventually. just not yet. as we told you earlier in the show sam bradford will not play on sunday against the colts. fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the new quarterback, you'll have to wait week. chip kelly is holding him out for now but he will play in week two of the preseason against the ravens. chip kelly announced mark sanchez will start and the battle for the third quarterback spot should be interesting between matt barkley and tim tebow. >>> injuries news alonso will sit out. he had not pass the concussion protocol just yet. zach ertz will miss the entire preseason after surgery to repair a core jr. today. procedure to this season, zach ertz had not missed a regular season game although chip kelly said he thought he would be ready to go a month from today against the falcons. here's chip on zach ertz. >> whatever it is, dr.

on sam bradford.> oh, yes, they were. on sam bradford. what else, that's the biggest question much the most asked question that i got all off season was about sam bradford and his recovery from 2acl injuries to his knee. i think that question was answered today. sam bradford was given the okay but better yet for eagles fans chip kelly said he was 100% ready to go and add this to the news on bradford he decided and obviously the doctors had to agree he is no longer wearing a knee brace. he obviously feels more comfortable without it. when he suffered, this is interesting when he suffered the twtwo d.c. l injuries he was actually wearing the knee brace. coming up on sports sunday, dave spader row will join us to talk about many eagles questions including another player criticizing chip kelly now that that player is gone. >> all right. howard, well, phillies reputation taking a hit because of a robot. hitch bott cross country came to a runt end right here in old city. hear from one of the last people to

getting closer to the preseason opener between the eagles and colts but our first look at sam bradfordn game action has been put on hold. chip kell al nounsing he's keeping bradford out of the game instead mark sanchez gets the start. bradford has been completely healthy and without limitations throughout camp. he comes off two torn acls that doesn't mean he agrees with chip's decision. >> sam will not play. that's my dig. he really wants to play. i don't think he's real happy with my dig. i fell he's been out here for two weeks done a really nice j job. he'll get his first work again the ravens. >> the coach's decision. obviously i wanted to be out there and i was preparing to be out there, but, you know, this morning he kind of sat down and explained it to me, and it's up to him. i'll be ready to roll next week. >> nice moment at camp chip kelly and eagles invited friends and family of overrule wilson to training cap and his partner was there as was his grandmother. very nice jess which are by the philadelphia eagles. now, bradford clearly chomping at the bit the last time he played

one of those players was quarterback sam bradford who returned to the field after a knee injury. bradford played one series but proved he could take a hit including one that resulted in a 15-yard personal foul penalty. >> he limped a bit. i don't know what that came on he did get a couple hits. no worse for the wear. >> demarco murray made his eagle days be eagles debut last night. eagles fans were out in full force at the linc. >> eagles! >> many turned out early in the parking lot to enjoy the pleasant pregame weather. most fans we spoke to told us they're keeping an eye on the quarterback position. >> we'll be really good. >> personally, i like tebow. >> i think bradford is number one. >> not too fond of him. i'm liking sanchez, though. >> coming up in sports, we'll have more highlights from the game and hear from sam bradford about what it was like to get back on the field. looking ahead to next weekend, the eagles head to lambeau field to take on the green bay packers. you can catch that game saturday night on nbc 10. we are the official station of the philadelphia eagles. pr

even though bradford has a bloody lip sam bradford says he wanted to get hit tonight. careful what you wish for. in eagles debut he is hit multiple times on fist and only drive. everyone holding breath. thankfully he gets up. bradford aers first start against ravens and first series he's not happy with this. cheap shot on that left knee same he tore twice. bradford thought it was intentional. plays later drilled to the ground again. bradford gets up and keeps going. bradford completes three of five passes 35 yards including this to jordan matthews. very next play, ryan matthews. another new guy runs it in. 14 yard score 17-0 eagles. 84 yard touchdown drive and thank you and good night. next series south jersey joe flacco picks off by byron maxwell pricey corner. eagles have six forced turnovers in two games. leads to this. next drive, demarco murray. he's still throughout from the two. too good to be true. 14-0 eagles. end of half. it is deja vue. barner, chip kelly's former oregon player the lien, mean, punt returning machine. 68 yards to the house. two punt returns in

here's sam bradford's reaction to that. >> i have no problem being hit. if you want to come hit me, hit me in the chest. i think when guys are diving directly at your knees, i think that's a little bit different. just because you're running a play out of the shotgun doesn't mean that it's a zone read. i think the league is probably just going to have to clarify exactly what a zone read is. >> reporter: this is an issue because ozone read plays, defenders can go after bradford's knees and one eagle said he would have probably done what terrell suggs did. >> if somebody's running a zone read i want to scare them out of it i'm going to hit the quarterback. >> reporter: interesting. eagles visiting the packers saturday night. see that game here on nbc 10 at 8:00. pregame coverage at 7:30. complete post game coverage afterwards. nbc 10, the official television station of the eagles. >>> phillies hosting the first place mets tonight. the return of david wright and ryan howard is back in the lineup tonight against the righty. the big piece has sat out five of th

care if it's football weather it's football time. >> it's football time but it's not time for sam bradford>> what's going on? >> as i said before he'll be out. no need to worry. precautionary measures but there are some other injuries that they need to really worry about. one of bradford's most reliable targets will be out entire preseason. who it is and for how long next in sports. ♪ ♪ >>> sam bradford's knee will make or break the eagles this season. he will not play in sunday's game again the colts but that's normal a lot starting quarterbacks don't play the first preseason game. chip being cautious bradford because he's only played for few weeks on 11 on 11 drills. his knee is fine. his acl fine he look great in training camp so far. missing the preseason game is nothing. basically it's something he can deal to get a little more rest for these recovering niece. bradford is still scheduled to start opening day. he will begin to knock the dust off next week against the rave ravens. >> obviously i'd like to be out there, you know, sunday just to get out there and get it out of the way, um

sam bradford' health will be the big health. just his health but his performance. >> it's a big deal. >>> you're at a point now it's going into week two of the preseason has not missed a single play in practice. it's about getting hit. he's not taken a hit since august of 2014. so the number one thing without a doubt is seeing sam bradford on the field in games getting hit and getting back up. >> and what can we expect? like the second preseason game is kind of like the biggest one. >> sure. the second and third one you see most of the time. >> right. >> i would expect them to go a whole quarter. chip kelly will announce that later this week probably hear that on friday if history serves as a template there i think the first quarter and if they want to extent bradford they can. one quarter of work would be good for the second preseason game for him. >> at least it was nice way to kick you have at pre didn't. >>> a lot of stories. it's a interesting week with the ravens coming into town. >> you can reid zach's work in the philade

here is sam bradford.f course, sam bradford, reports say the eagles are trying to sign him the to a short term deal. chip kelly doesn't comment on contracts. demarco murray from the cowboys, fans getting to see him. here are the birds on practicing for the first time in front of fans in pads. >> feels great. feels awesome. the fans come out like it's game day. they come and support. they go all out just like we do on the field. >> i was saying earlier we're a blue collar team, this is a blue collar city. i feel like on the field we embody everything the philadelphians around the city are. >> it's the first taste. the game is almost here. it felt good. we was in shape out there. everybody was running around, flying around like we didn't even have pads on. >> reporter: tebow mania at the linc. tim tebow one of the more popular players out here today. he's trying to beat out matt barkley for the third string quarterback job. he seems to have more zip on his ball than at mini camp. tebow tells us he appreciate

lots of headlines from eagles training camp including whether sam bradford will play on sunday. our pat galleys over at novacare complex with that and more. >> hey ukee, yeah, chip kelly making it men sam bradford will in the play in the preseason opener against indianapolis colts but instead we will see mark sanchez as starter under center but fear not sam bradford is not hurt they are being cautious with him. why not. i necessity philadelphia want their first look at him, as soon as possible. so instead it is sanchez plus tim tebow and matt barclay. here's chip kelly on the decision to sit sam. >> sam will in the play, that is my decision. i don't think he is real happy but he has been out here for two weeks. he will get his first work in. >> it is coach's decision. obviously i wanted to be out there. i was preparing to be out there. this morning, he kind of sat down, explained it to me, and it the is up to him. i will be ready to roll next week. >> kiko alonzo will sit out bad news with the concussion. eagles tightened zach ertz will miss entire preseason after surgery on a c

quarterback sam bradford only played a quarter but he look unstoppable.g in lesley van arsdall with the highlights and there were plenty them. >> people are very happy at this point open though it is preseason. some expected sam bradford to play three quarters but he only needed three drives to show what he was capable of. to the first quarter of the game, eagles driving it's bradford to darrin sproles coming out of the back field. get in for the school. perfect throw. six to nothing eagles. forth and go bradford gets hit but finds burton in the end zone for 3-yard touchdown. burton with multiple touchdowns on the night. icing on the cake right here he finds brent celek for the 7-yard touchdown. bradford a 10 for 10, 121 yards and three touchdowns. he looks ready for the season. eagles win this game 39-26 and coming up in sports we'll have more highlights from the game plus a major upset on the race track today. that and more coming up. >> all right, bring on the regular season, right? >> bring it. >> thanks lesley. >>> now sets send it down to steve patt

and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal had no problem getting birds fans to chirp about sam bradford. >> sam bradford showing up to play. >> he is. he's killing it. doing good. >> i want him to play a full 16-game season. >> it will be fun next week. we'll win. we'll win the super bowl. >> we're going to win the super bowl? >> yeah! yeah! >> fired up. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. we'll have that game for you. our pregame coverage begins thursday at 6:30. kickoff is at 7:00. we'll have complete postgame coverage. >>> today excitement is building as comedian and philly native kevin hart gets ready to perform for more than 50,000 fans. here's a live look at lincoln financial field where hart's show starts tonight at 8:00. >> expect the unexpected. this show is -- this show is the equivalent of a halftime super bowl show. people have no idea what i have in store for them. this is not just a comedian gracing the stage, grabbing the microphone. this is a full-fledged production. >> kevin hart preempted me there a little bit. that's all right. he's performing this evening at 8:00 at lincoln finan

and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal had no problem getting birds fans to chirp about sam bradford. >> sam bradford play. >> he is. he's killing it. doing good. >> i want him to play a full 16-game season. >> it will be fun next week. we'll win. we'll win the super bowl. >> we're going to win the super bowl? >> yeah! yeah! >> not getting ahead of ourselves here at all. no. the eagles visit the new york jets in the preseason finale on thursday night. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. we'll have that game for you. our pregame coverage begins thursday at 6:30. kickoff is at 7:00. we'll have complete postgame coverage. >>> today excitement is building as comedian and philly native kevin hart gets ready to perform for more than 50,000 fans. here's a live look at lincoln financial field where hart's show starts tonight at 8:00. as you can see, they're already doing a lot of the setup. plenty of it is ready to go. it's the first time a comedian has sold out an nfl stadium. yesterday, hart told us what fans can expect. >> expect the unexpected. this show is -- this show is the equivalent of a halftim

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see where he stands but the real anticipation is for the first game action for the quarterback sam bradfordthough chip kelly said bradford would play this week last week, he would not confirm that today. that's chip playing games. bradford is going to play. he was out there again today at practice. he always looks good. another day of practice against the ravens. we anticipate bradford playing and bradford is ready for more than standing behind the line where he cannot be touch. >> i think it's always good to get that first hit out of the way. um, you never like to get hit but i think sometimes it kind of gets you in the flow of a game. so, you know, hopefully it doesn't happen. hopefully it's not a big shot but, um, i wouldn't be, um, i wouldn't hate going to the ground once and getting up and knowing i'm going to be okay. >> chop to mcbride -- chase is going to keep going. he's safe at home plate. >> wow! >> chase utley, you are the man! >> harry kalas, i love him. he can always make a play sing and it's a line that chase utley took throughout his career here in philadelphia. he's now bac

what's the latest on sam bradford? >> reporter: well, sam bradford and the eagles will be arriving here in a few minutes. this is usually the most important preseason game, the third one, where the starters usually play for the entire first half. chip kelly won't officially say that sam bradford is going to play, but sam is planning on playing tomorrow night. let's take a look at sam bradford. he had that big hit early on from terrell suggs, caused a lot of controversy. bradford shook it off, completed 3 of 5 passes and led the eagles on a touchdown drive in his only series. sam bradford, do you need a specific amount of plays tomorrow night to be ready for the regular season? >> i think just getting out there and getting a feel for kind of game speed. i think i felt last week after the game it was good to get out there and kind of feel the speed of the game. i think it ramps up when you're out there. the preseason is one speed but even when you get to the regular season, it ramps up another level. but i think just get

we got our first glimpse at a couple of new birds, including new quarterback sam bradford. d takes a couple of big hits early on, one down low from terrell suggs, one up high where he gets clobbered, but he gets up and shakes things off. ryan matthews finished things off with a touchdown scamper. 7-0 eagles. tough day for autobahn, new jersey native joe flacco picked off by a free agent, byron maxwell. that leads to this. demarco murray with a two-yard touchdown run. second quarter, look at this guy, kenjon varner. they said he didn't have much of a chance of making the team, but after two weeks like this, who can cut him. 68 yards for the score. eagles lead 24-0 at intermission. tim tebow on in the fourth quarter completes 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards, breaks through for a 26-yard run here. eagles win 40-17. here's sam bradford on his night. >> you know, i think tonight, i was able to go out there, i didn't think about my knee once i went out there. that was big for me. to get out there, take some shots, you know, just feel the speed of the game. feel the rush. we try to simu

. >> and a sam bradford hail mary. what do you want better? how about a blessing from the pope. one man is doing everything he can to make this happen. the pope is a sports fan. you never know. you don't get if you don't ask. >> yeah. >> so he's asking. >>> good morning its 5:30 on this wednesday, august 12. matt o'donnell is off. i think he would get a giggle out of that story. erin o'hearn joins us. let's go over to meteorologist, david murphy and karen rogers much good morning. >> the pope is like is he a goal keeper or defender. satellite there's a lack of cloud cover across the region. storms from yesterday as well as most of the related cloud cover moving off the coast. there is additional cloud cover coming in from the northern and west and later this afternoon there could be a pop-up shower especially in the northern and western areas. 64 in allentown right now though and dry. reading 66. 70 in philadelphia and millville and 71 in sea isle city. early morning stroll on the boardwalk looks pretty good. as you head outside it might still feel a little humid right now. 69 b

one of the players is quarterback sam bradford. he returned to the field after a knee injury. ord played just one series but proved he could take a hit, including one that resulted in a 15-yard personal foul penalty. some called it a low blow. the other hit roughed him up a bit. >> he limped a bit. i don't know what that came on he did get a couple hits. no worse for the wear. good step for him. >> demarco murray made his eagles debut last night. he had five carries and a touchdown. the eagles beat the ravens 40-17. eagles fans were out in full force at the linc. >> eagles! >> you knew we wouldn't bring you the highlights without a bit of eagles chanting. many turned out early in the parking lot to enjoy the pleasant pregame weather. most fans we spoke to told us they're keeping an eye on the quarterback position. >> we'll be really good. >> personally, i like tebow. >> i think bradford is number one. >> not too fond of him. i'm liking sanchez, though. >> coming up later on this hour in sports, we'll have more highlights from the game and hear from sam bradford about what it wa

. >> we'll see what happens with the eagles and packers, it's important for sam bradford, he is expectedo see significant action against green bay, that is what we think. an elusive chip kelly. >> will he play at all? >> every week, one more time, we wait until after today. >> eagles coach, chip kelly, is not ready to say if and for how long they will put sam bradford out. and to dodge questions, chip throws sarcasm around. >> weather could be a factor, rain coming and 54 degrees early today. >> i prefer it to be warm but i don't care. >> you feel like are you going to play in this game? >> i plan to play. >> whether chip is being serious or not it's hard to tell, but there is a chance it could rain saturday in green bay but that should not be a factor because the eagles are no longer overly protective with sam bradford. >> what do we want to get accomplishes and to see. >> we get into a rhythm, the one drive was great, but it's nice to go on the field multiple people times and establish the rhythm. jeff skversky channel 6 "action news." >> an nfl source tells "action news" that reserve

chip will not say officially that sam bradford will play, but here is sam.e says he plans on playing. of course, he wants to play more than the one series he did in the last preseason game against the ravens. he led the birds on a touchdown drive, but i'm sure he would love to play the entire first half. >> the biggest thing would be just getting into a rhythm. it's nice to go onto the field multiple times, establish that rhythm, work on communication with the line own the receivers, talk about what we're seeing on the field, so when we get to regular season, that's not something we're trying to work through. >> reporter: you've got some eagles fans supporting the team through the preseason. it doesn't look like the birds are going to be able to face aaron rodgers. it looks like the packers are going to hold him out after they lost jordy wilson to a torn acl. >> you can only see tomorrow night's game on nbc 10. our pregame coverage starts at 7:30. we're the official television station of the eagles. >>> even though the phillys have the worst record in baseba

bradford perfect. >> eagles quarterback sam bradford want to get into a message. all cap dates passes three for provide interactive radar. it racks off 11 total yards provide interactive radar. it racks off 11 total yards came up the 1st quarter >> you cannot play the game better than frank better due's wife. >> tell her what you said it was good to be with the work we put in the uring tractor-trailer week. >> i thought they played well. he had a good xhant what we were doing. >> if there were any concern about how bradford would look during playing time he throws that out the door window. he helped wreck a 25-6 lead in 7 minute of possession time. he completed a fourth down conversion for a score and leave it or not, bradford says he can be even better. >> just continue to work timing and rhythm and i thought it was better than it was lasts year. >> trying get better. better rapoport of seniors and what they are. whatever the church is expected to play without practices. this is it not bad. he's been out four drives this preseason 7 showed or all four of them. br

a member of the seahawks, with strong words for sam bradford, that's an understatement. we'll have that when we come back. (plays throughout) ♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪ ♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >>> phillies interim manager pete mccannen said today there's a good chance he will play again this season. he's been on the d. lfrmt with that wrist fracture. the phillies and mets continue their series tonight. they're not too happy about robles and his quick pitch for a second straight night. did not allow him to get in the batter's box. larry bowa led the charge, going off on just about everyone. terry collins and even second baseman daniel murphy. >> i don't know what that was about. i think he got mad at everybody. he was upset. >> he had one foot in the box. that's chicken [ bleep ] that's what it is. >> we'll see if there's any carryover for tonight's game. >>> the eagles are getting set for their third preseason game which is about the closest thing you'll s

and nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal had no problem getting birds fans to chirp about sam bradford. >> sam bradford showing up to play. >> he is. he's killing it. doing good. >> i want him to play a full 16-game season. >> it will be fun next week. we'll win. we'll win the super bowl. >> we're going to win the super bowl? >> yeah! yeah! >> talk about pumped up. the eagles visit the new york jets in the preseason finale on thursday night. nbc 10 is your official eagles station. we'll have that game for you. our pregame coverage begins thursday at 6:30. kickoff is at 7:00. we'll have complete postgame coverage. >>> today, the momentum and energy is building as philly native kevin hart gets ready to perform for more than 50,000 fans. our eagles nest camera shows a live look inside lincoln financial field where hart's show starts tonight at 8:00. it's the first time a comedian has sold out an nfl stadium. yesterday hart told monique braxton what fans can expect. >> expect the unexpected. this show is -- this show is the equivalent of a halftime super bowl show. people have no idea what i have in store

we got our first glimpse at a couple of new birds, including new quarterback sam bradford. rd takes a couple of big hits early on, one down low from terrell suggs, one up high where he gets clobbered, but he gets up and shakes things off. ryan matthews finished things off with a touchdown scamper. 7-0 eagles. tough day for autobahn, new jersey native joe flacco picked off by a free agent, byron maxwell. that leads to this. demarco murray with a two-yard touchdown run. second quarter, look at this guy, kenjon varner. they said he didn't have much of a chance of making the team, but after two weeks like this, who can cut him. eagles lead 24-0 at intermission. tim tebow on in the fourth quarter completes 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards, breaks through for a 26-yard run here. eagles win 40-17. here's sam bradford on his night. >> you know, i think tonight, i was able to go out there, i didn't think about my knee once i went out there. that was big for me. to get out there, take some shots, you know, just feel the speed of the game. feel the rush. we try to simulate that in practice,

>> the new eagles took to the field at the linc, cue the sam bradford era.ere's jeff skeverski. >> reporter: sam bradford said he wanted to get hit last night. careful what you wish for. in his preseason debut he is hit multiple times. everyone holding their breath. thankfully he gets up. eagles fans this is what you've been waiting for. bradford making his debut against the ravens. he is not happy about this, at e are. suggs drills him to the ground. ouch, he gets up. very next play matthews another new guy runs it in. bradford leads them on a 12-play 84-yard drive. eagles have 6 turnovers in two games. demarko murray he is still out there. too good to be true. five carries for 17 yards. at the end of the half it is deja vu. former oregon player returns the punt 68 yards, two punt returns in two games, eagles runaway with it. afterwards, everyone talking about bradford getting knocked to the ground. >> i was a little upset, i'm not sure i could repeat what i said to him. like i said it is partly of the game. >> limped a little bit, he did get a couple of hi

that has been the the question regarding the terrell suggs hit on sam bradford on saturday, nfl says as legal, to hit bradford's knees. eagles disagree. head of the nfl officials dean blandino says because it was a zone read hand off the quarterback can be hit wye the defender. several eagles disagree with that saying the right call was made on the field. >> i have no problem being hit. if you want to come hit me, hit me in the chest but i think, when guys are diving directly at your knees that is different. >> it just didn't look right. everybody thought that. you heard everybody whether it was on the crowd or sidelines like what is that. it weren't dust look right. >> i thought it was a penalty. i thought the referee called it right. >> through two games eagles offense looked to be in mid season form. unfortunately these games don't count but they have scored 76 points against the colts ape ravens. they have also within playing at their usual break neck pace. i asked sam bradford how it felt to run the offense in a real game. >> you know, just wanted to get out there and go that fas

this week, sam bradford goes under center for the fefrirst t in a year.this makes some nervous, others confident. >> number one seat. >> why do you say that? >> they improved their team. i think so. i follow football, you know. >> a lot of people are saying so many changes. >> i think it's for the good. >> reporter: if things do not go so good today, what happens then? we put that question to some of the fans. you'll hear their responses coming up in the next 30 minutes. live outside the melrose in south philadelphia, jesse gary, nbc 10 news. >>> remember, watch the game right here on nbc 10 at 7:00 this evening. our coverage begins with a pregame show at 6:30, then stay with us after the game for a full postgame wrapup. nbc 10 is your official philadelphia eagles station. >>> new from overnight, police are investigating a deadly shooting in west philadelphia. a 22-year-old man was killed overnight on norfolk street. no word yet on a suspect or motive in this case. >>> also new from overnight, a man shot in north philadelphia is in critical condition. nb

here is sam bradford's reaction. >> i have no problem being hit. i mean, if you want to hit me, hit me in the chest. i think when guys are diving directly at your knees, that's a little bit different. >> we know the rules. if our quarterback hands the ball off and isn't going anywhere, shouldn't be able to hit him. that's the way the rules are explained to us. if they want to get into that, they can get into that. any other quarterback in the shotgun can be hit then. >> i think the league will have to clarify what a zone read is. >> that's a good point, sam, they do. >> eagles, packers saturday night see the game on nbc 10 at 8:00. pregame coverage at 7:30. complete post game coverage afterwards. >>> home run derby tonight with the phillies and mets. 11 combined homers. that's the most in citizens bank park history. that ties the national league all-time record for a game and one short of the major league record. ryan howard, first inning. five of the last six games was sitting. three-run shot. pitcher jacob degrom had his worst start. first to bat

we got our first glimpse at a couple of new birds, including new quarterback sam bradford. bradford takes a couple of big hits early on, one down low from terrell suggs, one up high where he gets clobbered, but he gets up and shakes things off. ryan matthews finished things off with a touchdown scamper. 7-0 eagles. tough day for autobahn, new jersey native joe flacco picked off by a free agent, byron maxwell. that leads to this. demarco murray with a two-yard touchdown run. second quarter, look at this guy, kenjon varner. they said he didn't have much of a chance of making the team, but after two weeks like this, who can cut him. eagles lead 24-0 at intermission. tim tebow on in the fourth quarter completes 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards, breaks through for a 26-yard run here. eagles win 40-17. here's sam bradford on his night. >> you know, i think tonight, i was able to go out there, i didn't think about my knee once i went out there. that was big for me. to get out there, take some shots, you know, just feel the speed of the game. feel the rush. we try to simulate that in prac

sam bradford said yesterday he expects to play but the head coach said he wouldn't decide until aftertoday's workout. chip kelly did not speak to the media today after the workout. eagles and ravens wrapped up three days of joint practice this afternoon ahead of tomorrow night's preseason game number two. in addition to bradford, running back demarco murray is expected to make his debut. linebacker marcus smith is currently out with a hamstring injury. we will hear from smith in a few minutes come up in sports and we will talk with a couple of bradford's teammates about him playing tomorrow night if chip kelly lets him. >> we will all be watching. the suspense continues. thank you. you can watch the game right here on nbc 10 tomorrow night at 7:00. coverage begins with our pregame show at 6:30. stay with us after the game for a post game wrapup. nbc 10 is your official philadelphia eagles station. >>> from the nbc 10 south jersey bureau, two state troopers are credited with saving a man's life. yesterday, the troopers were called to a crash on the jersey turnpike in mt. laurel. they f

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sam bradford started. mark sanchez came in next. matt barkley, and then tim tebow. >> i wonder if that's the order, right? >> i know. so big daddy graham. >> daddy, good morning to you, sir, how are you? >> i'm doing fine. that order, that probably still is the correct order. but first things first. i've broken out the eagles jacket early this year. >> okay? >> because it is not official but it appears franco will miss the rest of the season. and with that, i hate to say it there goes my interest this that team. i was really digging on them, they were 16 and five. now one in five since franco hasn't played, all of the juice gone from this team, add them in the line up. made such a difference to

"eyewitness sports" reporter pat gallen has more from the field. >> what sam bradford getting the dayrt went got a good look for tim tebow and matt barkley. in the eagles 36-10 win over the colts sanchez played less than one quarter and was mostly up accurate. he through a touchdown to nel san agholor it was the rookie that bailed him out. >> he had a couple high throws much he's got to get his feet set a little bit. we played good tempo, um, as group we were all on the same page. guys were clicking. >> just to be back in the stadium to hear the fans and go through the whole drill again it was nice to just get things going. >> matt barkley looked sharp going 12 of 20 for 192 yards. was happy how we drove the ball today. feel like we left a meat on bot own of some of those third downs but overall for first preseason game i thought we did well overall. >> tim tebow elicit add roar from the crowd usually reserved for regular season game. he started strong but finish sick of 12. >> playing ball. i loved it. you want to be focus and focus on foot work, reads, communication with everybody a