torrey smith, a long ball threat. we see if that happens.y'll do the pony formation i found out this week, yo sprolesa dime packer. >> eagles making an interesting move letting alan barber go and isaac, naming him left guard starter. is this too risky of a move when you need to protect wentz all costs. >> they must like him a lot. >> warmack at times. >> they must like him a lot. they drafted him. he will get first crack at it. >> eagles nl they have one of the best offensive line in the national football league and it starts up front in the trenches. >> we know if we do our job, the offense will function. it will be very good. we have a chip on our shoulder. >> i think we could have won more than six games. we had a few big years. if we make the superbowl, free beer for everyone. >> imagine that, free beer for everyone? >> about the offensive line. it's taking a quantum leap. they thought jason had to be replaced last year. all of a sudden he's not a problem. jason peters, you never know. best in the league thing, they better calm down a bi

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. >>> plus, next in sports we visit a former philadelphia eagle, torrey smith giving back z2ejcz z16fz y2ejcy y16fy >>> less than 48 hours for the cousins to reach a deal or could be a sign of impending doom for the future and their relationship as a quarterback and for the franchise. no deal by monday. kirk plays another season for the skins under the franchise tag for $24.5 million but after that, his skins days are very much up in the air. . >>> down on earth, torrey smith was a star at maryland. he enjoyed a few years as a wide receiver for the nfl. he was back in his old high school in stafford putting on a camp for basketball and football, soccer, as well as free sports camp for 300 kids ages 6 to 13. >> i never had the opportunity to do like this, that everyone can look forward to, both young men and women and it's a big community event. so many volunteers. a lot of folks around here. something we look forward to every year. >> i come to this camp every year. we are both from this area, so and give back to the kids in the area means a lot to me because growing up we didn't have

they got torrey smith and carson wentz a new running back in blunt. how much pressure is on doug peterson -- >> if the eagles struggle this year, is doug peterson in the hot seat. >> he would be. >> because he is connected to carson wentz. that is why they blocked the quarterback coach but they feel good about the other coaches and feel good about doug because the players respect him they have to show progress and 9-7 shows the progress. >> good insight there, a day after pounding out 20 hits the phillies have the night off and nick williams the rookie is making an impression. williams is batting .360 after the all start break. he has 11 rbis. >> and howie kendrick makes a rehab start and plays left fieldworking his way back from a hamstring injury and he could return to the phillies by the weekend. and a step back for nolan patrick today was suppose to be the first day on the ice and he has an infection in his face. the second overall pick is kept off of on isaactists while recovering from his second sports career surgery. >> >>> to golf, it's only d

jeffrey doing just that making catches over and around the defense, torrey smith looking good too.ch 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 hoping to see wentz and the eagles tomorrow. you have to wait until sunday now. eagles rescheduled ope

torrey smith did not get on the field today to practice but he is out there with his young son. he is a big family guy. he is from maryland. his wife is from here. family and football, big reasons why he came to philly and he says carson wentz is bigger than he has seen anybody else. i'm john clark, back to you. >> a lot of excitement for the eagles coming up. >>> a look at what is coming up tonight at 11:00. >> looking for great whites. nbc 10's ted greenberg joined an expedition off the jersey shore. he will show us why researchers are trying to track down the predators right here. that is tonight at 11:00. pro-tip: chop all your veggies for the week at once. super pro-tip: buy your veggies pre-chopped. uber pro-tip: buy delicious produce you don't need to chop at all. boom. summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. acronyms alolfun. laugh out loud, btw by the way, and of course, wbyceiydbo we'll buy your car even if you don't buy ours hey, what if i wanted to sell my car? wbyceiydbo! wbyceiydbo? we'll buy your car even if you don't buy ours wbyceiydbo wbyceiydbo!! wb

. >> torrey smith was out on the field today with his two young sons. family is one of the reasons why he chose philly and the eagles. i'm john clark, csn. >>> finally, venus williams playing in the freedom. that's your look at sports. comin' right back. pro-tip: chop all your veggies for the week at once. super pro-tip: buy your veggies pre-chopped. uber pro-tip: buy delicious produce you don't need to chop at all. boom. summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. >>> kwocool are cooler temperat welcome. >> we may not hit 80 degrees, but at least we won't get clobbered with the heavy rain like we did the last couple days. it's still pretty fierce. if you're ashore, you're going to get a lot of lightning. once we get past friday, i wanted to show you some awesome, there's dry weather. another round of storms thursday into friday. the next two days are cool and cloudy, and then some sun. >> perfect. goodnight. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jim

alshon jeffrey and torrey smith new receivers. carson says 7-9 like last year is not acceptable. winning the division and playoffs is the goal. i know it's early. we've got a lot of work to do. but we believe we have the guys to do something special. we've got to put in the time and the work. >> you got to put the work in. >> what's your definition of something special? >> we'll see at the end of the year. >> carson and alshon had a few big pass plays today. they hooked up for good catches. receiver jordan matthews is good to go. he has been battling kneetendin. he hopes it is not a long-term issue. he's in the last year of his rookie deal and says he would not have the sat out practices to make a point. i asked jordan, having one year left, will he put his body on the line even without a contract after this season. >> i grew up, my parents were affluent. i never needed anything. i play football for respect. i went across the middle because i wanted to make sure the guy across from me respected me. if anything, it just grows the odor i get and the better competition i see. >> he'

there's not much speed like torrey smith and other guys. camby runs a good route. jordan matthews, zach ertz. we've got the talent. from a preparation standpoint, going against that every day in practice helps. >> that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells. csn. >> back to the phillies now. they're helping to clear the shelters because the team hit a home run last night, the animal care and control team of philadelphia is offering free cat adoption today from 10:00 to 5:00. part of their philadelphia felines play ball event today. the philly shelter is located at 111 west hunting park avenue. >> pro wrestlers from the wwe invade the wells fargo center. they'll host a so-called battleground event that includes john cena. the action starts at 7:30. >>> a family makes a plea for charges to be filed against a man who killed a mother and her boyfriend. lauren mayk is at police headquarters in philadelphia following this. lauren. >> this grieving family now looking for action. we'll show you what they're doing in and out of a philadelphia neighborhood. >>> guys i'm r

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

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. the victim is i

. >> reporter: new eagles wide receiver torrey smith hung out with his family on the field after today'sractice. his sons cameron and tj. smith's wife chanel gru up in conshohocken. smith who came over from the san francisco 49ers says he enjoyed his time off but he's ready to work. >> it's been fun, enjoyed the break and time to get ready for the real thing. >> reporter: how confident that this could be a playoff team. >> very confident. you see all the talent, see what we were able to build in the off season so i'm just about trying to put it altogether in camp and trying to be the best team we can be whenever that first game comes around. >> e-a-g-l-e-s, eagles! >> reporter: teaching his son at a young age that's the way you raise a young man. now the eagles signed a tight end today to a three year contract. he's got a very interesting background. zaruba is a member of the canadian national rugby team. he last played football competitively in high school. the 26-year-old recently tried out for the team made the team. he's 6-foot five weighs 265 pounds. the eagles tell us he still need

torrey smith. other guys. he gives us quality works. jordan matthews. we got the talent. from a preparation standpoint, going against that every day in practice definitely helps. >> that is your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from csn. deni denise, back to you. >> danny, thanks so much. >>> time for a final check of the forecast, erika, the storm is here, philadelphia seeing some of the rain. here's a look down broad street. the rain is really coming down. >> yeah, denise, we're already hearing it on the roof. the thunderstorms are moving in very quickly. so of course i was timing that out for you. i want to show you all the lightning strikes moving across our area. notice a little bit of a break here. however, we do have some more storms on the way. so keep the umbrellas handy if you're headed out in the next couple hours. locally, again, i want to show you the threat of severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 p.m. we're seeing lots of lightning and we're also seeing some hail already that hasn't been reported. walnut sized. we're also seeing marble-sized hail as well

lots of new faces from lagarret blunt to torrey smith and alshon jeffrey.se receivers should make a difference. they believe they can be one of the best offenses in the nfl. >> i know it's early but we truly believe we have the guys to do something special and put in the time and put in the work and find who we are to some extent our true identity. >> with the offensive line, we can do something special and have to put the work in. >> what is your definition of something special? >> we'll see at the end of the year. we all have the same definition of something special i can tell you that. >> jordan matthews is a full go there were concerns about his knee where he missed time during the offseason and says he feels good and jordan hicks is limited because of breaking the pinky finger during his honeymoon in greece. >> i was on my honeymoon and slipped by the pool. i wish i had a better story. everybody that is the question of the past few days. you know what happened. so, you know, casted up in a soft cast but nothing. been through some much worse. >> the eag

there's not much speed like torrey smith and some of the other guys. they had a really good camp. a good route. jordan matthews, zach ertz. we've got the talent. from a preparation standpoint, going against that every day in practice definitely helps. >> that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells. csn. >>> at the jersey shore this weekend, fans of lucy the elephant are celebrating the attraction's 136th birthday. last night, the city threw a party with food, games, and performers to honor the world's largest elephant at 6 stories tall. lucy was built in 1881 to promote real estate sales and draw tourists to the shore, which she still does. >> happening today in philadelphia, you can enjoy a brew and a bite while adopting a new best friend. the event called hops and hounds starts at 2:00 p.m., and dogs will be there, ready to go to loving homes like yours. also today, the college will transform into an american hog warts school. students in sixth through 12th grade will pretend to study harry potter whizzedry. the magic classess will teach them real world skills like communicat