Eagles Notes | Lightning takes spark out of practice

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2007

Eagles Notes BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The first three days of Eagles training camp usually involve a mundane exercise during which the team's rookies and a smattering of veterans receive a refresher course on the offensive and defensive schemes.

It's really not much fun to watch until the veterans arrive, the pads go on, and the hits start coming.

Yesterday morning's practice was even more dreary than usual. Thunderstorms forced the Eagles to move inside to the tiny field house at Lehigh University, which meant the practice was limited. The only person who could have possibly enjoyed the experience was  Donovan McNabb.  The quarterback with the surgically repaired right knee was excused from the experience by head...