Several years ago, when the Eagles held training camp at Lehigh I went up just to watch an NFL Camp. I don’t know if they are all the same but it seemed to me that there was just a lot of different things going on at the same time. I mean–there was always SOMETHING happening. Either it was individual drills–linemen, special teams guys, offense, etc. Then after awhile they got into running certain plays in offensive and defensive sets and the players worked hard. I was right next to Hollis Thomas and the guy was a giant. He was doing one on one drills and all I could think of was that I didn’t want to get hit by a guy like that.
This was the first year that T.O. was there and the crowd went nuts when he walked onto the field. The players aren’t in FULL game face. They were laughing and joking with fans and there were autograph sessions. Also some radio stations were there. It’s a lot to juggle. A lot is happening and these teams have to be very co-ordinated.
The problem at Lehigh was getting a good spot. The place was jammed and if you wanted to watch the offense vs. defense drills you had to get there early and get a good spot in the bleacher section or you wouldn’t see much. Still, I saw a lot of the individual drills.
It was interesting but obviously I’d rather go to Rams camp.
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