Practice is over and Mack Hollins hurries off the field and heads straight for the Eagles’ locker room, where he peels off his sweat-soaked jersey and pads, removes his socks and cleats and spends about 25 to 30 minutes relaxing at his locker.
Then, still barefoot, the hippy-dippy second-year wide receiver with the pet ball python and Sunglow Boa constrictor heads back out to the field for a daily 30-minute catching session.
Some days he’ll spend the time fielding tennis balls thrown at him from close range by one of the team’s ball boys. Some days he’ll work on the JUGS machine catching footballs.