GREEN BAY, Wis. — The early days of Eagles training camp were not kind to Elijah Qualls, a sixth-round rookie defensive tackle from Washington.
Qualls missed most of the spring work because the Huskies are on the quarter system and their graduation isn’t until June. He showed up already behind most of his peers.
Defensive-line coach Chris Wilson loudly berated Qualls after he was pushed around in a drill by center Jason Kelce a few days into workouts, Qualls doubling over with what turned out to be a minor groin pull. Wilson complained that Qualls was “always on the ground.