It was Billy Brown's first day back with the Eagles' practice squad, after 10 days of football unemployment. The Eagles, other teams, run players on and off their 10-member squad of non-roster players, as positional needs arise or they decide they'd like to take a longer look at someone else.
"I've never been on a plane so much in my life," said Brown, a 25-year-old tight end from West Virginia's tiny Shepherd University. "I'm used to it now. I never thought I'd say I'm comfortable on a plane, but I am. Came back from Miami last night. The day before that, I was in Carolina.