Before training camp last season, Fletcher Cox warned his teammates. Cox is part of a dwindling group of players in the Eagles locker room who experienced Andy Reid as coach, and after three years with Chip Kelly, Cox knew how August would be different under Doug Pederson.
“If it’s anything like Andy’s training camp, it’s going to be a grind,” Cox told them.
One year later, the players in the locker room now have an idea of a Reid-coached team because many of his philosophies and coaching practices returned to Philadelphia with Pederson. (That included long training camp practices in full pads and some with full contact.