SUNBURY-ON-THAMES, England — Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Friday he hopes the team's first regular-season trip abroad will help bring the group together, much the way he felt last year's week in Southern California did, between games at Seattle and Los Angeles.
Pederson spoke just before practice began on a sunny, windy morning that also included spitting rain, as the Eagles warmed up at the London Irish Rugby Football Club's Hazelwood training grounds.
"Today is just about keeping the guys loose, and everybody going," Pederson said, after the team flew to London overnight. "This trip right here is a great time for us, to be away as a football team.