The Eagles took the field on Friday with temperatures a good 20 degrees cooler than any other practice this Training Camp. Here is what stood out in the padded practice:

Injury Report

Andrew Mukuba (shoulder) returned to practice and was a limited participant. Zack Baun (back), DeVonta Smith (back), Nolan Smith (concussion), Terrace Marshall (knee), and E.J. Jenkins (hamstring) all remained sidelined while rookie Mac McWilliams (quad) and fullback Ben VanSumeren (ankle) missed practice for the first time.

Highlights

• Saquon Barkley enjoyed a strong day at practice, catching some passes out of the backfield and wiggling free for some runs. He also brought some juice, jawing back and forth with a couple of defenders.

• Jalen Hurts delivered a perfect pass about 15 yards downfield to Will Shipley on a wheel route for a touchdown. Shipley had some nice grabs and runs at Friday's practice.

• The battle between Quinyon Mitchell and A.J. Brown continues to be one of the best of camp. Brown beat Mitchell on a slant using strong hands to secure the catch and after the play gave Mitchell a friendly shove. On the very next play, Mitchell batted down a pass intended for Brown and had a little celebration.

• Grant Calcaterra had the highlight of the day, reeling in a diving one-handed catch on a jump throw from Tanner McKee. Calcaterra stepped in well when Dallas Goedert missed time last season, and he is enjoying a solid Training Camp thus far.

• Moro Ojomo continued his stellar Training Camp with a strip-sack of Hurts. He has consistently been making plays all summer.

• Smael Mondon stayed with Barkley on a deep ball in the end zone, breaking up the pass towards the end of practice.

• Reed Blankenship had a pass break up on a deep ball to Brown ... Ty Robinson batted down a pass during team drills. ... Adoree' Jackson had a pass break up on a Barkley target ... Byron Young had a would-be-sack ... Mitchell added a PBU at the end of practice on a goal-to-go situation.

Position Preview: Quarterback

Jalen Hurts is coming off a season in which he set career highs in completion percentage (68.7) and passer rating (103.7) in the regular season before posting three games of a passer rating of 110 or better in the playoffs while accounting for 10 total touchdowns and only one interception. He earned Super Bowl LIX MVP honors after amassing 293 total yards and three touchdowns, averaging an eye-popping 10.1 yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee was elevated to the primary backup quarterback position in the offseason. In his first two NFL appearances at the end of the 2024 regular season, the third-year quarterback completed 66.7 percent of his attempts for 323 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.

There are two new quarterbacks in the position group this Training Camp – veteran Dorian Thompson-Robinson and rookie Kyle McCord.

Thompson-Robinson was acquired this offseason in a trade with the Cleveland Browns. He played in 15 games (five starts) over his first two NFL seasons.

"I'm trying to earn a spot on this team as well as the rest of the guys here," Thompson-Robinson said on Friday. "I definitely think that's what preseason is for. I don't really get reps at practice like that, so to be able to show what I can do in a game setting with live bullets flying will be fun for me."

Thompson-Robinson was connected with Hurts prior to arriving in Philadelphia. The two share an interest in chess and have worked with the same chess mentor, Seth Makowsky. Thompson-Robinson admires how Hurts comports himself as the face of the franchise.

"He's been there at the highest level. He knows what it takes," Thompson-Robinson said. "Seeing his overall process throughout the day, he start from square one and really builds a foundation, not only with himself, with the coaches, the scheme, and the players out here on the field. I think all of those things just really combined as well as his leadership, how he carries himself in the building and shows up for his guys."

McCord was a sixth-round pick of the Eagles out of Syracuse. He was high school teammates with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at St. Joe's Prep in Philadelphia and was the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. He started his career at Ohio State before transferring to Syracuse for his senior year. In his one year with the Orange, McCord, a native of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, set the ACC all-time record for passing yards in a season with 4,779 as well as the Syracuse record for passing touchdowns with 34.

"It's going well. It's been a great room to walk into, especially as a rookie. Guys are willing to help me, which has been huge. Every day is a new journey, learning new things about our offense, the defenses we're going to see. It's been really good," McCord said. "(Hurts has) been an open book, which has been great. Any question that I have about cadence or why we're calling a play or what he sees, he's been very open. It's been great to have somebody like that in the room."

On Deck

The players are off on Saturday. They return to the field on Sunday for a 10 AM practice.