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Article: Eagles ready to scout talent: Team officials will evaluate players at the combine, while decisions loom on 10 free-agent Birds.
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2007
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Byline: Bob Brookover
Feb. 21--The Eagles' decision makers, minus head coach Andy Reid, will fly to Indianapolis this week to watch and listen to the best draft-eligible college football players in the country at the annual scouting combine.
Although many of the elite players opt against going through the workouts at the RCA Dome, the combine is still a worthwhile tool for NFL teams to evaluate future draft picks. "The physicals are probably the most important thing, and just to meet these guys in person, that's probably the biggest thing we get out of this," Eagles general manager Tom Heckert said yesterday. "You get to see guys move around, ...