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View Full Version : Eagles Camp might not be fun, but it's not what it used to be



The_Philster
07-20-2003, 06:00 AM
RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Arriving fresh from small-town Virginia and the tiny college of Maryland-Eastern Shore in 1976, Carl Hairston had little idea what to expect from his first NFL training camp.

Hairston, a Philadelphia Eagles draft pick, received a jolt when he found out. Six hours of practice a day for eight weeks.

Hairston, now one of the Chiefs' defensive-line coaches, has seen just a little change in the interim 27 years. Shorter practices and shorter training camps....

more (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/6341965.htm)