Number of the Day: 92 - Courtesy of John Gonoude and the Eagles' media relations department, 92 members of the media attended Thursday's Training Camp practice.

Fran Duffy's Notes

1. I stood behind the offense during walk-through, and the first unofficial huddle of the 2018 season was not a quiet one. Jason Kelce urged his teammates on prior to meeting before the snap. While it may not have been Mummers Costume-worthy, it was great to see the energy level so high to get Training Camp going.

2. It was also great to see so many new or, more importantly, returning faces back on the field at the NovaCare Complex. For me, in particular, Darren Sproles' return was great to see. Early on during walk-through, No. 43 busted out a long run, and while there was no defense on the field, just to see him out with the team was a sight for sore eyes.

3. The offense took the field to begin the 10-10-10 practice. After two good runs from running back Jay Ajayi, we got to see a pair of throws from Nick Foles. The first fell incomplete, intended for Zach Ertz down the left sideline after the veteran tight end beat De'Vante Bausby, but on the next play the Super Bowl MVP hit Mack Hollins right between the numbers for a would-be first down.

4. Defensive tackle Elijah Qualls, who was seemingly pretty active throughout the day, nearly broke up a screen pass before it even got started. The second-year player knifed into the backfield just as Carson Wentz faked a handoff to Sproles before quickly dishing the ball out. With the injuries along the defensive line, the former sixth-round pick has a real shot to contribute this fall.

5. Carson Wentz's first completion of 2018 came courtesy of rookie tight end Dallas Goedert, who was used in a number of different ways on Thursday. The second-round pick lined up in the slot, out wide, and on the line of scrimmage, showing his versatility. He ran a quick route to the right flat on this play, and Wentz hit him in stride.

6. In the first defensive session, I was really excited to see the personnel in the secondary. Ben kept track of the rotation below, but I was excited just seeing Sidney Jones inside. Talking with some of the other media members in attendance, who asked why Jones would make more sense inside as opposed to someone like Darby, I explained that with his size and physicality, Jones will be able to hold up a bit better in traffic against the run. I'm sure the rotation will be different on Friday, but it will be fun to follow all summer long.

7. On the fourth play for the defense, Chris Long dipped outside and got home for what would have been a sack. On the following play, Michael Bennett lined up in the same spot and looped inside for a pressure and forced incomplete pass. Both of these plays came off of four-man rushes, but Jim Schwartz was not bashful with his unit's defensive looks and exotic schemes on Thursday. I'm excited to see this group in its third year under Schwartz and this coaching staff as they unpeel even more layers to the scheme.

8. Donnel Pumphrey ripped off a couple of long runs on Thursday, including one on the seventh defensive snap. This will be a big camp for the former fourth-round pick as he tries to stake his claim for a spot on the back end of the depth chart in a crowded backfield.

9. Speaking of the crowded backfield, as we transitioned to a special teams portion of practice, my eyes transitioned to someone Pumphrey will be competing with over the next few weeks, Wendell Smallwood. The young veteran was one of just two offensive players lining up with the first-team "punt" unit for the Eagles on Thursday (the other was Corey Clement). Smallwood will need to prove himself in the third phase of the game. Seeing him out there with the first team was certainly a good start.

10. On the final rep of the same drill, Mack Hollins blew past a double team on the outside as a gunner. Jalen Mills, one of the jammers, praised Mack afterward, screaming down the field at the second-year wideout.

11. The starting offense took the field again, and Corey Clement got things started with a leaping, one-handed grab on a screen pass.

12. I mentioned the versatility Goedert showed throughout the day. A few plays after Clement's big catch, Goedert lined up by himself on the outside, matched up on defensive back D.J. Killings. Wentz went to the rookie on a slant route, and he almost came up with a big catch, but Killings was able to break on the throw and get the ball on the ground. Killings is competing for a spot in a tough Eagles secondary.

13. The defense returned to the field and Sidney Jones was the target of the first pass from Carson Wentz. It was a deep fade route to the slot receiver, Markus Wheaton, and Jones was step for step with the veteran and prevented the completion.

14. On the next play, Jordan Hicks got home for a sack on a blitz inside. Jim Schwartz really turned up the heat in this drill. Josh Sweat netted a sack during this period as well.