Brian Westbrook And Hank Baskett Become Leaders at Eagles Training Camp

Veterans over the age of 30 received the morning off, leaving some veterans and a number of unproven, young players in practice. With fewer players in camp, rookie mistakes become more noticeable. Third year wide receiver Hank Baskett says those rookies need to just look past their mistakes. "You can't sit there and think about the play that happened the day before. I was just in their shoes a few years ago. You have to move on. If you keep dwelling on that mistake from the morning before, that's three practices already gone by. You just got to keep moving on, just keep fighting. It's a weird game, you never know what's going to happen. Just come out here and give it your all." Undrafted rookies Shaheer McBride and Frantz Hardy go to Baskett more than any other veteran wide receiver because two years ago Baskett entered camp undrafted, unproven, and a rookie. Two years, three touchdowns, and one Eagles special teams most valuable player award later, Baskett says he enters camps with the ... (link)