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Early Birds: Eagles host Ravens; Miles Austin on special teams; John Moffitt's first game

1) The Ravens come to Philadelphia for three days of practices with the Eagles. Chip Kelly likes the idea of joint practices – he did it the past two seasons with the Patriots.

What most appeals to Kelly is the competition element of the practices, and it also exposes the team to different looks. Kelly said the Eagles’ defense will play against more two-back formations than they see in their typical practices.

However, the format might be different from the way the Eagles usually practice. The tempo could even be slower.

“We’ll probably go to a traditional huddle and go to what a normal NFL practice looks like, which will probably be a break for us,” safety Malcolm Jenkins said.