The Philadelphia Eagles launched their three-day rookie minicamp on Friday, as the Birds took the first steps towards integrating some rookies into vital positions on a Super Bowl caliber team. The Eagles have a handful of draft picks, about 11 undrafted free agents and 17 tryout invitees set to participate, as the Eagles get an early look at the young skill players on their 90-man offseason roster. With a vested interest in so many players, here are 7 rookies to keep an eye on this weekend: Andre Dillard, OT, Rookie The Eagles first-round pick will spend the weekend working on his timing and technique while getting familiar with the teams brass and terminology. Dillard is expected to only work at left tackle this weekend, with no pad work.<doc-sep>In a social media age, it wasn’t difficult to find a few tweets from a busy Philadelphia Eagles day at practice. Here are a few of the highlights. Five days after Cinco de Mayo., the party is still going on in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. The Philadelphia Eagles are throwing a soiree of a different type. Helmets are on, and footballs are being tossed all over the place. That’s the best kind of party for anyone who cheers for ‘The Birds’. Here’s how the tenth started for most Eagles fans and several members of the Philly media: Watch live as head coach Doug Pederson speaks to the media on the first day of Rookie Minicamp. https://t.co/EyqwuOF4CK — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 10, 2019 And, with that, rookie minicamp is off and running. The undrafted guys are in attendance. So are the guys Philly took in April’s NFL Draft. Andre Dillard, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Miles Sanders, Shareef Miller and Clayton Thorson were all smiles as Philly’s 2019 draft class signed their deals on the day before practice. Some of the best writers and former Eagles greats have been at it all afternoon and night breaking down every nuance of Eagles football. Check out the highlights: The general impression from the young #Eagles wide receivers today: They are stoked to be on the same roster as Alshon Jeffery and DeSean Jackson. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) May 10, 2019 Sua has a great opportunity to stick — Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) May 10, 2019 J.J. Arcega-Whiteside says he has been watching film of Alshon Jeffery since being drafted by the #Eagles pic.twitter.com/qNi3BiJPpT — Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) May 10, 2019 The post of the day comes from ‘The Birds’ themselves. This is, without question, Carson Wentz‘s football team, and even though Philly has yet to hammer out a long-term deal, they have decided to pick up QB1’s fifth-year option. That means we’re probably safe in assuming that Nate Sudfeld is the backup and Clayton Thorson will fall into the category of ‘project’. It may be a long time before we see Thorson’s first completion in a game that counts, but it was nice to see a completion from Philly’s fifth round selection to their second in practice. This one is sick: Honestly, what needs to be said after that? We’re, officially, a tad closer to Eagles football. The preseason can’t get here fast enough.<doc-sep>The Philadelphia Eagles have a stacked group of participants for their 2019 rookie minicamp, and there are some interesting names in the more than two dozen guys who were invited to try out for the Birds. The Eagles released the list of participants for this weekend’s rookie minicamp on Friday, and the three-day event will see all five draft picks, 11 undrafted free-agent signees, and 27 guys invited to try out. Here are your five draft picks. The Eagles also signed 11 undrafted free agents to deals as well. Here’s the complete list of 27 players invited to try out for the squad also.<doc-sep>
PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles released their list of participants for this weekend’s rookie minicamp on Friday. The three-day event features all five draft picks, 11 undrafted free-agent signees and over two dozen tryout players. Below are the players listed by position: Quarterback (2) Luis Perez Clayton Thorson - 5th Round Pick Running Back (5) Miles Sanders - 2nd Round Pick Ryan Fulse - Tryout D.J. Knox - Tryout Tre Watson - Tryout Nico Evans - UDFA Buy Eagles tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, PrimeSport, Ticketmaster Wide Receiver (8) DeAndre Thompkins - UDFA Kaian Duverger - Tryout Marshall Ellick - Tryout Jovon Durante - Tryout J.J. Arcega-Whiteside - 2nd Round Pick Marken Michel Delane Hart-Johnson - Tryout Dorren Miller Tight End (2) Scott Orndoff - Tryout Darneail Jenkins - Tryout Offensive Line (8) Keegan Render (C) - UDFA Nick Linder (C) - Tryout Nate Herbig (G) - UDFA Ryan Bates (OT) - UDFA Johnny Gibson (G) - Tryout Casey Tucker (OT) - Tryout Andre Dillard (OT) - 1st Round Pick Sua Opeta (G) - UDFA Defensive Line (8) Claudy Mathieu (DE) - Tryout Anthony Rush (DT) - UDFA Mike Ramsay (DT) - Tryout Kendal Vickers (DE) - Tryout Shareef Miller (DE) - 4th Round Pick Kevin Wilkins (DT) - UDFA Louis Vecchio (DE) - Tryout Joe Ostman (DE) Linebacker (7) Jerry Iweh - Tryout Alex Singleton Joey Alfieri - UDFA Asantay Brown - Tryout Oluwaseun Idowus - Tryout T.J. Edwards - UDFA Mason Moe - Tryout Defensive Back (9) Albert Smalls - Tryout Marko Myers - Tryout Wesley Sutton - Tryout Ajene Harris - Tryout Weston Steelhammer - Tryout Kyle Gibson - Tryout Tyrell Gilbert - Tryout Mercy Maston - Tryout Jay Liggins - UDFA Specialists Kevin Bletze (LS) - Tryout