After weeks of anticipation from rabid fans, the media, and the NFL, the Eagles are starting an urgent and exciting training camp, and we're highlighting six early position battles to watch.

The heat and humidity were relentless on Thursday at the NovaCare Complex, but so were the Eagles. The Birds continued to grind through training camp with just one week to go before their preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Eagles moved up their morning practice session by an hour to try to mitigate the suffocating heat on Tuesday, day five of training camp at NovaCare Complex. But as the index climbed toward 109