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Eagles first-round pick Jihaad Campbell is eager to get back on the field after having shoulder surgery, but he isn't going to push things any faster than necessary to make his first appearance of training camp.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said last month that the team expects Campbell to start practicing in August. Campbell is putting less focus on a specific timetable and paying more attention to making sure he's all the way back to health before jumping into the Philadelphia defense.

"I wouldn't necessarily say frustration," Campbell said, via Jeff Kerr of CBSSports.com. "Every athlete can vouch for this, but we always feel like, 'Dang I wanna get back out there.' God has a story for everybody, especially for my journey. I got hurt. It's just all about rehab and taking it one day at a time. Just trusting in God's faith and God's journey, so I can be the best version of myself."

The Eagles are also waiting on Nakobe Dean's return from a knee injury, which will leave them with Zack Baun and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the top of the linebacker depth chart to kick things off this summer. Once everyone is healthy, the group will be a deep one for Fangio to deploy in a bid for the sustained success that head coach Nick Sirianni is looking for from his team.

Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua says he couldn't be in a better place catching passes from Matthew Stafford and lining up alongside Davante Adams.

Nacua said on NFL Network that there's no quarterback like Stafford, saying that he has never in his life caught passes as beautiful as the ones Stafford delivers to him.

"I just want to see Matthew Stafford spin it. That's my favorite part of the day," Nacua said. "You wouldn't believe how different the ball looks coming out of Matthew Stafford's hand."

Nacua also said Adams has become the leader of the wide receiver room, and Nacua is soaking up knowledge from Adams, who is heading into his 12th NFL season.

"Davante, as soon as he stepped into the facility has been fantastic," Nacua said. "The ability to learn the game from another all-time great has been, I feel like I'm stealing. I'm like a kid in the candy store. I've had Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay, Cooper Kupp and now Davante Adams. My life is pretty good, I can't complain too much. It's gonna be fun. We signed Tutu [Atwell] back. We've got some speed, we got a bunch of young guys who are excited to play, and 17 is going to lead the way for us, and it's gonna be fantastic to be out there on the football field with him."

Nacua believes the Rams are brewing up something special with himself and Adams catching those beautiful passes from Stafford.