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When a loud voice summoned “Number ones!” to line up for a full offense-versus-defense session Wednesday, the Eagles’ No. 2 draft pick took the spot at free safety. South Florida product Nate Allen would have preferred his promotion came by another means than Marlin Jackson’s left Achilles’ tendon injury on Tuesday. It could cost Jackson, who has already missed two seasons with injuries to each knee, another season after upcoming surgery. But under a broiling sun on the Eagles’ outdoor field at the NovaCare Center, Allen went about the business of trying to learn quickly and adapt to the pro game wisely, because the Eagles may just be depending on him come September. “It felt good to get …

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Allen dives in at free safety for Eagles

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