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Bobby April couldn’t believe it. The football was just lying there near the goal line. “Get the ball! Get the ball!” shouted the Eagles’ energetic special-teams coach. Returner Ellis Hobbs had failed to field a kickoff during a special-teams session on the last day of the Eagles’ June practices. April, more than 50 yards away, began running toward the ball. An assistant picked it up. “Put it down!” shouted the 57-year-old April, still chugging downfield. Most of the players were looking on in confusion, but April wanted his kickoff team to go after what, by rule, was a free ball. After a few moments, Brandon Graham scooped up the rock and stepped into the end zone. “Touchdown!” April

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