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Ever since Eugene Bright left high school, his mother has seen him play football in person just twice. Bright, a tight end, played collegiately at Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., more than 700 miles from his Main Line Philadelphia home. That’s what makes tonight’s “Flight Night” practice at Lincoln Financial Field so special for Bright and some of the other Eagles rookies who haven’t yet taken their maiden voyage around the South Philadelphia sports complex. First-year NFL players are rarely afforded the chance to play before the home crowd at the home stadium one week into their careers. “I thought about it, but I won’t truly understand until I actually get there,” Bright said. “I know …

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