NFL teams are no Travis Wood Jersey stranger to joint practices at training camp these days, and according to head coach Doug Pederson, they could soon replace at least part of the annual preseason schedule."I think that's where we're going," Pederson told local media Tuesday, two days before the Eagles' Week 3 exhibition vs. the . "I think that's the way the league is heading."The coach's remarks came in response to a question of whether joint practices serve many Jackie Robinson Jersey of the same purposes as preseason games and if it would make sense to reduce the preseason schedule in favor of more practices. Pederson, who's hinted at his own desire Tyson Ross Jersey for a reduction in the past, said there are multiple benefits to the joint practices: They "break up hitting your teammates," which happens at traditional camp over the course of the summer, but they also offer a more controlled environment than in preseason, when coaches are unable to script and practice more specific scenarios.Preseason, of course, has also been notorious for Alex Wilson Jersey the injury risk it poses to players ahead of the regular season. It's not as if the is completely averse to cutting Joe Jimenez Jersey down its four-week preseason schedule, either. Just this week, league owners and player representatives to a playoff expansion that would accompany the elimination of one from the current four-week schedule.