Veteran linebacker Jamar Chaney won't let his sore left hamstring interrupt his quest to be in the starting lineup this season.

Chaney vowed Friday to be on the field when the Eagles play their first preseason game next week.

The heat has been brutal at Lehigh U.  And it's getting worse this weekend.

“I had a little bit of a setback coming out here hurting my hamstring," Chaney said after sitting out the walkthrough. "But I just have to do what I’ve been doing. My main goal was to make it hard for the coaches not to keep me on the field. And I don’t plan on missing that first preseason game so I don’t plan on being out too long.”

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