Eric Allen is headed to Canton with a speech more than two decades in the making. The Eagles cornerback waited 24 years to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he will be Saturday with a statement that’s been trimmed and rehearsed accordingly the last few weeks.

Eagles training camp at the NovaCare Complex had the look and feel of real football, as players locked in with just over a week to go until their preseason opener. And while the breeze may have brought relief from the heat,

Eric Allen, a second-round pick by the Eagles in 1988, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday in Canton, Ohio.