Eagles’ focus and refocus: Coach Sirianni emphasizes normalcy despite Super Bowl LIX prep

METAIRIE, La. — Throughout the Philadelphia Eagles’ first pre-Super Bowl LIX practice, Coach Nick Sirianni urged his players to “focus and refocus.”“It’s not a normal week,” he said. “You want to keep it as normal as possible, but the times are different, the obligations are different. The game’s not normal either. … So, just focus and refocus — it’s a good prep for the game.”The Eagles practiced for two hours in 77-degree weather at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, the New Orleans Saints’ practice facility. Roughly 20 minutes to stretch and warm-up with individual work was followed by 11-on-11 team drills and a special teams period.& The latter half of the session was a walkthrough, with a special teams period sandwiched in the middle.Sirianni said he tried to maintain some sense of normalcy for players, keeping a practice structure that’s similar to what the team would normally have on a Wednesday during the regular season.“Our goal for right now is how do we eliminate distractions and continue to get better?” he said. “… For a lot of guys, this isn’t their first time here, which I think is really important. I feel like our guys are locked in to what...