As Dillon Gabriel walked out onto the grass at Lincoln Financial Field a few hours ahead of kickoff, he sported a pair of Beats headphones.

In those headphones, Gabriel listened to one of his playlists curated by a genre of music from different periods of his life – playlists that range from country to R&B, hip hop and EDM to songs of his Hawaiian heritage. He went through his pregame warmup – one that features the same base routine he developed early in his football career but has also evolved over time – and tested out the state of his hamstring.

Gabriel took significant steps forward in his recovery throughout the week leading into Week 2 of the preseason, returning to participating in 11-on-11 team drills for three consecutive practices – including the two joint practices with the Ea

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