The stress is real and it doesn't matter if you are a rookie or a veteran in the NFL at this time in the summer. There is one more preseason game on the schedule for every team and the league-mandated cut to 53 players on the roster is set in stone: Tuesday, August 27, 4 PM.

Time is ticking.

"You have to be aware of what is happening and at the same time you have to focus on your job every part of the day," wide receiver Parris Campbell says after practice recently at the NovaCare Complex. "With everything I've been through in my career, the one thing I would say is that it is never perfect. You're always going to have stressers whether you are injured or healthy or whatever the case may be.

"The key is to manage it. I've learned that with everything I've been through in my career."

In his sixth NFL season, Campbell's career has been marred by injuries and through it all Campbell remains upbeat and dialed in.

"Just go out and play your best football each and every day, and the rest will take care of itself," Campbell said.

The story here isn't about Campbell specifically, as he is among a host of players vying for a role on the roster and in the gameday situations. Campbell signed with the Eagles in free agency after spending last season with the New York Giants. He began his career with the Colts, a second-round draft pick in 2019 who played five seasons in Indianapolis, two with Nick Sirianni as the offensive coordinator.

In the only season in which he has been healthy from start to finish (2022), Campbell had 63 receptions for 623 yards and three touchdowns with the Colts. That's the goal: Stay healthy and play ball.

Campbell knows he is just like every undrafted rookie, every veteran, every player who will likely line up and play on Saturday in the preseason finale against Minnesota (1 PM, NBC10 in Philadelphia) and give it his best shot.

"I'm as faith-based as it comes and that's the thing that I stand on," Campbell said. "That's the rock of who I am, my family, and that's our foundation whether things are going good or going bad. At the end of the day, adversity is what it is. You're going to get hit with adversity whether you are on the field or off the field. Work through it."

Campbell is back on the field after missing time in Training Camp with a groin injury and he is in the mix in the Eagles' wide receiver room. He says he is pleased with how he has played. He looks forward to playing against the Vikings.

Football is what he loves.

"I'm pleased with what I've done here when I've been on the field. I've knocked off the rust and I'm feeling good out there," he said. "I found myself frustrated when I'm out there now, after the injury, and I'm like, 'I wouldn't have done that before the injury.' It takes a minute to get everything back to where you were before the injury.

"You have to learn from your mistakes and then go out and get better. Saturday is a chance to suit up and play. It's another opportunity. I love every chance I can get to play. We are fighting for our jobs. That's the meaning of the NFL and these games. Everyone is replaceable. That's the attitude this team has and I love it. We're all getting our fair chance and we are all valued. It's up to me now to go out and do it."