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8News Reporter Nate Eaton will report live from the new training camp LIVE, tonight on 8News at 5, 5:30 and 6...don't miss it!

Richmond, VA—Crews broke ground at the new Redskins training camp on Thursday afternoon, where the team will practice every summer for the next eight years.

The $10 million project includes two football field, a drill field, a field house with lockers and weight rooms.

After dozens of mature trees were mistakenly removed from behind The Science Museum of Virginia in preparation for the site, members of the Richmond City Council called for a full investigation. Mayor Jones said the trees would be replaced.

The Redskins training camp will begin in July.

 

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