The Eagles will look to keep the winning going when they travel up the New Jersey Turnpike to take on the Giants Sunday night. Philadelphia routed Detroit to pick up its first win of the season. Several key players are still nursing injuries. Neither Brian Dawkins, Brian Westbrook, William Thomas, nor Lito Sheppard practiced Thursday. [...]
Eagles running back Brian Westbrook was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his three touchdown performance against the Detroit Lions last Sunday. Westbrook, who earned his first career Offensive Player of the Week award, set a career-best with 221 yards of total offense, rushing for 110 and two scores while adding five receptions [...]
The Eagles returned to practice Wednesday but five players did not suit up: Brian Westbrook, Brian Dawkins, William Thomas, Lito Sheppard and L.J. Smith. Smith, who is recovering from groin surgery, is the only one who is a definite no for Sunday night’s game against the Giants. Coach Andy Reid said the others remain day-to-day.
The Eagles return to the practice field today in preparation for Sunday night’s showdown against the Giants. Philadelphia shellacked the Lions this past weekend for their first win of season and look to keep the momentum rolling. The Eagles are also looking to get healthy. Brian Westbrook was banged up in the win and cornerback [...]
Coming off their must-win against the Lions, the Eagles may have to take on the Giants Sunday night without one of their biggest offensive weapons. Running back Brian Westbrook’s status for Sunday is uncertain after he strained an ab muscle in Sunday’s win over Detroit. Head coach Andy Reid said Monday that if Westbrook can [...]
According to Ray Parrillo of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook’s status for this week’s practice and Sunday night’s game against the New York Giants will not be known until later in the week. Eagles head coach Andy Reid added, “We’ll know better in the next day or two. [The injury] was [...]
Wearing their throwback jerseys from 1933, the Eagles righted the ship in a big way by clobbering the Detroit Lions 56-21 Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field to earn their first win of the season. It was the most points ever scored by the Eagles in the Andy Reid/Donovan McNabb era and the most in [...]
As if the Philadelphia Eagles need any more injuries, two key members of their secondary, safety Brian Dawkins and cornerback Lito Sheppard will not play today against the Detroit Lions. Dawkins’ neck was injured in last week’s loss to the Washington Redskins. Sheppard missed his second consecutive game, injuring his knee in the Eagle’s opening-day [...]
As if things are not bad enough right now for the 0-2 Eagles, their best playmaker on offense Brian Westbrook, had his injured knee re-examined by the Eagles medical staff and underwent an MRI Wednesday. Right now the injury is being called a “strain”, but the fact that the back has had a history of [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have re-signed safety/kick returner J.R. Reed, just a mere eight days after he was released by the team; terms of the signing were not disclosed. To make room for Reed, the Eagles released offensive tackle Pat McCoy.
