What else can happen? Eagles' Westbrook out for the season
PHILADELPHIA - Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens and Brian Westbrook.
They were the Eagles' version of the Big Three at the start of this season.
Now, like the team's playoff hopes, they are all gone.
Westbrook became the third and final player from that trio to check out of the 2005 season on Tuesday when an MRI exam revealed that the running back has a Lisfranc sprain of his right foot. He suffered the injury on the Eagles' first offensive series of Monday night's disastrous 42-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field.
It is unknown if Westbrook will need surgery to repair the injury.
The Eagles have plenty of experience with the Lisfranc sprain. The injury ended running back Duce Staley's 2000 season after five games. Staley's injury was severe enough that he needed surgery and an extensive rehab.
Two seasons ago, safety Brian Dawkins suffered a Lisfranc sprain in the season opener against Tampa Bay and missed nine of the Eagles' next 10 games.
The most recent Eagle to suffer the injury was veteran tight end Chad Lewis, who was forced to miss the Super Bowl last season after severely spraining his foot while making the second of his two touchdown catches in the NFC championship win over Atlanta.
Baltimore foot specialist Mark Myerson performed surgery on Lewis, who needed 10 months to rehab the injury.
It did not initially appear as if Westbrook suffered a severe injury Monday night. The play occurred with 4 minutes, 49 seconds left in the first quarter, when Westbrook went across the middle for a 10-yard first-down reception from Mike McMahon. After being pushed out of bounds by Seahawks cornerback Jimmy Williams, Westbrook started limping back toward the huddle. When the officials called for a measurement, he went to the bench, where team physician Peter DeLuca examined him.
Westbrook returned three plays later and had eight runs and four receptions over the remainder of the first half. Just a few minutes into the second half, however, he could be seen leaving the field and did not return.
The news came exactly one month after Westbrook's often-contentious contract negotiations came to a happy ending when he signed a five-year contract extension. One of the team's concerns in its negotiations was his injury history. Westbrook, 26, has never played all 16 games of a season.
Of course, his season-ending injury hardly makes him the Lone Ranger. He will become the 11th player and fifth offensive starter placed on injured reserve. That list does not include Owens, who was banished for disciplinary reasons, but it does include McNabb (sports hernia), whose season ended after the Nov. 14 loss to the Cowboys.
Westbrook finished the season with 617 yards rushing and 616 receiving.
In his absence, rookie Ryan Moats became the Eagles' primary runner during the second half Monday night. Moats carried a career-high 10 times for 26 yards. He fumbled on his first carry of the second half, and it was returned for a touchdown by Seattle cornerback Andre Dyson.
In addition to Moats, the Eagles have Lamar Gordon and Reno Mahe as running backs. Gordon, for the first time this season, was deactivated for Monday night's game. That decision was made because the Eagles had to activate rookie tight end Stephen Spach as a precautionary measure because fullback Josh Parry was playing with a sprained ankle.
The Eagles will likely sign former seventh-round pick Bruce Perry from the practice squad on Wednesday. Perry is a Philadelphia native and was The Philadelphia Inquirer's offensive player of the year as a senior at George Washington High. He spent last season on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in the preseason.
source : www.mercurynews.com
They were the Eagles' version of the Big Three at the start of this season.
Now, like the team's playoff hopes, they are all gone.
Westbrook became the third and final player from that trio to check out of the 2005 season on Tuesday when an MRI exam revealed that the running back has a Lisfranc sprain of his right foot. He suffered the injury on the Eagles' first offensive series of Monday night's disastrous 42-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field.
It is unknown if Westbrook will need surgery to repair the injury.
The Eagles have plenty of experience with the Lisfranc sprain. The injury ended running back Duce Staley's 2000 season after five games. Staley's injury was severe enough that he needed surgery and an extensive rehab.
Two seasons ago, safety Brian Dawkins suffered a Lisfranc sprain in the season opener against Tampa Bay and missed nine of the Eagles' next 10 games.
The most recent Eagle to suffer the injury was veteran tight end Chad Lewis, who was forced to miss the Super Bowl last season after severely spraining his foot while making the second of his two touchdown catches in the NFC championship win over Atlanta.
Baltimore foot specialist Mark Myerson performed surgery on Lewis, who needed 10 months to rehab the injury.
It did not initially appear as if Westbrook suffered a severe injury Monday night. The play occurred with 4 minutes, 49 seconds left in the first quarter, when Westbrook went across the middle for a 10-yard first-down reception from Mike McMahon. After being pushed out of bounds by Seahawks cornerback Jimmy Williams, Westbrook started limping back toward the huddle. When the officials called for a measurement, he went to the bench, where team physician Peter DeLuca examined him.
Westbrook returned three plays later and had eight runs and four receptions over the remainder of the first half. Just a few minutes into the second half, however, he could be seen leaving the field and did not return.
The news came exactly one month after Westbrook's often-contentious contract negotiations came to a happy ending when he signed a five-year contract extension. One of the team's concerns in its negotiations was his injury history. Westbrook, 26, has never played all 16 games of a season.
Of course, his season-ending injury hardly makes him the Lone Ranger. He will become the 11th player and fifth offensive starter placed on injured reserve. That list does not include Owens, who was banished for disciplinary reasons, but it does include McNabb (sports hernia), whose season ended after the Nov. 14 loss to the Cowboys.
Westbrook finished the season with 617 yards rushing and 616 receiving.
In his absence, rookie Ryan Moats became the Eagles' primary runner during the second half Monday night. Moats carried a career-high 10 times for 26 yards. He fumbled on his first carry of the second half, and it was returned for a touchdown by Seattle cornerback Andre Dyson.
In addition to Moats, the Eagles have Lamar Gordon and Reno Mahe as running backs. Gordon, for the first time this season, was deactivated for Monday night's game. That decision was made because the Eagles had to activate rookie tight end Stephen Spach as a precautionary measure because fullback Josh Parry was playing with a sprained ankle.
The Eagles will likely sign former seventh-round pick Bruce Perry from the practice squad on Wednesday. Perry is a Philadelphia native and was The Philadelphia Inquirer's offensive player of the year as a senior at George Washington High. He spent last season on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in the preseason.
source : www.mercurynews.com
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