Andrews at RT?
Shawn Andrews apparently will get a chance to see if he can replace Jon Runyan. When his brother Stacy finishes knee injury rehab, he apparently will be the right guard.
Andrews at RT?
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
It wasn't a shock to see Shawn Andrews lining up at right tackle Friday for the first morning minicamp practice. Andrews' brother Stacy, the RT the Eagles signed in free agency, is still rehabbing after knee surgery and wasn't expected to be ready quite this soon.
It was a bit of a surprise, though, to hear Andy Reid explain that all that talk about keeping his options open on the o-line wasn't just window-dressing -- that Shawn might very well become the right tackle, and Stacy the right guard, when all is said and done.
"I'm going to give Shawn an opportunity at the right tackle spot," Reid said. "I know Stacy can go inside and compete with Nick (Cole)."
Andrews said he worked a lot in the offseason on setting up as left tackle, which would have been the situation had the Eagles not traded for Jason Peters. "I'll just have to switch my mindset to right tackle," he said.
Stacy Andrews, who played both guard and tackle for the Bengals, was not available for comment. Since he underwent ACL surgery in January, he might be better suited to playing inside at guard this season. In the past, Stacy has said he hopes to be ready for training camp in July, which would give his brother all spring to audition at tackle.
Shawn Andrews, a standout right tackle at Arkansas, said moving outside will "rejuvenate my career and just my all-around game. I think it's going to be fun out there on the edge."
He missed the final 14 games last season with a back injury.
Meanwhile, former right tackle Jon Runyan, an unrestricted free agent coming off microfracture surgery, still has his locker at NovaCare, still filled with his stuff. The Eagles have not closed the door on Runyan's return, in some capacity.
Reid announced that wideout Kevin Curtis underwent a second surgical procedure on his groin on April 15, a followup from his original surgery. Curtis said he expects to be back on the field in June. Left guard Todd Herremans underwent what Reid called a minor knee cleanout, and did not practice Friday. Ditto reserve guard Max Jean-Gilles, still recovering from ankle surgery.
Dan Klecko (calf) Matt Schobel (hamstring) and Jack Ikegwuonu (hamstring spasm) did not complete the morning session.
Good luck, Shawn. If you can play at the same pro-bowl level at RT that you did at RG, you might not have to wait too long for that new contract.— knighn- Big Kid loves his sandwhiches— Serge_Matthews
Comment removed.- Best bookends in the league. Too bad they still don't have a red-zone threat.— MTbelly
- Big Kid loves his Prozac— KevinRx
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top ten redzone this year....at least...— teenwolf- The whole redzone threat thing is one of the many myths that Eagles fans cling too...like the need for a big back, a tall WR, a #1 WR, etc. We're talking about a team that just set a franchise scoring record in 2008 and was 6th in the NFL in scoring at 26.0 points per game. 26 points should be enough to win an NFL game.— JimG
- JimG - You're right. Frequetnly overlooked in the most recent NFC Championship disappointment would be the 32 points allowed.— Phrossty
- why is this surprising? He was going to play LT if Peters deal didnt happen.— phila1
- what about the king on the O line? we want the king, we want the king.— JACK V
- Comments page loves its A-holes— ricky11211
- I prefer big John back when those two on the right side together the sky is the limit— amann08
- Sure they put up points last year, but they left points on the field in the redzone and lost close games because of that... bottom line is trips inside the 20 should result in 7 points, more often than not.— Raaaannndall
- amann, what would you do with Peters if Jon comes back and plays as you want him too? The guy is an all pro. Or would you put Jon at guard too ala Stacy?— KGKoons
