Shawn Andrews on his way to LA
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Shawn Andrews on his way to LA
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Shawn Andrews is on his way to Los Angeles, presumably to have his injured back re-examined by Dr. Robert Watkins.
"Well Philly I'm going away now so I can try to get this back right....," Andrews wrote on his Twitter page. He later indicated his destination was Los Angeles.
Watkins performed surgery on Andrews' back last October.
Andrews, who was injured in Week 2 last season, was placed on injured reserve last Tuesday when he was deemed unhealthy enough to play. He underwent an MRI exam last Monday.
Andrews tweaked his back during the fitness run at the start of training camp and did not play in the preseason. He had delcared himself ready to play before the opener, then suffered another setback.
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In other news, the St. Louis Rams confirmed that they have signed wide receiver Danny Amendola off the Eagles' practice squad. Amendola, who presumably would have little chance to get on the roster and play given the Eagles' depth at wide receiver, joins a relatively thin group of receivers. He could also help return punts. Amendola will be at Rams' practice tomorrow.
Amendola signed with the Eagles during last year's playoffs from the Cowboys. He showed good moves and hands in the preseason.
That opening might explain the arrival of former Penn State receiver Jordan Norwood for a workout. Norwood said he was on his way to Philadelphia via his Twitter page. Norwood was with the Browns until the final roster cutdown, as an undrafted free agent.
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Todd Haley addressesd the media in Kansas City today for his weekly news conference and did not exactly provide a ringing endorsement for $60 million man Matt Cassel at quarterback.
Haley was asked if he could envision a scenario in which Cassel was not the starter and Brodie Coyle was. Coyle started Week 1 when Cassel was injured.
“I wouldn’t speculate on that," he said. "There were a lot of positives in Matt’s performance. There are a few we would like to have back obviously. I believe that a quarterback in a game has seven critical decisions – combined key plays in a game of 79 plays last week or whatever it was – that really separate winning and losing. There were clearly seven in this game where we would like to do something different.
“But that being said, I like a lot about this guy. Anybody watching can see the competitiveness. Here’s a guy who’s injured that was not running with that thought in his mind. He added 34 yards of rushing to our game and when you do that it’s pretty positive.
“With Matt we just need to keep chopping wood. That being said, I’m excited about Brodie’s progress. I think Brodie getting to play in the first game got his feet under him and started to gain some confidence. I think that was clear in this past week’s practice and I expect all those guys to improve every week. That’s their job and my job is to get our quarterbacks better.”
Hey jay, your either naive or really stupid...or maybe BOTH. i repeat, i never want to see this man put on an eagle uniform EVER again!!! hey genious, the man was given medical clearanse to participate in football activities... he quiy on them last year and he s quitting on them again!!! but to see this man show such utter disdain for his teammates, the fans and not to mention the team who is paying him aloy of money is almost too much to take... can you omagine what the great chuck bednarik must be saying...id rather have him out there on the field than a gutless, fraud like andrews...think im gonna puke..— DON17- Hey jay, your either naive or really stupid...or maybe BOTH. i repeat, i never want to see this man put on an eagle uniform EVER again!!! hey genious, the man was given medical clearanse to participate in football activities... he quiy on them last year and he s quitting on them again!!! but to see this man show such utter disdain for his teammates, the fans and not to mention the team who is paying him aloy of money is almost too much to take... can you omagine what the great chuck bednarik must be saying...id rather have him out there on the field than a gutless, fraud like andrews...think im gonna puke..— DON17
- Hey jay, your either naive or really stupid...or maybe BOTH. i repeat, i never want to see this man put on an eagle uniform EVER again!!! hey genious, the man was given medical clearanse to participate in football activities... he quiy on them last year and he s quitting on them again!!! but to see this man show such utter disdain for his teammates, the fans and not to mention the team who is paying him aloy of money is almost too much to take... can you omagine what the great chuck bednarik must be saying...id rather have him out there on the field than a gutless, fraud like andrews...think im gonna puke..— DON17
- Maybe if he kept himself in good health, he wouldn't need all of these back surgeries lay off the Philly Cheesesteaks— douglasrdd
- Foxclove5.....no one cares. GO EAGLES!— mlr710
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- Back injuries are very tough to recover from, even in people who don't weigh 300 lbs and play professional sports for a living. Everyone recovers differently from these surgeries, if at all. The "failure" rate of L-spine surgery is very high and his surgery was not that long ago. While many would question his heart, I would give him another year to try and get it right. If he is not ready by next year, then he should find another career.— 23
- Back injuries are very tough to recover from, even in people who don't weigh 300 lbs and play professional sports for a living. Everyone recovers differently from these surgeries, if at all. The "failure" rate of L-spine surgery is very high and his surgery was not that long ago. While many would question his heart, I would give him another year to try and get it right. If he is not ready by next year, then he should find another career.— 23
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Before you bash Andrews too much go read about Astros pitcher J. R. Richard. No one believed him either.— tpizza- Hey Fox... you have one more chance. Give your brain a chance and get a dictionary PLEASE— stoky
- poor misunderstood individual - a little round shaving band-aid on your back and you'll be good as new.— zen
- Who the heck is Brodie Coyle and what has he done with Brodie Croyle?— el disgusto
- get a life.— shadrach
- DON17- why don't you go back to WIP and and get some more of your opinions? Did it ever occur to you that he really is injured? I'm sure you are definitely in the know with all the snaps you've played in the NFL..— jaydubz88
- Uncle Joe probably hav8ing sleepless nights. Eating Reggie Browns $2.7M won't be easy. Then there is the Big Kid's money. His sister, no payback yet. Uncle Joe probably not happy with the puppeteer AR— oldBird
- Hopefully AR will not go ofer on the Andrews sisters. Herremens foot fracture really hosed things up. Probably seen the last of the Big Kid. We will be lucky to beat the Chiefs with anyone except #5 at QB.— oldBird
- LA is perfect for Shawn Andrews. There is no NFL team there so he doesn't have to get distracted from his rap career which is being financed by Eagles money. Hey Mike Missanelli, where is your old feature who's stealin money, in this case in the NFL.— Mickey0123
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- Right on Jaydub88! I love Andrews too! What do you like best about him - his work ethic or his killer instinct? Somedays I can't decide.— dragoon6
Later Andrews will say that he didn't want to play football because he's a dog lover and having Michael Vick on the team goes against his philosophy. Perfect excuse for a loser.— kalina- I really love this Kid alot.. But hey... At some point he is gonna have to do what brought him to Philly.. Dude! Just play football! That's all we are asking.. Just Play Football, That's all.. Enough is Enough!!— STYLZ_INC
- I hope Shawns plane goes down on the way to L.A.— 8131anthony
- are u sure he is going to a back specialist and not a psychologist or a obgyn to have his mangina looked at?
- Foxclove5, get over it! everyone else has including the dogs.— biggie99
- Is there anything worse than eagles fans? Trash, all of them, (myself excluded).— sorry but true
- hey Jay, what are you his friggin agent...your the only loser here bro...can you at least add some opinion about the article you moron!!! jaydubz, what a joke you are !!HAHAHA HAHA still have your 73 shirt on dirt bag!!! get my michael phelps on!! HAHA— DON17
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- Question not answered above, if Amendola is signed, who is cut? Is someone going on IR?— citizenkane
- Shoulod have taken Reggie with him!— jakster
- Shawn, stay in CA, don't come back, we don't want you. You're a bust, up there with Ryan Leaf. Congrats, let's see how quickly you'll blow through your money, then all the sudden your back will be better again. You're a joke, not meant for Philly. You spend more time getting your hair done and on twitter than you've done on the football field the past 2 years. STAY in CA!— RickVaughn
jaydub, i agree, we got quite a few losers on here today. maybe they should find a job. shawn, get healthy, cause when your healthy your our best lineman. the idiot that has more respect for a man that kills dogs and hates you for having a bad back, wow, does he support terrorism too.— omar8012- Maybe he can interview while he is out there. Who knows, perhaps there is a band longing for his size 17 feet?— TheJoker
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- when he gets there hopefully he'll stay there. He is the biggest joke that has ever happened to the eagles! Just wait for the lawsuit to come against the eagles and the doctor-instead of operating on his back the doctor should have done some brain surgery. Like his brother said about his own back trouble-it was because of not being in shape. More people tweat their backs on the toilet then a condtioning run.— jwatson
- Wow- what a bunch of losers posting here today: DON17 Foxclove5 Dan is #1— jaydubz88
please stop wrinting articles on this dude. who cares if hes going to cali again? find something better to report- I believe in Shawn Andrews back injury and leprechauns.— BudSelig_isthenext_MrBurns
- guess my comments are not gonna get posted— DON17
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- When the dogs that were hang by it neck by a nylon cord over a 2 x 4 refused to die from hanging, Vick (wearing a pair of overalls so he would not get blood from the dogs on his tailored suits) drowned the dogs in a 5 gallon bucket of water. When Some of his co-conspirators wanted to give away dogs who would not fight rather than kill them. Michael Vick stated "THEY GOT TO GO", meaning "THEY NEEDED TO BE KILLED. Michael Vick does not give 2nd chances.— Foxclove5
- guy's laughing all the way to the bank. suckers.— TheDude
- hey Doc, while you're checking his back can you insert a heart? thanks.— TheDude
- Does this guy think anyone cares about him if he is not playing football? What is my mailman doing now?— The Selector
- Shawn, Get well so you can come back strong next year, brother!!— Doc57
- There has to be a better explanation than tweaking your back during a fitness run.— P Even
- ...and really, who really cares about this dude..its such a non story any,ore. he doesnt want to play football...its that simple... funny, he doesnt seem to be to depressed when he makes a fool out of himself making horrible rap music... k-fed has more ability..— DON17
- hey shawn, your a piece of garbage... i hope you never play anoither down for the eagles again... i have more respect for michael vick— DON17
- Hope they get it right.— illadelphbigd
