Cole Was with Babin When Reid Called
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Cole Was with Babin When Reid Called
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
The Eagles' locker room reacted to the release of Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Babin Wednesday the way you would expect -- younger players seemed shocked, older ones said they've seen such things before.
DE Trent Cole, Babin's hunting buddy, said Babin was in Cole's garage, getting ready to head home, when the call came from Eagles coach Andy Reid.
"He said, 'yeah, they just released me.' I thought he was playing at first ... he wasn't," Cole said. "It was shocking to him ... He's got a family to take care of."
"We're going to move on ... I know Jason's going to find a great home, he's going to be successful. He's going to make somebody happy."
DE Brandon Graham said he lined up in Babin's spot Wednesday. Babin was claimed on waivers by Jacksonville. An NFL source said Buffalo and Washington also placed claims.
Graham and rookie DE Vinny Curry, part of the stated "youth movement" reason for Babin's release, embraced the idea of getting more snaps but said they were sorry to see Babin go.
Middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans said the business side of football never surprises him. Reporters pressed players on what message the Eagles might be trying to send underachieving players; not many wanted to engage on that topic
"This goes on everywhere, this ain't nothing new; this happens on every team," Cole said. "Now you know how real this game is, and what this game's all about."
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Quarterback Michael Vick, who did not practice, told your Eagletarian that he was about to take another imPACT test, a hurdle he must clear to return from concussion. Vick did not pass the test he took Monday.
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DT Fletcher Cox (tailbone bruise) said he will not practice today, but hopes to practice by Friday and thinks he can play Sunday night at Dallas. C Dallas Reynolds (ankle) was not scheduled to practice; LG Evan Mathis took Reynolds' snaps and said he might be playing center Sunday, with Danny Watkins at left guard.
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Backup safety David Sims acknowledged he is disappointed he hasn't gotten a chance to win a starting job, given the Eagles' struggles at the position.
I laughed too BleedPhilly...The millions of dollars these players make...is more than an enough...in some peoples lifetimes to live...what a joke!!! I'm quite sure the Babin family will not have to use food stamps or receive Section 8 housing!!! Get Real...LOL!!!— Philly Always- Love what Cole's done here over the years but if I was sitting with 1.5 sacks on this team, I don't think I'd be making any comment about my buddy getting dumped.— PhillySubsMac
- Stay classy, Andy and Trent.— RockStar
- I think Mr. Babin can "take care of his family" just fine with his income. But wait, he's not a football guy anyway, right????— billtfla
- Who cares about these under achieving bums. They have a family to take care. Give me a break.— sackvicknow
- If the Tonner didn't always use fake names, he might have a family to take care of too.
- BleedPhilly--I 100% agree with you! Babin has a family to take care of? If I earned his salary for just a month my family would be taken care of for years. I hope his family doesn't suffer w/o millions of dollars coming to him for just playing a backyard game.— DataB4
- Maybe Jason should have Tweeted the definition of loyalty to the Eagles Coaching Staff instead of the fans.— lostInPhilly
- Cole has become a liabilty, Coleman is the single worst starting safety in the league, Watkins is an embarrasment-the only NFL caliber starter on the squad is Shady--Maclin soft -Djax is a p@#$%y— phildunphy
- It could be that lining up offside penalty was the last straw.— Eagle_1960
- defroe, same thought...tough to survive on that. Maybe he isn't really running WITH the bulls he's running AFTER the bulls looking to put food on the table. First we had the pig killer, now the bull chaser.— tpizza
- I hope little Jeffie returns the gesture.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- OK, so Babin's got a family to support like the rest of us. I guess he shoul dhave done a better job then, and not spent so much time and effort celebrating those rare occasions when he actually did it successfully.— Squizzy Magee
Babin's cancer seems to have spread to Cole. Use Cole's $ elsewhere for more deserving families.— Earl J- Didn't even have the guts to tell Babin face to face. The Fat Man has absolutely NO class!! What a FRAUD! Can't wait until FAT ANDY gets his PINK slip! I hope Lurie informs him via the telephone.— oneway
