Jordan, Demps to miss Bears game
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Jordan, Demps to miss Bears game
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Linebacker Akeem Jordan (knee) and safety Quintin Demps (ankle) will not play Sunday against Chicago, coach Andy Reid said.
Reid was not saying who the starting middle linebacker will be, although indications are that it will be Joe Mays, with Chris Gocong moving back to the strong side and Will Witherspoon remaining at the weak side. “We’ll see. It depends on the personnel groups that they put out there,” Reid said. “[Mays] has worked in there. He worked in there last week a little bit too. We have different combinations that we can use there.”
With Demps out, Jeremy Maclin is expected to return kicks.
Cornerback Sheldon Brown was limited in practice today and is listed as questionable.
“We’ll see how he does,” Reid said. “He moved around pretty good today when he was in the team period. He took all the scout team reps yesterday. He felt pretty good coming out of them.”
As for Brian Westbrook, who will not play this week or next, Reid said Westbrook is doing “nothing this week.”
“We’re backing him off and letting him rest,” Reid said. “That was on the doctor’s plan that they had for him. Next week he can start going back to meetings and doing some things. We’ll see how he feels as he goes.
"I think the doctors want to see how he does after two weeks. What kind of symptoms he has and then they’ll just go back through and evaluate him after that, two to three weeks. We’ll just see how he feels after that.”
Kevin Curtis also is out for the game. Reid said Curtis is "still a little bit away," but indicated he did not play to put him on injured reserve, which would end his season.
Listed as probable for the Eagles are: DE Victor Abiamiri (knee), G Nick Cole (knee), DT Antonio Dixon (foot), LB Chris Gocong (hamstring), S Macho Harris (eye), WR Jeremy Maclin (foot), DT Mike Patterson (wrist, toe), T Jason Peters (ankle), RB Leonard Weaver (ankle).
On the Chicago side, tight end Desmond Clark (neck) and safety Kevin Payne (back) are listed as doubtful and are unlikely to play.
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Kevin Curtis had exactly 1 quality game... 2007 against Detroit.— albertpa- How can they win without Curtis? Oh wait has he played this year?— flyigglesfly
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- Jordan and Demps are the lucky ones...we will probably still watch.— Joe Funk
- Why not let Macho Harris return kickoffs? He looked pretty good when he did that last week. Maclin basically stinks at it. He looks tentative and afraid of contact.— guyguy4
- That is the whole problem people. Everyone is happy IF THEY GET IN THE PLAYOFFS! Doesn't anyone want to win a Superbowl. The teams mediocrity is built on the low expectations of its fan base, the cheapness of the owner and iced by the incompetence and arrogance of its coach. Nothing here will change until your expectations rise! It's time to win Superbowl. The team has been around forever and has no rings to show for it!— jakster
The whole team is Doubtful! The season is Questionable.— citysims- We can win. Mcnabb throws to Avant Jackson Celek and Maclin they can double cover one or two but not all of them. A pump fake every now and then won't hurt. 3rd and 1 Weaver gets the ball. Let Mccoy and Weaver run the ball.Use play action pass ... Defense... put 11 men on the field, not 10 and # 22. He just like to dance around when he breaks up first and 10.he will run off field if someone runs into him, because we know he will not tackle anyone. we saw the same thing with the "freak" for the D line "GET YOUR HANDS UP" on a pass play tell Andy Read he can not use time outs until 3 minutes left in the half... STICK TO BASICS— kgav
- jakster. You need to learn what the word arrogance means and not just repeat it as a haters talking point. Get educated you tard
- jakster: How can you go to SB without getting into playoff? You have not played any sports in your life; otherwise you would know about taking one step at a time. You have not worked real job in your life, otherwise you will know about short term and long term objectives! Brain dead MORON!— Seed
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