Westbrook's future; Garcia to UFL
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Westbrook's future; Garcia to UFL
Former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is set to decide by Monday on which team he will play for this season, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
The suitors that he has visited are St. Louis, Washington and Denver. Green Bay had also expressed interest at one point. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan has said since the spring that the Redskins have had an offer out to Westbrook.
Whether he joins one of those teams or another team that has yet to be identified is not clear.
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Former Eagles quarterback Jeff Garcia is hoping to continue his pro football career with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL.
"I was hoping to get back into the NFL this year," Garcia told the San Francisco Chronicle. "We had teams that expressed interest, but nobody wanted to fully commit."
Garcia, 40, spent two games with the Eagles last season when Donovan McNabb was hurt in the season opener and served as a backup to Kevin Kolb.
The UFL has yet to announce the signing, although once Garcia signs he would not be eligible to return to the NFL until November.
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The Eagles have announced the broadcast team for the preseason games that will be aired by the Eagles Television Network on 6ABC. Don Tollefson will handle the play-by-play, along with Hugh Douglas and Charley Casserly in the booth. Jamie Apody will be the sideline reporter.
The network will air the game tomorrow night against Jacksonville, as well as games at Kansas City on Aug. 27 and against the Jets on Sept. 2. The game at Cincinnati at Aug. 20 will air on Fox.
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After the flap at Eagles training camp yesterday with a fan wearing a Donovan McNabb Redskins jersey, Washington GM Bruce Allen was asked if a fan would be asked to remove a Jason Campbell Raiders jersey at Redskins camp.
"No, no," Allen told ESPN 980, according to the Washington Post. "I bet it wasn't Andy. I bet it was someone blaming Andy for it. The great thing about our fans, somebody came with an Eagles McNabb jersey the training camp. I saw the person, and the burgundy and gold fans let them know that they didn't appreciate it."
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Tolly should retire. He is the most annoying sportscaster of all time.
Jay Grace I didn't think you actually knew how to comment anything other then zzz. But I see your post is still irrelevant seeing you have no sports knowledge at all. Go to a different city's website and bother them clown!— talktoya- Agree with Spock - if Flight Night was any indication of his current talents with the same tech crew - - it will be awful and distracting...— M60tanker
- Let's be thankful for this blessing. Yes, Tolly is very annoying, but it could be Keith Russell or God forbid, Howard Eskin!— Marchmadness
Eskin - Yeesh, wouldn't be able to hit mute fast enough.- What the Redskins GM is saying is that Eagles fans should let people wearing 5 Redskins jerseys to Eagles games know that they don't appreciate it.
Glad I'm going to the game so I don't have to suffer through Tolly— Mabus
worst announcing crew in the history of television. Makes you appreciate the job that the real guys do, even though they too are annoying at times. How Don Tollofsen keeps a job in this industry is beyond me.— blaqjaq
Why do the redskins continue to look at old guys trying to rebuild there sucky team. They are already the oldest team in the nfl and want to sign westbrook who is injury prone and washed up— briandawkins20
So much for Garcia taking Vick's roster spot, LMAO. Vick is going to shine this year. No doubt about it.— elijah29- Over the Hill Gang, Part Deux??— Marchmadness
- Keith Russell is unbearable
- Reports out of Wash camp is that McNabbs accuracy is getting worse and is having a tough time grasping the playbook. This guys was MADE by Andy.
- Tolly is terrible.— stonefly
