Jackson to Herremans: "Make sure I get a ring"
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Jamaal Jackson put in a request to his close friend Todd Herremans this morning.
Jackson to Herremans: "Make sure I get a ring"
Bob Brookover
Jamaal Jackson put in a request to his close friend Todd Herremans this morning.
After an MRI examination revealed that his season was over because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the Eagles' center told Herremans, the Eagles' left guard, he still wanted a Super Bowl ring.
"He was real down," Herremans said as he left the NovaCare Complex. "He said, 'Go ahead and make sure I get a ring.' He said, 'You have to lead these guys now. You're the veteran out of all those guys.' "
Herremans was visibly upset about Jackson's loss.
"It's terrible," he said. "I feel awful for Jamaal just because he has worked so hard and he has been so constant and such an integral part of our offense. I feel terrible for Jamaal, but also it has been a big hit to the team to lose somebody that has been so consistent and steady like that."
The timing, of course, couldn't be worse for Jackson or the Eagles. The team is headed to Texas Sunday for a showdown with the Dallas Cowboys. The NFC East title, home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs and a potential bye week are all on the line.
Nick Cole, who replaced Jackson midway through the first quarter yesterday against Denver, will make his first NFL start at center against the Cowboys.
"Nick has played center before and he has always known in the back of his mind that if anything happened like this, that's where he'd have to go," Herremans said. "I think he's ready to take on the responsibility. I think the biggest challenge for us is we're going to have to put in some extra work and get our communication down because we had become so fluid with our communication and obviously something like this disrupts it. But that's what practice is for and we're going to have to get to it."
Max Jean-Gilles will likely remain as the Eagles' right guard against the Cowboys after replacing Cole in that spot Sunday against Denver. Reid said Stacy Andrews is also "in the mix there." It could depend on how the Eagles felt Jean-Gilles played against the Broncos. If something were to happen to Cole, the backup center is now Mike McGlynn, who hasn't dressed for a game this season. McGlynn will dress Sunday and the Eagles will also make a roster move to replace Jackson. Dallas Reynolds is the only guard on the practice squad.
Pro Bowl announcement tomorrow
The NFL will announce the Pro Bowl rosters tomorrow and the Eagles are hopeful that cornerback Sheldon Brown is recognized for the first time in his career.
"I'd love to see him in it," coach Andy Reid said. "I think he deserves to go. Sheldon has had a heck of a year. He's a tough guy. He has proven that over and over."
Cornerback Asante Samuel and defensive end Trent Cole would seem to be the two Eagles defensive players that are locks to be named to the NFC roster. Offensively, left tackle Jason Peters may have the best shot of being named to the roster.
Regardless of who is named today there is likely to be a long list of additions later because the two Super Bowl teams this season will not have players involved in the Pro Bowl, which is being played the week before the NFL title game in Miami, the same site as Super Bowl XLIV. Talk about stupid ideas.
Ye of little faith, injuries are part of the game. Hate, hate, hate to see Jamaal go down, more for the man himself than the actual team. He was an anchor of the O-Line and it’s gonna take a lot to replace him. But this the NFL, and everybody has talent. Now, it’s up to Nick Cole and Jean-Gilles to show their talent and fill the void. There is too much heart on this team to let this spoil there chances at a run at the SB…Get well Jamaal, and we’ll see ya next season out there on the field.
I haven't been a huge fan of Peters this year, considering what he is being paid. DJax ABSOLUTELY deserves to be in the Pro Bowl. I would love to see one of our D-tackles go, as well. All in all though, with the Pro Bowl now being played before the Super Bowl, it really waters down the prestige of being recognized as a Pro Bowler. I mean, you figure two SB teams are bound to send 10 or 12 guys, so it really just adds 10 or 12 roster spots that weren't available in year's past, which begs the question of whether or not certain guys really are deserving. You hardly hear a blip about the All-Pro roster every year. Somehow or another, more of the focus should be on the guys who make the All-Pro team, which really is the measuring stick of the best of the best- The girls looked horrible against Washington. E-A-G-L-E-S.........EAGLES!!!!
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Best wishes Jamaal for a speedy recovery! I know your teammates will try their best...!— highfive
Comment removed.- Would someone out there please enlighten me about this Pro Bowl before the SUPERBOWL deal, it seems to me that some of the best players will not play in the Pro Bowl, because their teams are going to be in the Super Bowl.— CURTCASH30N
- We deserve something from at least one of the Andrews Sisters for all the money we are paying them.— Irish Frank
I'm not sure about Brown going to the Pro Bowl, since Assante has 9 picks...although anybody who's watched the Birds this year and last knows that Samuel can't tackle anybody, while Brown has made the big hits all year.— kjuggs77- Comment removed.
- You have been reading that script for a long time - 13 yrs since your 'girls' won a playoff game. I love playing in Dallas week 17...last year they were supposed to blow out the Eagles and walk into the playoffs - HA!— ziggy
- "we are done"....go find another team to root for if you are ready to fold up the tent over this— JimG
- Its funny, all the haters on here, Dallas fans seeking revenge? WOW, Giants fans who we have swept this year perhaps? Perhaps Redskins fans, who couldnt fine their butthole with both hands and a search warrant. WAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The Eagles spanked us yet again, kinda like they've been doing since the turn of the century.... Get used to it losers. hahahahahahahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA— greekeagle
- Andy, pay Sheldon some extra dough. He's really one of the top guys on the defense. Just pay him.— fmMD
- all u haters gave up on the eagles when camp began.look at em now,and u still here hating.bleep the cowgirls,we gonna go to cowgirl town and whip them,win the east, and see what falls next.— t_darb_56
- I'm not that worried about Nick... its Max that bothers me...— LoveMeSomeIggles
