Andrews back: "It felt good"
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Andrews back: "It felt good"
Jeff McLane, Inquirer Staff Writer
Shawn Andrews is back and his back felt fine after practice today.
"It felt good," the Eagles tackle said. "I had no [reservations]. Went through this thing full speed. Of course, it wasn't much contact ... but still got a good feel on some leaning and pass rushing."
Andrews did his work with the scout team, but could be back with the first team line later this week. Another big step will come tomorrow morning when Andrews wakes up, and later in the day with the Eagles likely practicing in full pads.
"The reason I had him working with the second group there and going with the scout team is so he doesn’t go out there and do something crazy with the first group there," Reid said. "We’ll just ease him into it and see how he does this week. I don’t know exactly where he’s at football wise right now because he hasn’t been able to do it."
Reid didn't rule out Andrews playing in Thursday's preseason game at the Jets, but it's likely the team will wait until the season opener at Carolina to play Andrews. The tackle kept the door open for a Thursday return
"These next couple of days prove that, hey, I'm in pretty decent shape and go out let football be football and have fun," Andrews said.
Andrews injured his back during a conditioning run on July 30, the first day of training camp for veterans. He then spent the next few weeks receiving treatment indoors -- not out on the practice field with the rest of the injured players. Ten days ago, though, he flew to Los Angeles to see the specialist that performed surgery on his back last October.
Dr. Robert Watkins found no structural damage and since then Andrews has taken steady steps toward a return.
“He basically went through all the rehab that [head trainer] Rick [Burkholder] could put him through and his symptoms, he felt good," Reid said. "The doctor thought we could increase his workload and start getting him back into playing football. Most of all it’s been the communication there and the doctor’s okay on it.”
Fullback Leonard Weaver (knee), tight end Tony Curtis (ankle) and cornerback Sheldon Brown (ribs) were back practicing after missing Thursday's preseason game against Jacksonville.
Wide receiver Kevin Curtis (knee), defensive end Darren Howard, linebacker Charleston Hughes (foot), guard Max Jean-Gilles (shoulder) and tight end Rob Myers (groin) sat out the light practice.
Reid said that Kevin Curtis' knee was just inflamed and that it wasn't serious; same with Jean-Gilles' strained shoulder. Myers was getting an MRI done.
Reid said that surgery to correct Todd Herreman's foot stress fracture was a success. The coach did not set a return date for the guard. Nick Cole and Jean-Gilles are competing for Herreman's spot.
Reid said there was a good chance that quarterback Michael Vick would play Thursday. He hadn't decided exactly who else might play, but he intimated that middle linebacker Joe Mays and free safety Quintin Demps would also play. Apparently, those two haven't won starting jobs yet.
I haven't been this excited since I made out my grocery shopping list.— TBear- Who the h#ll is going to start if Demps hasn't won the job yet?? Sean Jones has not seen enough time with the first unit which i think is a mistake.— PhiNChi
- Kevin Curtis will be traded to the Jets. Receivers in order - Jackson, Avant, Maclin, Baskett, Brown, Gibson— JBP
- They should write a book about Shawn Andrews and it should be titled: "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen."— BananaHammock
- @JPB: Maclin is not ready to start. May be ready during the season. But not ready yet.— Falkirk
- Get Baby Huey the hell out of hear, Grow up Shawn!— King Of Philly
- Shaun Adnrews is a fat lazy child.— seal66
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- He prances around like some idiot telling everybody he's glappy. Then the fans start getting on him. He then comes back from whatever ailment he had been "suffering" from. Then he injures or re-injures something that is soft tissue in nature that can't be detected or a reoccurance of his depression, then he goes back to California to his mommy/ doctor to get his note to take off for the rest of the year. At least Vick wants to play, and for this team.— raul
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- EaglesAreFrauds: You are kidding of course? Another losing season? Let's see, you realize that means they finish with a record below .500. From 2000 to 2008 the Eagles finished below .500 once, won five Eastern division titles, played in five conference championships, and one Super Bowl. Losers? The only loser here is you.— chuckw
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- I love it. The article titled "It Felt Good" with a pic of Andrews with his hands in his pants. Nice!— Shenkman3
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- The Birds are a mess they dont know what the hell they are doing!!!! Vick is a joke and we wont win with him either!!! We will win with Kolb before we win with Vick!!! As McNabb goes is how the Eagles go!!! Just start to rebuild already no more experiments.Shawn play or dont play!!!Depression or not just make up your mind already your either in or out!!!!— fly4philly
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- Here's to hoping that big lazy depressed crackpot has a pro bowl year.— Grazman
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- get this guy healthy and playing good....... and then trade his lazy a**!!!— socalbirdsfan
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- When he starts dying his hair you know he is beginning to lose it. What's with the Orange frggin Mohawk? He looks like a Big piece of Halloween candy...— bryky
- Im really not worries about Andrews, I think this has been an entire falsehood this whole story, I think he's fine just wanted to pull a "Favrecamp". Now Peters does scare me because he's going to get Mcnabb killed, he keeps blocking down and a free running safety has a clear shot at super 5's back, ANDY GET THIS CLEANED UP BECAUSE MCNABB IS OUR ONLY HOPE.— Onlineps2beast
- We can moan all day about this guys problem but the sad truth is noone cares what we think. The team cares about your passion and how it relates to the dollars you spend going into their pocket. The fact that we like to tell it like it is goes deaf on the ears of Chubby and the Clown Possy in the front office. I can only hope what goes out on the field performs well if not the noise from the stadium is what will ring in Luries ear.— DDH1205
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- Jeff, Rick Burkhholder is the team's head ATHLETIC TRAINER not head trainer. It's a small thing but it means alot. Please correct it.— dgatens
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- Momma I'm a rock star!!!!— mvoynow
- The Big Kid is nothing but a Big Loser.— JohnnySak
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- Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Andrews you baby Eagles will be 9-7 at best. Unreal expectations as usual.— Nezhy
- jdmadda: you are funny. Andrews is a future-bust. Like Kolb, Bunkley, McDougal, Fred X, MCCoy (the white LB), Justice, Reggie Brown, Eckel, etc etc etc. We are the Dog Standard..pun intended— Nezhy
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- I have a bad feeling about this season. Two months ago I thought these Eagles were a legit SB pick, but the o-line is extremely unsettled. Plus you have the Bradley injury, Demps not impressing, and the Vick sideshow. I think Vick is a distraction. I feel like we know almost nothing about his team right now.— p-diddy
- Br5292...thanks so much for sharing.— dasher
- MCaesar, you should change your name to MNonothing!! Jackson as a number 3?? Have you been on another planet for the last 2 years??— A92coupe
- These are the same people who said the Eagles had NO shot at the playoffs last November (as in guaranteeing The Eagles would miss the postseason) and then later call themselves geniuses because they were so smart in predicting that The Eagles would be one of the 31 teams that didn't win The SB.
- Day by day by day by day by day by day......the sagsga fo a tream wiaing to see if the big kid wants to play....sad for him really...we will get along....but will he.....and trade Reggie for something.....— nuggett
