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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

I know, I know. You've read that headline before.

Although likely with several other body parts filled in other than hamstring.

Former Eagles tight end L.J. Smith tweaked his hammy during the Ravens' 24-23 win over the Jets last night.

In the third quarter, with Baltimore facing a third down, Smith went out in his route and reserve quarterback Troy Smith looked for him near the middle of the field. The pass was incomplete, and L.J. came up limping. He left the game and did not return.

Smith missed a week-and-a-half of training camp with a pulled hamstring.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times, the injury is "minor" although folks around these parts probably wouldn't be so quick to accept that classification.

Smith made one catch for 35 yards in the Ravens' first preseason game against the Redskins.

In other news:

** Even though a report surfaced last week that the Eagles had reached out to Warrick Dunn, veteran running back seems to be way down the list of concerns at this point. But, since some of you wanted the Eagles to bring this guy in, it's worth mentioning that Edgerrin James has agreed to terms with the Seahawks, according to Pro Football Talk. I've maintained throughout that James would not be a good fit in Philadelphia.

** Per SI's Peter King, Tony Dungy's response to a report that Michael Vick was spotted having a drink at a Philadelphia hotel bar was "Michael, you can't do that." I was actually going to mention that yesterday, but I couldn't determine whether King got that quote straight from Dungy or whether he was citing another report.

** Later we'll take a look at another question, most likely what the Eagles are going to do at right tackle.

Posted by Sheil Kapadia @ 7:32 AM  Permalink | 5 comments
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Posted 08:45 AM, 08/25/2009
bsaw
Sheil Kapadia - official L.J. Smith stalker
Posted 08:54 AM, 08/25/2009
borntosuffer
bsaw, it's nice to be reminded that whatever TE problems we will have this year, LJ won't be one of them. Dungy's comment just appears strange to me. Why wouldn't Vick be allowed to have a drink?
Posted 09:08 AM, 08/25/2009
tholler1
Who cares?!??! Anyone surprised?!?!?!
Posted 09:08 AM, 08/25/2009
borntosuffer
Not that Andy Reid wouldn't be completely forthcoming in his assessment of Andrews' back injury, but, did anyone have a chance to get a comment from a back specialist on what problems might be treated with what Andrews' describes after having the surgery he had? "I don't think people get epidurals for just muscle-related issues. I'll just say that," he said. "I had two shots in my back and I was put to sleep."
Posted 12:49 PM, 08/25/2009
B in DC
Vick should be allowed to do whatever he wants, provided it's not over the line. One drink, or even a couple of drinks, is not a big deal, but Dungy is a churchy type, so everything "bad" is probably amplfied in his mind. No offense to "churchy types" intended.