Westbrook 'not sure' if he'll be back with Birds
Last week, Brian Westbrook spoke at length about his concussions during a radio interview with former teammate Blaine Bishop. He also said there was "no question" in his mind that Donovan McNabb would be back with the Eagles. But what about Westbrook's own future with the team that drafted him in the third round back in 2002?
Westbrook 'not sure' if he'll be back with Birds
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Last week, Brian Westbrook spoke at length about his concussions during a radio interview with former teammate Blaine Bishop.
He also said there was "no question" in his mind that Donovan McNabb would be back with the Eagles.
But what about Westbrook's own future with the team that drafted him in the third round back in 2002?
"I'm a hundred percent sure that I wouldn't hang it up before [starting offseason training] unless something crazy happens," Westbrook told Dan Rather of HDNet's Dan Rather Reports. "My goal is to get back out there and play football again. That's what I'm gonna train this offseason to do. That's what I'm gonna put everything that I can into be able to do next year, is to go out there and play football at a high level. That's my goal and that's what I'm planning on doing."
The interview took place on Jan. 27, and parts of it were used during an hour-long look at concussions.
Westbrook made it clear that he's not ready to call it quits after suffering two concussions last season. He was asked if that meant he'd be back with the Eagles.
"I'm not sure. That's one of those things that really is up to them," Westbrook said. "I'm under contract another year, and I would love to be in Philadelphia. There's no other team that I would love to play for more than the Philadelphia Eagles. But it's a situation where in the NFL, younger, cheaper is better for teams. It's one of those things. It's part of the business. I experienced it when I was younger, and I experience a different aspect now. You have to try and find out, for the team, what's better for them."
Westbrook is due $7.25M next season under his current contract. He played in eight games last year and will turn 31 before Week 1.
Asked about the possibility of playing for another team, Westbrook said, "That's part of the business. Like I said, I would love to be with the Philadelphia Eagles for the entirety of my career, but the business says that at some point, you're gonna get fired. At some point, they're gonna say 'You know what, you're not good enough to play here for the amount of money that we would have to pay you."
Video from the interview, which also includes Westbrook talking about his concussions, is embedded below.
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This interview deserved to be on the cutting room floor! rather is a Dope! and Westbrook like McNabb Ignore the local scribes.... Westbrook is Fan unfriendly he ignored them on fan appreciation day! Lost my respect.. I hope he enjoys life without the eagles..
Been knocked unconscious 3x's myself. Post-concussion syndrome for 40 years. Found out about Medical Qi-gong, moving energy along the body's meridians. Head started to clear during 1st treatment. It works.— ItalianSausage- How about Pete Retzlaff? He looked frisky in television interviews last week— GoCowboys
- Oh my goodness..........an athlete I can understand when his mouth opens and words come out.— NC Dennis
- You all don't deserve Westbrook here, the dude saved our season several times: 03-04 punt return TD in NY, Garcia Year: that was really Westbrook and the run, 2 years ago, he won the Minny PO game himself and 2007-08 he was the MVP of the NFL, if Brady doesn't have his year? If this guy wasn't here for the last 8 years BOTH REID AND Donovan MaGoo would of been gone years ago????— mikey48
- I hope he does leave and goes to Indy or Baltimore, New England or New Orleans, they ain't paying Reggie Bush 8 mil a year? With Manning, Brady, Brees or Flacco, Brian has a shot at a SB ring, he isn't getting that with 1 Ton Reid, and Donovan "I need laser eye correction surgery" MaGoo?— mikey48
Comment removed.- I like Westbrook, but I just don't see the Birds paying him $7mil as they have never been the sentimental type.— PhillyFan_in_NoVA
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