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Donovan McNabb's assertion that this is a "must-win" game for the Eagles will rightfully get a lot of attention here in Philadelphia.
Out in Chicago, reporters had other things on their minds when McNabb spoke to them on a conference call.
McNabb, of course, is a Chicago native, and his homecomings often bring suggestions about the possibility of his finishing his career there, even with the Bears' acquisition of Jay Cutler.
"That will never stop,'' McNabb said with a laugh, according to the Chicago Tribune. "But Jay's going to be all right. It's still a long season ahead of us. I look for good things to happen over here in Philadelphia, and I'm sure he's looking for the same thing in Chicago.''
McNabb also was asked about his benching against Baltimore last year, in the context of the fate that Cutler might face. The Bears have lost four of their last five games.
"Nobody wants to be benched,'' McNabb said. "I'm sure you guys don't want to be pulled from writing your great articles that you guys write ... a suspension for a week or two. Then you'll probably be outside kicking old papers, sitting on the bench drinking coffee and feeling like nobody loves you.''
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Meanwhile, cornerback Sheldon Brown, who left the San Diego loss with a strained hamstring, was a limited participant in yesterday's practice. Brown said he felt there was a "good chance" he will be able to continue his streak of 133 successive games played since entering the NFL in 2002. The outlook seemed less promising for weakside linebacker Akeem Jordan. Left tackle Jason Peters practiced and is on track to play in Chicago.
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From the Bears' side of the injury report, tight end Desmond Clark (neck), center Olin Kreutz (back) and safety Kevin Payne (back) did not participate in practice. Defensive tackle Tommie Harris (knee) and safety Al Afalava (shoulder) were limited participants.
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To read our earlier report from Eagles' practice, click here.
Les
Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News
since 2002.
Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les
only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no
penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite
what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News
from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much
lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their
two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey.
E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com
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Paul
Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982.
He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the
Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a
selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre
and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas,
working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas
Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was
boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to
blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley,
a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over
that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific
daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy,
25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team.
E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow
him on Twitter.
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