Posted on Tue, May. 6, 2008
Eagles Notes
The real test of cornerback
Lito Sheppard's view of things will likely come next month when the Eagles' full squad is scheduled to return for eight camp days at the NovaCare Complex. The first day of that camp is June 3.
Asked if he'd be there, Sheppard responded by asking if there were "any other questions." Asked if he thought the current situation could work, the cornerback again asked if there were "any other questions."
And then Sheppard showed he still has a sense of a humor.
"What are we going to do?" he asked. "Like Drew said, 'Next question.' "
Drew, of course, is agent
Drew Rosenhaus, and he parlayed his series of "next question" answers in front of
Terrell Owens' Moorestown home into a Burger King endorsement deal.
"He got some endorsements off that, so maybe I can get some," Sheppard said.
And then maybe his contract issue would be resolved.
Oddly, Eagles coach
Andy Reid made a point as yesterday's camp closed of noting that the remaining camp dates this spring are voluntary.
"These are OTAs, and players have the option of being here or not being here," Reid said.
If Sheppard doesn't show up at the remaining camps, he cannot be fined. The final veteran camp will run June 3-6 and June 9-12. The Eagles will hold a two-day rookie camp May 21 and 22 and a camp for rookies and selected veterans May 27-30.
Training camp dates
The treks up to Lehigh University will start a little earlier and last a little longer this year.
The Eagles released their training-camp schedule yesterday, and it will open with rookies and selected veterans reporting July 21 to Lehigh. The full squad is scheduled to report July 24, and the Lehigh portion of camp will run through Aug. 13.
A year ago, the Eagles' rookies didn't report until July 27 and broke camp Aug. 11. The Eagles held their final practice at Lehigh last year before the start of their exhibition season. This year, the Eagles will have four additional days at Lehigh following their Aug. 8 preseason opener at Pittsburgh.
McNabb rests
Quarterback
Donovan McNabb was on the field yesterday, but he did not participate in the workout.
"I held Donovan out," Reid said. "We've been charting Donovan's throws. When you go with the first group, you have a tendency to get up there in numbers. We'd reached our numbers, and we were done."
Kevin Kolb ran with the first-team and third-team offense, while
A.J. Feeley worked with the second-team offense. Kolb spent the first two days of camp working with the second-team offense.
Extra points
Eagles defensive tackle
Montae Reagor said he has talked to
Marvin Harrison and is convinced the star Colts receiver was not involved in a shooting outside a North Philadelphia bar he owns. Harrison has been interviewed by police, but he has not been arrested or charged. "Marvin is a good guy," said Reagor, who was Harrison's teammate for four seasons in Indianapolis. "I've talked to him, and I've talked to a bunch of guys in Indianapolis." . . . Linebacker
Rocky Boiman and tight end
Brent Celek were limited in this camp after undergoing off-season shoulder surgery. Both are expected to be ready for contact at training camp.
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