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"I'm not big on fights. We're not boxers," he said. "We're here to play football. I'm not going to keep a guy because he's a good fighter. They are wasting their energy. It's not impressive."
No, Reid is not quite ready for the Comedy Channel, but that proves there's a sense of humor somewhere deep inside him.
But just in case you do, special teamers come from both the offense and defense, who wear different colored jerseys. The drills are taped by a video camera shooting down from way up high in a cherry picker. When the coaches review the tape, they can tell the special-team players by those unsightly orange shower caps.
After Westbrook broke through the line of scrimmage for a nice run yesterday, one fan hollered, "Show him the money."
And it's apparent some of them believe Sheppard deserves a better deal by the loud reaction he gets from the bleacher creatures each time he makes a play.
They unveiled a new method for helping rehabilitate injured players yesterday. Flipping tires. Very large tires. Tires you see on monster trucks.
Tucked away in a corner of one of the practice fields at Lehigh, players such as Asante Samuel, DeSean Jackson and Brodrick Bunkley were flipping tires end over end.
"The tires are good for conditioning, and they're good for legs, especially for guys with hamstring problems," assistant athletic trainer Gordon Williams said.
Competitors that they are, it became a competition. The first tire-flipper across the finish line gets a free oil change. Only kidding, but they do compete.
"They're good for team-building," Williams said. "We had teams of three players racing against each other. One player would flip the tires for 5 yards, the next for 10, then 15."
The small tires weigh 120 pounds, while the larger tires are between 250 and 300 pounds.
Any Eagle who is thinking about avoiding practice by faking a hamstring injury might have to think again after seeing that.
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