"He felt good during the exercise he did this past weekend here," Reid said. "One of the days he woke up with a slight headache - Saturday morning. It wasn't anything that was to worry too much about. He's feeling pretty good, and we'll just see how he does here, the closer we get to [tomorrow, when practice resumes]."

If Westbrook practices tomorrow, Reid said, "he's not going to do contact, which is not unusual for what we do as a team out there. We'll just see how he feels, he'll go through a normal practice."

Assertive Asante

 

Whether you're a fan of his tackling style or not, Asante Samuel has five interceptions in seven games, one more pick than he managed all of last season. Five in seven games is a lot.

"I think he's more familiar, more comfortable, he understands what we're doing much better, and he can just relax," Andy Reid said yesterday. "Remember last year, he had his hands on a lot of balls, but he dropped a few there early. I think he was pushing and pressing a little bit there."

Birdseed

 

There's no reason to think either defensive end Victor Abiamiri (knee) or wide receiver Kevin Curtis (knee) is close to playing . . . Linebacker Chris Gocong, who suffered quad and hamstring injuries Sunday, is "day to day," Andy Reid said. Gocong was replaced Sunday by rookie Moise Fokou . . . Defensive end Chris Clemons, who left the Giants game with a shoulder problem, was OK yesterday, Reid said.

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