Joe Mays News

Starting weakside linebacker Akeem Jordan, the only starter remaining from the group that began training camp, suffered a hyperextended knee and a bone bruise against the Cowboys, Andy Reid said.

Welcome to the latest episode of ''Who Wants to be an Eagles Linebacker,'' starring Tracy White, Joe Mays and special guest star Moise Fokou, whose last name thankfully is pronounced exactly the way it's spelled.

Moise Fokou can do it all. At least that's way it has felt since the Eagles linebacker was drafted in April.

It is obvious now that Sean McDermott meant what he said just before the start of the season.

No surprise here, Brian Westbrook won't play today when the Eagles host the Giants.

Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott called him "a work in progress." Just-acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon, the guy McDermott was talking about, said that could still be the case a month from now.

Will Witherspoon played like a man feeling a big-time adrenaline rush. Not just for the game, but for his NFL career.

Brian Westbrook raised his hand yesterday and said he was ready for more work. "I think I can make some plays when I have the ball in my hands," Westbrook said before practice yesterday.

Re: MIKE The Eagles snuck under the wire and traded with St. Louis for weakside linebacker Will Witherspoon on Tuesday.

By all accounts, new Eagles linebacker Will Witherspoon is well-equipped to handle all that will be thrown at him leading into Monday night's game at Washington.

PHILADELPHIA a ' Football families are complicated, even the best of them. When Brad Childress left Andy Reid's nest to become the Minnesota Vikings' head coach four years ago, he wanted to take Steve Spagnuolo, then the Eagles' linebackers coach, with him.

PHILADELPHIA AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon from the St.

With 7 minutes and 20 seconds left in the first quarter of the Eagles' unsightly 13-9 loss to the Oakland Raiders yesterday, quarterback Donovan McNabb stepped up in the pocket to avoid pressure and flipped a pass to Brian Westbrook .

Michael Vick was Philadelphia's backup quarterback for the first time this season, with Kevin Kolb in the third quarterback role.

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Eagles middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter focuses on the play. Trotter was in on three tackles."I had one missed tackle, and I think I made one tackle," said the 32-year-old veteran.

Former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter made his re-debut with the team on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field.

YOU HEAR ABOUT the shooting of fish in a barrel, but what does it actually look like? A quick glance at Google images shows lots of cartoons, no graphic photos.

Donovan McNabb returned to the starting lineup for the Philadelphia Eagles against Tampa Bay on Sunday after missing two games with a broken rib.

No big surprises on the Eagles' inactive list going into Sunday's match up with Tamp Bay.