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During training camp, one of the most-watched position battles was at free safety.

Wide receivers Greg Lewis, Hank Baskett, Danny Amendola and Brandon Gibson have combined for 10 receptions for 108 yards this season, and nine of those catches and 76 of those yards belong to Amendola.

The Eagles ' version of the Wildcat offense has not been wildly successful in recent weeks, but quarterback Michael Vick thinks that will change.

"We'll see how he does this week," Eagles head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. Westbrook was knocked unconscious in the Eagles 27-17 win over Washington on Monday night when he took a knee to his head in the first quarter.

Now the 11th-hour trade for Will Witherspoon makes much more sense. No longer a desperate move by a team trying to improve its play at the position, the Philadelphia Eagles' deadline deal for the veteran linebacker Tuesday has become a move born of necessity, with the news Thursday that starter Omar Gaither's season is almost certainly over.

LANDOVER, Md. Eagles running back Brian Westbrook's evening came to an abrupt end in the first quarter last night when he took a knee to the helmet from Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher and appeared to be knocked unconscious by the blow.

Philadelphia Eagles' quarterbacks Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb warm up before the NFL "Monday Night Football" game against the Washington Redskins.

Less than two months after coming out of training camp with a glut of wide receivers, the Eagles now are so short at the position that they were forced to tweak their practice squad this week.

The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis is out indefinitely after getting knee surgery on Saturday.

Philadelphia Eagles middle linebacker Omar Gaither is done for the 2009 season with a left foot injury.

Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither has a Lisfranc fracture in his foot and is done for the season, coach Andy Reid said today.

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.

UPDATED: In case you are an Eagles fan in the Bay Area, you can't watch Sunday's game on local television.

The Philadelphia Eagles are already a 14-point favorite on Sunday, even though they are in Oakland playing the Raiders.

Asked what Brent Celek had to do to rank among the NFC's top tight ends, Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said he thnks Celek is already there.

EAGLES COACH Andy Reid hinted yesterday that when Nick Cole relinquishes the left-guard position to Todd Herremans - possibly as soon as next week, pending a Tuesday bone scan for Herremans - Cole won't necessarily move to the bench.

For a team that has been bitten by the injury bug, the Eagles suddenly find themselves among the healthier units in the league.

It's been two months since Todd Herremans was diagnosed with having a stress fracture in his foot, and the Eagles' starting left guard is having a difficult time believing it's taken him this long to recover and get back onto the field.

IT WASN'T THAT he spurned the Oakland Raiders , or necessarily would have spurned them had the opportunity arisen, said yesterday.

Michael Vick scrambles out of the pocket vs. Tampa Bay. Is taking quarterback Donovan McNabb off the field a waste of downs? - Zappa I don't think it is.

It's a problem the Philadelphia Eagles thought they might never encounter: Too many weapons on offense.

Donovan McNabb #5 hands off to Brian Westbrook #36 of the Philadelphia Eagles in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 11, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Among its wide receivers, the first round of this year's NFL draft was an exercise in sheer ridiculousness - a farce from which Jeremy Maclin somehow managed to emerge unscathed.

Thats Mac the nice for EaglesJeremy Maclin had six catches, one kickoff return and one punt return for the Eagles before their game Sunday against the Buccaneers.

Jeremy Maclin, left, catches a 51-yard touchdown pass in the 1st quarter as the Eagles play Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lincoln Financial Field.

Wide receiver Kevin Curtis is one of the eight Eagles players listed as inactive as the Eagles take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

ANDY REID can claim his 100th regular-season victory as the Eagles ' coach tomorrow, in a remarkable 11-season run that has included a little of just about everything except a Lombardi Trophy.

Running back Brian Westbrook #36 of the Philadelphia Eagles practices during mini camp at the NovaCare Complex on May 1, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Looks like Jeremy Maclin , a surprise first-round draft pick by the Eagles in April, is coming closer to cementing his role as the starting receiver opposite DeSean Jackson .

Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said he'd start Sunday against Tampa Bay and that he can still "let it go" although his broken rib isn't fully healed.

Turns out, one of Jamie Moyer's most important pitching performances of the season was also his last.

Todd Herremans is walking again, and those are steps in the right direction for the Eagles left guard.

LeSean McCoy reacts after his first quarter TD run on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 at Lincoln Finanancial Field.

According to an ESPN report, Trotter was also given a physical and could be close to signing a contract, but a team spokesman said last night that coach Andy Reid was undecided on the matter.

If you're an Eagles fan, you'd better hope that's all it was. Playing in his first regular-season game in almost 3 years, Vick was on the field for 11 of the Eagles ' 63 offensive plays in their lopsided 34-14 win over the Kansas City Chiefs .

LaDainian Tomlinson has been ruled out of the San Diego Chargers ' home game against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, the second straight game he'll miss due to a sprained right ankle.