Reid speaks (Eye on the Eagles)

Reid speaks

Andy Reid spoke, which is the commencement of training camp.

Now camp can officially begin. There are 39 players here at Lehigh University for the first three days of training camp.

Among the highlights of Reid’s press conference:

Quarterback Donovan McNabb has been cleared to practice. Reid said McNabb will wear a brace on his knee for precautionary measures. The brace will be on McNabb’s right leg, which is the leg he uses to plant.

Tight end L.J. Smith is the only injured player Reid is concerned about when the veterans arrive Monday. Smith is battling back from a sports hernia suffered during the spring. He is also entering the final year of his contract. Reid said Smith is “a little bit ahead” of schedule. Reid refused to put a timetable on when Smith will take part in contract drills, although he said Smith will be held back at least three days.

Reid credited vice president of football administration Howie Roseman for getting all the players signed and into training camp. Roseman works with Joe Banner to deal with the contract issues on the Eagles. Signing everyone was important for the Eagles, considering part of the blame of Brodrick Bunkley’s poor season last year was attributed to his training camp holdout.

Free safety Brian Dawkins will report to camp on Monday after missing the spring’s off-season training activities to care for his two twin daughters, who were born prematurely in April.

Said Reid: “His family situation is stabilized, his kids are growing a little bit faster and he’s doing very well. He’ll be here and ready to go. He looks great.”

The first words out of Reid’s mouth about rookie quarterback Kevin Kolb were the same words Kolb recited earlier in the afternoon: “consistency.” Reid wants to see Kolb become more consistent and Kolb mentioned consistency as his No. 1 goal to achieve at training camp.

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Posted by Zach Berman on July 27, 2007 6:35 PM | Permalink

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