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:
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.”
So there I was, standing behind the video camera, and then Andy Reid says this:
"Westbrook I let go for personal reasons, and it's not due to injury."
A few seconds later there was this exchange between a reporter (I forget who) and Reid:
Reporter: Did Westbrook go, leave Lehigh?
Reid: Yes.
Reporter: Will he be back?
Reid: No.
Big pause.
As an old friend of mine likes to say, guh-wha? Here I was getting ready to do a video about a very good day for Donovan McNabb (though let it be said that none of the sideline cameras filmed his 60-yard touchdown bomb to Kevin Curtis), and Reid decides to take matters into his own hands.
So Westbrook was the first thing I asked Inquirer Eagles beat writer Bob Brookover about in today's video report. I also asked about McNabb and the latest news on Shawn Andrews' ankle injury.
Oh, and it was really hot out. If not for the breeze, I might have lost enough weight in sweat to make up for dinner at Waffle House last night. The TV cameras put a thermometer on the ground and you can see below what it registered.
The quote of the day, though, goes to the fan who called out the TV cameramen for the lack of journalistic value in filming a thermometer that may or may not have been fixed for theatrical purposes. One of the cameramen replied that they weren't going to let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Again, that's the TV cameramen. Not yours truly.
I didn't do anything until they moved away.
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That's what Inquirer columnist Ashley Fox says about whether Donovan McNabb should play in the Eagles' preseason opener. Today's training camp video report features the latest news on McNabb, L.J. Smith and the punting duel between Saverio Rocca and Dirk Johnson.
Oh, and it also features Zach's Philly.com video debut. Click on the photo below to watch.
So I'm back in Philadelphia now, and I've just finished putting together the last video report from Lehigh. This morning, Andy Reid announced who will and won't play at Baltimore tomorrow night, and I talked with the Inquirer's Bob Brookover about his reflections on this year's time at Lehigh.
Click on the photo below to watch.
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