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Published: July 27, 2009
The biggest training camp story continues to be the absence of first-round pick Jeremy Maclin.
According to Andy Reid the talks are continuing, but nothing has been signed or even agreed upon at this point. Right now, all he’s missing is meetings. However at 8:45 tomorrow morning it gets real and he officially starts missing valuable time.
Reid pointed out how vital the camps are and how being there on time last year helped DeSean Jackson immensely with learning the playbook, getting his timing down, and everything else. A lot goes into an NFL training camp; missing is not an option for a young player with lofty expectations like Maclin.
The only thing that could be causing a delay at this point is the length. He waited to sign so the Eagles are limited in what they can spend on their last rookie. They may be bickering about a few tens of thousands of dollars, but my guess is that the Eagles want to give him a six-year deal like was originally reported a month ago, but he wants a four-year deal.
Again, that’s just a guess. We’ll hear more once something is agreed upon, I’m sure.
Brian Westbrook, Victor Abiamiri, and Andrews Bros. Injury Updates
On the injury front, it appears as though Brian Westbrook and Victor Abiamiri will be ready to return by mid-August. For those of you saying, “Um, when did Abiamiri get hurt?” it was apparently a few days ago. He was benching and strained his pec.
The best news is Westbrook. Some people were questioning if he’d be able to make it back for Week 1, but the news now is that he may even see some time in the third game of the preseason just to shake off some rust before Week 1.
Abiamiri’s injury is costly for him. If he doesn’t return until mid-August it means that he’s probably missing all of camp, and most certainly won’t be a starter, at the least at the beginning of the year.
This gives Juqua Parker a great shot to keep his job, but is just another knock against Abiamiri. He just can’t stay healthy long enough to try and win this job. I’m sure the coaches are frustrated with him at this point.
Some more good news is that the Andrews brothers are good to go. Someone asked Dave Spadaro if the brothers were ready to go and all he said was, “Yes, 100 percent.”
Good to hear, hopefully it stays that way
Pinkston Returns to the Eagles
Relax, not as a player.
The Eagles have brought Pinkston in as a coaching intern. I would assume he’s going to be shadowing David Culley, the Eagles’ wide receivers coach. However, there is no word on what exactly Pinkston will be doing.
Pinkston caught a lot of heat as a player, some deserving and some not, but he always seemed to at least be a smart guy. Even if you don’t think he was a very good player keep in mind the old saying, “Those who can’t do, teach.”
John Madden and Bill Cowher are Hall of Fame coaches (Madden is in already, Cowher will be one day) but were just awful players.
Interesting sidenote: John Madden was actually drafted by the Eagles in 1958 out of Cal-Poly. Maybe you learned something today.
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