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Kolb amd Cole day to day

Two more Eagles have gone down during an injury-filled training camp.

Backup quarterback Kevin Kolb sprained his left knee and former Pro Bowl defensive end Trent Cole sprained his left shoulder in practice today. Kolb was injured early in the morning session. He walked to the sideline and was taken by cart to the locker room. Cole got hurt later in the session. (AP)

Rookie TE Ingram tears ACL, out for season

The biggest injury concern for the Eagles after yesterday morning's practice was wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

By the end of the afternoon, the really bad news was that tight end Cornelius Ingram's rookie season had ended before it started.

For the second straight year on almost the same day, Ingram tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The extent of the injury, which will require season-ending surgery, was revealed during an MRI examination yesterday.

Ingram was injured Tuesday, one day before the one-year anniversary of the same injury that cost him his senior season at the University of Florida. Continue

Bradley out for season with torn acl

Just because Andy Reid refused to talk about it doesn't mean the reality is any less grim.

Middle linebacker Stewart Bradley's season is over because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, but Reid refused to lead off his news conference after practice yesterday with his trademark injury report, choosing instead to cite a rules violation by the local media.

"I made a pact with you guys when I first got here that I would disclose to you the injuries - just stay away from the players and stay away from other personnel in the organization and I would take care of you with that," Reid said. "That part was breached and so we'll get on with the Flight Night part of things. Flight Night was a good experience for the players, the fans, the coaches." Continue

WR Curtis healthy

Eagles wide receiver Kevin Curtis returned to his home state of Utah for a charity golf tournament and proclaimed himself fully healthy to play this season.

Curtis missed the beginning of last season following sports hernia surgery and then missed the post-draft minicamp because of a followup surgery in April. He was a limited participant in the last group of OTAs, saying he felt strong at the start of practices but the area would get fatigued. Continue

Eagles' Runyan out for 4 to 6 months

Jon Runyan went to sleep in the Birmingham, Ala., operating room of Dr. James Andrews last week, knowing he could wake up to either of two outcomes.

If Andrews' arthroscope showed Runyan's right knee needed only a cleanout, following Runyan's 13th NFL season, "I could be up and walking in 2 or 3 days," Runyan recalled yesterday from his South Jersey home. But if Andrews found damage that needed to be repaired, "I'd be on crutches for 8 weeks." Continue

Birds' Samuel unlikely to play tonight

It wasn't going to be easy for the Eagles to stop the Arizona Cardinals' high-flying passing attack with Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel.Without him, the degree of difficulty is significantly increased.

Samuel, after suffering a neck stinger in the first half of Sunday's loss at Baltimore and aggravating the injury later in the game, did not practice again yesterday and was listed as doubtful for tonight's game against quarterback Kurt Warner and the Cardinals at Lincoln Financial Field. Continue

Curtis ready for Eagles, but Brown questionable again

When the Eagles came back from the bye, much was made of the notion that the offense would finally have all its skill position weapons healthy this week against Atlanta. Turns out, not quite. Wideout Reggie Brown again was a limited practice participant yesterday, and was listed as questionable for tomorrow's game against the visiting Falcons. It now seems unlikely Brown will play much of a role in the game, if he plays at all.

Eagles coach Andy Reid said Brown, who seemed pretty optimistic about his recovery from a groin injury when he last spoke with reporters, on Monday, did not suffer a setback during the week. Continue

Eagles coming back from injuries expect to play against Falcons

The Eagles are still missing All-Pro right guard Shawn Andrews, and that's a significant omission, but at the skill positions, the Birds finally might have assembled the pieces they expected to wield when the 2008 season began.

Brian Westbrook (ribs), Reggie Brown (groin) and Kevin Curtis (sports hernia surgery) all practiced yesterday, when the team returned from the bye with a brief workout, and all said they think they are on track to play Sunday, when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons. It should be the first action of the season for Curtis, who was the team's top wideout in 2007, when he caught a career-high 77 passes for 1,110 yards. Continue

Westbrook, Andrews, Brown won’t play Sunday

Andy Reid made it official today - the Eagles will play the game that could define their season, tomorrow in San Francisco, without franchise running back Brian Westbrook or starting wideout Reggie Brown. All-Pro right guard Shawn Andrews also will remain sidelined, as expected.

Eagles' Westbrook practices, still iffy

For the first time since he strained his right ankle, Eagles running back Brian Westbrook was on the field for all of yesterday's practice, perhaps a sign that he might play tomorrow against Washington. Westbrook strained the ankle two weeks ago against Pittsburgh.

"He was able to get through everything," coach Andy Reid said. "It looked like he did well. We will just see how he feels later and then [today]. More importantly, we'll see how he feels on Sunday." Westbrook is still listed as "questionable" on the injury report. He was also listed as questionable last week before the game against Chicago. He warmed up before that game but did not play. Continue