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Article: No gain in words of Reid: the Eagles' coach talked a lot but said little when discussing running back Brian Westbrook.(coach Andy Reid)

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September 16, 2006
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Byline: Bob Brookover

Sep. 16--Eagles coach Andy Reid fielded 17 questions in just less than five minutes at his news conference yesterday.

Predictably, 12 of the first 13 were about running back Brian Westbrook's status for tomorrow's game against the New York Giants.

Here's what we know about Westbrook's knee inflammation that we didn't know before: nothing.

For the second straight day, Westbrook did not practice and for the second straight day he was listed as probable in the Eagles' injury report. According to the folks at the NFL office in New York, that means there is a "virtual certainty that the player will be available for ...

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