Westbrook OK! Ribs are good to go. (1 Viewer)

[JAMMIN]

Eagles RB Westbrook bruises ribs, X-rays negative

2007-09-23 17:59

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Eagles running back Brian Westbrook bruised his ribs in Philadelphia's 56-21 win over Detroit on Sunday and will undergo more tests Monday.

Westbrook was taken to the locker room in the third quarter after he was hurt on a 5-yard run. Eagles coach Andy Reid said X-rays were negative and Westbrook would have a CT scan on Monday.

After the game, Westbrook said he would be fine.

``They feel all right,'' he said. ``Thankfully it's not broken so it feels all right.''

 

[JohnnyU]

Eagles' Westbrook has strained abdomen

Eagles coach Andy Reid announced Monday that Brian Westbrook has an abdominal strain. X-rays showed up negative for a tear or broken ribs.

Westbrook was injured while making a move, not on a hit. "Kind of a freak thing," coach Andy Reid said. "It popped on him." Reid added that Westbrook is "pretty sore" and his status for Wednesday's practice is uncertain. Sep. 24 - 12:45 pm et

Source: philadelphiaeagles.com

 

[fred_1_15301]

Eagles RB Westbrook bruises ribs, X-rays negative 2007-09-23 17:59PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Eagles running back Brian Westbrook bruised his ribs in Philadelphia's 56-21 win over Detroit on Sunday and will undergo more tests Monday.Westbrook was taken to the locker room in the third quarter after he was hurt on a 5-yard run. Eagles coach Andy Reid said X-rays were negative and Westbrook would have a CT scan on Monday.After the game, Westbrook said he would be fine.``They feel all right,'' he said. ``Thankfully it's not broken so it feels all right.''

Shouldn't we wait until the results of the CT scan before we say that the "ribs are good to go"?

 

[mcdons3]

Does anyone ever draft this guy thinking they'll get 16 games of production out of him or do they just factor into their decisionmaking process that he'll miss at least 4 games during the season? Just curious...seems like if he could stay healthy for a whole season he'd be a top 2 pick.

 

[Sopranos]

I have Westy every year. Dont even worry about it till sat. night. The guy has been iffy 20+ times and only missed 1 game..he will play..and play well

 

[xenith]

Does anyone ever draft this guy thinking they'll get 16 games of production out of him or do they just factor into their decisionmaking process that he'll miss at least 4 games during the season? Just curious...seems like if he could stay healthy for a whole season he'd be a top 2 pick.

It's all part of the Westbrook Experience. Usually pays off, but it's a wild ride!

 

[Pipes]

Does anyone ever draft this guy thinking they'll get 16 games of production out of him or do they just factor into their decisionmaking process that he'll miss at least 4 games during the season? Just curious...seems like if he could stay healthy for a whole season he'd be a top 2 pick.

At least 4 games? He's missed 4 games in a season once in his career. Last year he only missed one game.

 

[Fear The Turtle]

Does anyone ever draft this guy thinking they'll get 16 games of production out of him or do they just factor into their decisionmaking process that he'll miss at least 4 games during the season? Just curious...seems like if he could stay healthy for a whole season he'd be a top 2 pick.

It's all part of the Westbrook Experience. Usually pays off, but it's a wild ride!

 

[Arnold. S]

Westbrook does have a strained abdomen. That could hurt, for anyone that needs to perform any explosive athletic moves, all the power and stability comes from the abs. Hopefully he heals or it could be trouble every week

 

[H.K.]

Westbrook does have a strained abdomen. That could hurt, for anyone that needs to perform any explosive athletic moves, all the power and stability comes from the abs. Hopefully he heals or it could be trouble every week

Eagles have a week 5 bye. May be a factor in him playing this week.

 

[pinda]

Westbrook does have a strained abdomen. That could hurt, for anyone that needs to perform any explosive athletic moves, all the power and stability comes from the abs. Hopefully he heals or it could be trouble every week

Eagles have a week 5 bye. May be a factor in him playing this week.

sit him all this week, all next week, and then most of practice of week 6 and he'll be fine.love the Westbrook Experience comment, it's so true

 

[AcousticNut]

Westbrook does have a strained abdomen. That could hurt, for anyone that needs to perform any explosive athletic moves, all the power and stability comes from the abs. Hopefully he heals or it could be trouble every week

Eagles have a week 5 bye. May be a factor in him playing this week.

That was my thought when I first heard of the strained abdoman. They can sit him this week and give it almost 3 full weeks to heal. I may go RB shopping for someone to get me through to week 7, but it shouldn't be that much missed time.I was surprised that they trotted him out in the second half with the game pretty much in hand. Makes me think that they aren't overly concerned with the knee.

 

[dirtywaters20]

Westbrook does have a strained abdomen. That could hurt, for anyone that needs to perform any explosive athletic moves, all the power and stability comes from the abs. Hopefully he heals or it could be trouble every week

Eagles have a week 5 bye. May be a factor in him playing this week.

sit him all this week, all next week, and then most of practice of week 6 and he'll be fine.love the Westbrook Experience comment, it's so true

Divisional game this week. He'll do everything he can to be on the field.

 

[Capella]

the Eagles can't just afford to sit him this week. they're 1-2 for crying out loud.

come on people.

 

[Tom Baker]

Another injury for Westbrook.

That means he'll probably only score 50 against me this week. I hate guys like this. "Oh, I'm so hurt. I can barely limp into the endzone . . . again . . ."

 

[trader jake]

How can you tell if an owner hasn't had Westbrook on his roster before?

He wants an injury update for him on Monday instead of Friday.

"The Westbrook Experience"

 

[AcousticNut]

the Eagles can't just afford to sit him this week. they're 1-2 for crying out loud.come on people.

Screw that, this is my fantasy team we're taking about and I want him healthy for the stretch run Andy better learn what's important here....

 

[Snotbubbles]

Another injury for Westbrook. That means he'll probably only score 50 against me this week. I hate guys like this. "Oh, I'm so hurt. I can barely limp into the endzone . . . again . . ."

...and again...and again

 

[Snotbubbles]

How can you tell if an owner hasn't had Westbrook on his roster before?He wants an injury update for him on Monday instead of Friday."The Westbrook Experience"

I had Westbrook last year (and this year) and I never even looked at the injury report. I just started him every week.

 

[Gopher State]

How can you tell if an owner hasn't had Westbrook on his roster before?He wants an injury update for him on Monday instead of Friday."The Westbrook Experience"

I had Westbrook last year (and this year) and I never even looked at the injury report. I just started him every week.

Very true, teams that drafted LJ, Jackson, MJD wish they had Westbrook and his injury status now

 

[JAMMIN]

He'll be good nothing to worry about this week. Of course he will miss a few games this season but it won't be this injury that does it.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

no real updates but i enjoyed this article and it has some minor Westy injury stuff. i just have this feeling that this one smells different and with the bye next week that he might sit this sunday. i know westys routine and have owned him for a while, but my gut (pun intended..get it? abdominal strain?) says he sits. please convince me im wrong

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/99-...07-1413076.html

Andy Reid was watching Brian Westbrook cut back against the grain like he always does. This time, on a five-yard run late in the third quarter Sunday, he didn't explode for a long gain, he buckled and fell to the ground.

“At first, I thought, "Oh, no, it's his knee,' '' Reid said. “That's what it looked like the way he twisted up and because he wasn't even hit on the play.”

Fortunately, Westbrook didn't hurt his knee Sunday, but he does have an abdominal strain, an injury he apparently suffered just by making a cut and not through any contact. The Eagles at first suspected bruised ribs, and an X-ray was negative. A further exam yesterday determined the latest diagnosis.

“He had every kind of scan you can imagine,” Reid said. “It's not a broken rib or a dislodged rib or anything like that.”

Westbrook, who leads the NFL with 514 yards and had 221 against the Lions in the Eagles' 56-21 win Sunday, didn't practice last week because of a knee injury, and he most likely won't practice this week because his latest injury.

Will he play against the Giants Sunday night?

“Right now, he's sore,” Reid said. “We'll know better in the next day or two.”

Westbrook has been magnificent. He's 11th in the NFL with 19 receptions, he leads the NFC in rushing and he leads all running backs with 223 receiving yards. His 221 total yards of offense Sunday was a career high and his third game over 200 yards.

“He's the best,” Correll Buckhalter said. “He's the best running back in the league right now. He does some unbelievable things when he's out there.”

Although Westbrook is often banged up, he almost always answers the bell on Sundays. Since 2003, he's missed seven games with injuries, not a bad record at all for a tailback who takes the kind of pounding he does.

“He's a tough little guy,” said Buckhalter, Westbrook's backup. “As a running back, you get bumps and bruises and aches.

“Football is a game of injuries, especially at our position. But by the end of the week, you usually feel pretty good.”

It's early, but Westbrook is on pace to shatter Marshall Faulk's NFL record for total yards in a season by more than 400.

“He's so slippery,” Buckhalter said. “He's so hard to tackle. People tend to get their hands on him, but they can't get him down. It seemed like he sprayed himself with something so people couldn't tackle him.”

 

[Snotbubbles]

no real updates but i enjoyed this article and it has some minor Westy injury stuff. i just have this feeling that this one smells different and with the bye next week that he might sit this sunday. i know westys routine and have owned him for a while, but my gut (pun intended..get it? abdominal strain?) says he sits. please convince me im wrong

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/99-...07-1413076.html

Andy Reid was watching Brian Westbrook cut back against the grain like he always does. This time, on a five-yard run late in the third quarter Sunday, he didn't explode for a long gain, he buckled and fell to the ground.

“At first, I thought, "Oh, no, it's his knee,' '' Reid said. “That's what it looked like the way he twisted up and because he wasn't even hit on the play.”

Fortunately, Westbrook didn't hurt his knee Sunday, but he does have an abdominal strain, an injury he apparently suffered just by making a cut and not through any contact. The Eagles at first suspected bruised ribs, and an X-ray was negative. A further exam yesterday determined the latest diagnosis.

“He had every kind of scan you can imagine,” Reid said. “It's not a broken rib or a dislodged rib or anything like that.”

Westbrook, who leads the NFL with 514 yards and had 221 against the Lions in the Eagles' 56-21 win Sunday, didn't practice last week because of a knee injury, and he most likely won't practice this week because his latest injury.

Will he play against the Giants Sunday night?

“Right now, he's sore,” Reid said. “We'll know better in the next day or two.”

Westbrook has been magnificent. He's 11th in the NFL with 19 receptions, he leads the NFC in rushing and he leads all running backs with 223 receiving yards. His 221 total yards of offense Sunday was a career high and his third game over 200 yards.

“He's the best,” Correll Buckhalter said. “He's the best running back in the league right now. He does some unbelievable things when he's out there.”

Although Westbrook is often banged up, he almost always answers the bell on Sundays. Since 2003, he's missed seven games with injuries, not a bad record at all for a tailback who takes the kind of pounding he does.

“He's a tough little guy,” said Buckhalter, Westbrook's backup. “As a running back, you get bumps and bruises and aches.

“Football is a game of injuries, especially at our position. But by the end of the week, you usually feel pretty good.”

It's early, but Westbrook is on pace to shatter Marshall Faulk's NFL record for total yards in a season by more than 400.

“He's so slippery,” Buckhalter said. “He's so hard to tackle. People tend to get their hands on him, but they can't get him down. It seemed like he sprayed himself with something so people couldn't tackle him.”

I don't know. I think if the Eagles were 3-0 or 2-1 and McNabb was not coming off an injury he'd sit. But the Eagles need the game and it's against a divisional opponent. The fact that they have the BYE says to me that they may try and get him to gut (pun intended) it out and simply limit his touches. Then he'll have close to two weeks of no contact to heal.