Following the San Diego Chargers releasing their nine-year veteran running back LaDainian Tomlinson, the Philadelphia Eagles had a similar move, cutting their eight-year veteran running back Brian Westbrook. Similarly, Eagles’ move is not at all surprising as it has been expected since the beginning of the offseason.
"Brian is one of the greatest Eagles of all time and he is even a better person and leader," Coach Andy Reid said on the team’s website. "In my mind, there has not been a more versatile running back that the NFL has seen. I had a conversation with Brian this morning to let him know. This is by far the most difficult part of this job. We wanted to make this move now in order to maximize Brian’s chances of landing with another NFL team."
Even back to last offseason there had been speculation that 2009 season would be Westbrook’s last one with the Eagles. While second-round draft pick of 2009, LeSean McCoy impressed people with his production, Westbrook was struggling with two concussions last season. Turning 31 and due a $7.5 million salary if he continues playing football in Eagles jersey, Westbrook is now not considered by the Eagles worth investing although he has rushed for 5,995 yards in eight seasons in Philadelphia and, caught 426 passes for 3,790 yards and scored 68 touchdowns rushing, receiving and on punt returns.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hi, welcome to leave your comments.
It is fine to embed keywords and links either in your name or your comments or both,
but please be serious with your comments and do not spam with two or more links in one comment.
System will automatically block spam comments.
Enjoy reading and discussing!