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Eagles' Westbrook Played Against Redskins With Two Broken Ribs
Eagles running back Brian Westbrook scored on a nine-yard run in Sunday's loss to Washington, then went to the sideline for treatment on his sore ribs.
(By Toni L. Sandys -- The Washington Post)
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008; Page E04
Eagles RB Brian Westbrook's status for next week's game is undecided after he played most of Sunday's game against the Redskins with two broken ribs.
Coach Andy Reid announced the injury to Westbrook, who rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries after starting the game with an ankle injury, at a news conference yesterday.
"Do I want to be out there at 45 percent and not wanting to take a hit and hurting this team more than I'm helping it?" Westbrook asked on his radio show in Philadelphia. "No, I wouldn't want to set the team back like that."
The DeMatha graduate, who also had six catches for 51 yards, ran for a nine-yard score midway through the first quarter of Philadelphia's 23-17 home loss to the Redskins, then went to the sideline for treatment on the ribs.
He said after the game he thought the ribs were bruised and expected to have them examined yesterday after playing the remainder of the game without additional padding.
· JETS: S Eric Smith appealed his one-game suspension and $50,000 fine by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit last week on Arizona WR Anquan Boldin.
The league suspended Smith last Monday for committing a flagrant violation of player safety rules in New York's 56-35 win Sept. 28. In a statement, the NFL said Boldin was in a defenseless position when contact was made.
If the suspension is upheld, Smith would have to sit out the Jets' game Sunday against the Bengals.
· GIANTS: An unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the team, noting he didn't lose any sleep after the Super Bowl champions suspended him for a game.
Burress missed a team meeting two weeks ago without bothering to telephone the Giants.
