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Sheldon Brown was asked by a reporter after practice Wednesday if he'd be surprised to learn that teammate Joselio Hanson had taken steroids.

Even though he practiced both Wednesday and Thursday, Brian Westbrook didn't take any repetitions at practice today and is listed as questionable for Sunday's showdown against the Cowboys.

Brian Westbrook and Macho Harris are questionable for the Giants game, Eagles coach Andy Reid said today.

Normally, with a Sean McDermott-coached Eagles defense, getting into the mug of the Giants quarterback would consist of a steady stream of blitzing.

A short week to prepare following a brutally hard road game against the Washington Redskins on Monday night left the Eagles with little time to get their legs back under them for the New York Giants on Sunday.

Eli Manning, who has a perfect regular season mark in Philadelphia, needs to have a big game to avoid a three-game losing streak.

Philadelphia Eagles WR Brian Westbrook sat out practice for a third consecutive day Friday as he continues to recover from a concussion suffered in Monday night's 27-17 win over the Washington Redskins.

The play was called a Z deep cross, DeSean Jackson said. Lined up in the slot, the Eagles wide receiver faked like he was going across the field and then rolled back out toward the sideline.

Trent Cole, an avid hunter, knows he can sometimes be the bait. On Sundays in autumn, the Eagles defensive end lures offensive linemen the way he may entice a wild boar: with cunning and patience.

During training camp, one of the most-watched position battles was at free safety.

Brian Westbrook did not practice yesterday, but Eagles coach Andy Reid said that his running back, who is recovering from a concussion, would begin aerobic exercises today.

USUALLY, PRAISE from Eagles coach Andy Reid amounts to a declaration that a designated player is doing "a good job." Not too helpful, for those of us hoping to gain insight, which is pretty much how Reid likes it.

Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown certainly didn't leave Domenik Hixon open while breaking up a pass intended for Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon last season.

Brian Westbrook's status for Sunday's showdown with the Giants will probably be a game-time decision, coach Andy Reid said.

The Eagles ' version of the Wildcat offense has not been wildly successful in recent weeks, but quarterback thinks that will change.

The Eagles, facing the possibility that Brian Westbrook will miss Sunday's game with a concussion, signed rookie running back P.J. Hill off the Saints' practice squad on Wednesday.

"We'll see how he does this week," Eagles head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. Westbrook was knocked unconscious in the Eagles 27-17 win over Washington on Monday night when he took a knee to his head in the first quarter.

The guy who put the torch to Daniel Snyder's house of straw was Jackson. His two touchdown plays pretty much were the Eagles ' offense; 67 yards on an end-around four plays into the game, then a 57-yard TD catch behind busted coverage at the first half two-minute warning, just when the Redskins were entertaining thoughts of being competitive.

The late Jim Johnson loved turnovers. "This game," he once said, "is a game of turnovers." The Eagles defensive coordinatorknew how giveaways could deflate an offense.

After going more than seven full quarters without an offensive touchdown against the Washington Redskins , the Eagles needed just four plays to get one Monday night at FedEx Field.