Omar Gaither News

From the glass-half-full perspective comes the point that all the injuries the Eagles have suffered so far could have been much worse if they happened later.

It was the best of times. It was the . . . well, you know. Joe Mays came home and came up short.

Linebacker Joe Mays, facing the Patriots during the preseason, might start in the middle against the Bears on Sunday night in Chicago, his hometown.

Locker-room chatter seems to suggest the Eagles will have yet another middle linebacker change for Sunday's game against Chicago.

For the second consecutive week, the Eagles will go with a different look at linebacker because of a knee injury to weakside starter .

History is on the Eagles ' side as they head down the stretch run of what has so far been an uneven regular season.

Even if Akeem Jordan remains sidelined, defensive coordinator Sean McDermott indicated that Chris Gocong could be moving back to strongside linebacker.

It is mid-November, the time of year when the Eagles typically try to extend the contracts of players they see as being a vital part of their future.

The defensive shuffle continues for the Philadelphia Eagles. Injuries, and one suspension, will force the Eagles to use several players in different roles against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Joselio Hanson has been suspended four games without pay for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will be allowed to keep more than $16 million in roster bonuses from the Atlanta Falcons, a federal appeals court has decided, backing the lower court's ruling, according to the Associated Press.

It is obvious now that Sean McDermott meant what he said just before the start of the season.

Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott called him "a work in progress." Just-acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon, the guy McDermott was talking about, said that could still be the case a month from now.

The Eagles coach once owned Washington, sort of the way the Phillies have dominated the Dodgers of late.

Will Witherspoon played like a man feeling a big-time adrenaline rush. Not just for the game, but for his NFL career.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook missed practice Friday and is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants.

AS TRADE heists go, it's not quite on the same level as the Phils' August theft of Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians.

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

Rick Burkholder, the Eagles ' head trainer, doesn't like to brag. But, well, when it comes to concussions, he believes he has as good a grasp on the nature of those injuries and what it means for NFL players trying to recover from them as anyone in the league.

Concerned over their depth at running back with Bran Westbrook recovering from a concussion, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed P.J. Hill off the New Orleans Saints practice squad.