|
|
| 7th October, 2008 - 5:30 pm |  Philadelphia Daily News - Eagles' running back Brian Westbrook still hasn't ruled himself out for the team's game against the 49ers on Sunday but admitted that he has had trouble sleeping with two broken ribs.
"At the end of the day, you have to try to find out what it's going to feel like. Can you stand the pain and play with it and be effective? Now, do I want to be out there at 45 percent and take a hit and hurt this team more than help it? No," Westbrook said. "I would rather have Correll Buckhalter, a proven running back, a guy who can get the job done, carry the team. I wouldn't want to set the team back, but what I'm going to do is rehab, and I'm going to see where things end up at the end of this week."
Westbrook suffered a similar injury against Cleveland in 2004. A cracked rib and bruised chest left him unable to play the next week against Baltimore, and he played sparingly the following week against Pittsburgh.
"I think this time there's a little bit less pain," he said. "Hopefully, the pain is tolerable enough that I'll be able to play." [READ] |
|
|
Get Philadelphia Tickets
