Westbroke

Brian Westbrook was actually a senior in high school the first time he partially tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but fully tore the ACL after slipping on some ice one night, while walking back to his college dorm at Villanova.

Unfortunately the injury bug followed Brian to the NFL and for whatever reason, Westbrook as had to deal with one nagging injury after another. To date, B-West has yet to play a full 16 game regular season, but to his credit when healthy, is one of the best backs in the game. In Seven NFL Seasons, Brian has amassed almost 10,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 66 touchdowns, oh yeah he also threw a touchdown pass in 2002.

Bottom line, Westbrook has had two operations since the end of the 2008 season; knee surgery following the NFC title game loss to Arizona and more recently, surgery to clean out some loose elements in his ankle. After watching the first two games this season, it’s clear he is still not 100%, certainly not the same player who once had the ability to take it to the house on any given play. Hopefully with rookie Shady McCoy getting some carries this season, Westbrook will be healthy enough to help the team make another play-off run. The fact the team decided not to exercise the $7 million dollar option on Westbrook’s contract tells you all you need to know about Brian's future here in Philadelphia.