Westbrook to have surgery on injured ankle

by JasonB on Jun 3, 2009 10:08 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Brian Westbrook will undergo his second so called "minor" surgery of the offseason, this time on his injured ankle.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook will have surgery to clean up some bone spurs in his right ankle, according to his agent, Todd France.

France had no timetable for Westbrook's return but characterized the procedure as minor. Another source, however, said the surgery could sideline Westbrook well into training camp. Eagles veterans report to training camp on July 29.

"We talked about it when he was at the doctor's office and went through the options and decided it was better to clean it up," France told ESPN. "The ankle has been bothering him since last year."

Westbrook had "minor" surgery on his knee back in February. This ankle injury appears to have been bothering him since last year when he sustained the injury against the Steelers. That begs the question, why wait until now to get it taken care of? The injury bothered him all through last year and even if it felt better after the season and he "re-aggravated" it a few weeks ago as the article suggests... It's odd that they wouldn't have found bone spurs earlier.

Either way, the important thing here is to get Westbrook back to 100%. If cleaning out bone spurs in his ankle is what it takes, get it done. Still, for a RB just about to turn 30 two surgeries in an offseason is not an encouraging development.

I suppose the one bright spot is that Lesean McCoy will likely be the primary back throughout the summer and should get tons of reps. Plus the other backs fighting for spots like Walter Mendenhall, Kyle Eckel, Lorenzo Booker, & Eldra Buckley should get extra reps.

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the important thing is that opening day is still roughly 100 days away. Plenty of time, theoretically, to recover from this surgery. Still, all signs point to BWest basically being “Tomlinsoned” this pre-season and basically not touching the ball until it counts.

Give a man a chicken and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to chicken and he'll call you crazy and question your command of the English language.

by Aaronstampler on Jun 3, 2009 10:55 PM EDT reply actions

i thought he hurt his ribs against the steelers, not his ankle

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by joshjoshjosh on Jun 3, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

He hurt his ankle when he stepped on someone in that game.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/The-Big-Hurt-Westbrook-to-have-MRI-on-ankle-Mon?urn=nfl,109478

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by JasonB on Jun 3, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

He

Hurt his ribs against the Skins if I recall correctly.

by Igglesfan13 on Jun 4, 2009 1:00 AM EDT up reply actions

correct

8 games in 8-0 we goin.

by 700 Level on Jun 4, 2009 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe its the way Westbrook is standing in that picture, but it looks like Lesean is at least 2-3 inches taller than Brian. I always pictured them as being equal height and body type.

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by midnitegreen on Jun 3, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions

WB is tiny

My training partner’s ex wife was a cheerleader and he once had lunch with Westbrook @ some Eagles thing. He said WB was about 5’8’’ 185-190..His stats are totally inflated (like others are) on the stat sheet.

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by Joe_D on Jun 4, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

When it comes to stats and play making ability… Brian Westbrook is a monster!!!

by topcat6 on Jun 4, 2009 2:52 AM EDT up reply actions

tru dat

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by Joe_D on Jun 4, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Part stance / Part helmet – think they’re pretty similar size wise.

by andyreidswaistline on Jun 4, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Based on their combine measurements, McCoy is 2 inches taller. 5’10 3/8 to 5’8 3/8.

by FredEx on Jun 4, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Are we forgetting about Weaver?

Wasn’t Weaver trying to establish himself as a HB/FB hybrid? I bet we’ll see him get some reps at HB along with McCoy and Booker. Even if he isn’t slotted at HB there is no reason why we can’t use him as one. Look at some of his highlights and you can easily see that he has all the ability required to play the position. It should be interesting to watch our backfield in the preseason games.

That said, I’d like to wish Brian a full and speedy recovery.

by SKOHR on Jun 4, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

Get well soon Brian

PLEASE

Let's get it.

by homestar2281 on Jun 4, 2009 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

I will continue to remain weary of the Buckhalter loss until one of the younger guys show me something.

by andyreidswaistline on Jun 4, 2009 12:33 AM EDT reply actions

Thank god it is just minor

by Sabonis4Ever on Jun 4, 2009 12:36 AM EDT reply actions

yea as long as this helps lessen the probability of a injury and he is back in time. I aint complaining

by birdsflyinhigh2590 on Jun 4, 2009 2:04 AM EDT reply actions

Dont worry guys

My boy will get rid of this nagging injury and give us another 1000+ yard rushing 600+ yard receiving year. He will be 100% by training camp.

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by Route36 on Jun 4, 2009 5:06 AM EDT reply actions

Westbrook will be fine - dont worry westy is the shit

When I look at this team, I still don't feel as though we are very far away, we still have to work hard and do the things we are capable of, but we do have the chance to get back and come back strong." -Brian Westbrook-

by EAGLE_MAN71 on Jun 4, 2009 5:25 AM EDT reply actions

I LOVE THIS SITE

The difference between this site and the PE message board is…
On here everyone is POSITIVE saying, don’t worry, he’ll be fine.
Over there they say…/
“THE WORLD IS ENDING BWAAAAAAAA!”
They are all pretentious and melodramatic.
It’s so annoying.

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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 4, 2009 8:20 AM EDT reply actions

Not to be like PE.com

but i am growing somewhat weary of this Bwest always being injured stuff…

maybe i didnt read enough of the article, but why didnt he have this fixed in like march?

8 games in 8-0 we goin.

by 700 Level on Jun 4, 2009 8:26 AM EDT reply actions

Bone spurs can go unnoticed until they aggrivate a surrounding tissue.
If it is a boine spur I suspect that with the recent increased activity he could have irritated it and it’s like having a toothache on your heel. Easy to fix, 100% recovery is possible, just a pain in the butt.

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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 4, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Plus this bone spur is in the ankle and is likely pretty small and didn’t jump out of X-rays.

Besides 36 West is a running back. Every single one of them is hurt all the time. That’s one reason the average RB career is ~3 years.

Worrying about an RB being hurt is like worrying that the sun is on fire.

by Cormican on Jun 4, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

or

worrying if a frogs ass is water tight….. (00)

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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 4, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, I didn't know Brians agent is former Eagles backup place kicker Todd France.

Now thats news. Todd is still an active place kicker in the AFL.

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by yophillybro on Jun 4, 2009 8:29 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah I didn't realize that either . . .

Just confirmed it here.

Thats pretty interesting.

by zoso7374 on Jun 4, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions

When isn’t Westbrook dealing with something … I’m not worried yet.

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by Whodie126 on Jun 4, 2009 8:36 AM EDT reply actions