Eagles release Shawn Andrews
by JasonB on Mar 17, 2010 1:17 PM EDT
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After missing the better part of two full seasons, the Eagles have decided to release former pro bowler Shawn Andrews. Andy Reid had this to say.
"We appreciate the efforts and contributions of Shawn while he was in Philadelphia," said head coach Andy Reid. "We have, however, decided to move in another direction."
Shawn Andrews responded on twitter...
Bye, Bye Birds........
ANDY REID!!! Respekt!!!!!!!
Andrews also responded to a local reporter saying "I knew it was a matter of time."
It always seemed like only a matter of time before the Eagles let Andrews go as there was still no indication that his back is anywhere near ready to allow him to play football again. There was some thought that maybe the Eagles would bring Andrews to camp for one last shot, but obviously they felt it wasn't worth it. The team can only carry 80 players on it's roster and at this point Andrews was just taking up space.
It really is too bad to see things end for Andrews this way. When he was healthy, there was arguably no better guard in football, plus he was one of the biggest and most like-able personalities on the team. To see his once promising career end so early like this due to injury is truly a shame. At this point, you'd have to assume that it's very unlikely that Shawn will ever play again.
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Sad ending
To such a promising career. Hoped for him to come back and be the same player he was prior to the 2007 season. Well, looks like its Justice’s job to lose.
wow
looks like eagles might draft OL in first…. Maybe iupati if he’s still available
by hoya03 on Mar 17, 2010 1:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i honestly think that they are going to do that...
i was thinking that even before andrews got cut. i don’t think they will go for an OT though unless a top 15 player drops in their lap. i think they will go guard. justice did a fine job this year.
now he has all the time to get his phelps on.
by hoya03 on Mar 17, 2010 1:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
about f**king time
I mean seriously, enough was enough
sad to see so much God given talent wasted
by footballfreak20 on Mar 17, 2010 1:26 PM EDT reply actions
As Hugh Douglas said
The man was really savvy in one respect – he figure out how to not really play for 2 years and get paid in a league without guaranteed contracts.
He is a moron
I did thought that it was interesting how things played out Andrews. It just wasn’t the back injuries/surgeries that ended his career.
I don’t know if they were the only reasons, but you can’t deny they were the main reasons. How many operations has he had now? He’s probably had two within the past year.
I really must take exception though to something you wrote...
You write twice in your article that his career here was ending “due to injury.” I believe that MG77 is much closer to the truth when he questions Shawn’s work ethic. I don’t think his back injury is the “main reason.” It may have been the precipitating incident that led to the main reason…which is a psychiatric problem.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
i agree...
you can’t keep a guy who doesn’t want to play and who doesn’t seem to care. my job pays about 2.5% of what andrews got and i take it much more seriously than he does. his “tweet” says a whole lot…
Bye, Bye Birds……..
ANDY REID!!! Respekt!!!!!!!
he almost seems relieved that he’s gone.
ha Andy definitely wouldn’t do that. I just hope Stacey comes through for us this year or else… we’ll be saying bye bye to another Andrews. I’ll take your word for it and say Lupati is our first pick.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
It’s Iupati,EG5, not Lupati. I have noticed at least 50 bloggers around SB Nation make that error. lol
Iupati will be gone before our pick and we wouldn’t have brought Stacy back if they haven’t planned on him being the starter
Then why did they force Stacy to restructure his contract?
by Bob_Q on Mar 17, 2010 1:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And if he doesn't pan out...
What do you do? Start Nick Cole or MJG?
Okay that’s an option, but then if you end up doing that… what do you do at Center?
There’s no way we go into the season as-is on the OL.
Iupati will be gone before our pick
.
Most mocks have him at 15-24. Guards and Centers tend to fall more often than other positions. There is also something called moving up, which Andy does quite often.
Stacy’s restructuring doesn’t guarantee him the starter position.
I’ve seen him fall to the Cowboys. I do wonder if Reid uses his first to draft him though. I don’t know why, but I just don’t see it happening. He’s probably not going to go Safety because of Marlin Jackson plus the depth behind him. He’s probably not going to go LDE because of the trade for Tapp. This might just be the year he goes Linebacker. Which would be crazy.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Mar 17, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Sad, but we all knew he was done. I wanted Iupati long before this release. He’d look good in Midnight Green blowing open holes for Shady… Reid moves up in the draft to get him.
by 92-74-99-96 on Mar 17, 2010 6:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
This totally caught me off guard today
But the time was coming. I thought they’d give him a chance but I’m glad we have moved on so we can move forward with someone else. Still sad though.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Yeah me
Sort of expected, but stil surprising.
I still want him to come back and disprove all the doubters.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
So long as he comes back at a small contract, I’m fine with that.
Let the beasting begin.
by TransplantedFan on Mar 17, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
bout time
this was a roster spot gained, thats about it. If we always live in the past, we’ll never achieve a future SB. Look forward to the draft and the 2010 season – this is a nice position to put in some new talent
Most mercurial player in Eagles' history?
From the first time the man gets on the field in ‘04, he is one of the better Gs in the league. Key fixture of the ’04 team who goes on to make 3 straight Pro-Bowls from ’05-’07.
Really bizarre offseason after the ’07 where he was linked to various mental health issues (including depression) starts 2 games in ’08 and never takes the field for the Eagles again.
I can’t think of a player in recent memory (last 20 years or so) who had stuck a bizarre career in an Eagles’ uniform.
Bernard Williams
who showed flashes as a LT his rookie year, then decided he didn’t want to quit smoking pot and playing pickup basketball. One of many truly terrible 1st round picks be the Eagles in the 90’s.
Williams
Was just a burnout who had been work ethic and personal habits. Why it always makes the NFL draft a crapshoot and I always interested to hear how teams try to get as much dirt as they can on some of the higher-rated guys on their draft boards?
It always blew my mind to hear a guy who could have strung it out for a few years making millions, just come flat out and say he would rather get stoned than make millions playing football.
That was such a God Awful time to be an Eagles fan in terms of Drafts. Eagles First round picks in the pre-Reid 90’s
1990: Ben Smith (who?)
1991: Antone Davis
1992: No pick. though we got Siran Stacy in Rd 2
1993: (A twofer) Lester Holmes and Leonard Renfro
1994: Williams
1995: Mamula
1996: Jermane Mayberry (finally, a good pick)
1997: Jon Harris
1998: Tre Thomas
2 for 10, what a decade.
by Cormican on Mar 17, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heres to a life of making generic R&B beats and twittering
"I'm kinda annoyed right now...I was with the Eagles for four years, I was cheating for four years...nobody covered it!!" -Freddie Mitchell on Tiger Woods:
Yeah
I was hoping to see him back at full health and in uniform, but I hope he at least gets back to full health.
by Tracer Bullet on Mar 17, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Means Justice
Is definitely the RT of the future. Interesting to see what shakes out with C/RG where the Eagles’ clearly has some needs even if they have the other Andrews brother and resign Cole.
When healthy
He was a beast. Sad to see such a talent go to such a waste. Like some others here, I thought (was hoping) he’d be given a chance at training camp.
Oh well… I guess there was no hope with him at this point.
I just hope there’s no miracles down the road…
Wish him the best in Retirement…
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Mar 17, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Was the same with B-Dawk
They knew he was traded before it was even official. The Wiki-Gods is craaaaaazy!
Props
On the picture – I keep scrolling back up and chuckling at that big smile with his bags packed LOFL
Thinking he won’t come back because of his back/psychological issues and being right? Deserved success
Thinking he might come back because in the past he had been a force? Bad break.
Thinking he won’t come back because of his Tweets and being right? Dumb luck.
I am the people's troll :3™
by yomjoseki on Mar 17, 2010 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
by any chance did you get that off the Field Gulls Darryl Tapp thread? or elsewhere?
‘cause I’d never seen it until then
by alcatraz0109 on Mar 17, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
punnett squares!
had to do those in freshman biology. lol
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
Very sad to se the mans career end this way. And as much as there are people who are happy for this move, remember this, he was one of the best linemen in the NFL a few seasons ago. If healthy, think just how much better we could be. Still, the move had to be made.
And yes, I do think OL is the main target in the first round now. Maybe still LB, but I would like to bring in a OL that can make an impact right away.
"NO HONOR"
"We will steal the show, jolly Rogers go, we are wolves of the sea."
mental health issues aside, its amazing how quickly he decided he was going to put more energy into becoming kanye west instead of regaining his pro bowl form and making millions of dollars. he’ll be spinning tracks at your local firehall this summer.
Chase Utley is so good that on one pitch he stole second, third and the shortstop's hat.
Holy Shit!!!
I would’ve thought that they would given him this last chance before they released him. I swear, if he gets signed by another team and becomes a beast again, I’m coming right over to his house and beating his ass. Then he’ll need to get back to back ass surgeries.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
by DickMuffin on Mar 17, 2010 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
No offense DickMuffin
but I’ll put my money on Shawn in that fight.
But you do not know my fighting style.
Quick jab and run. Then another quick jab and run. Its all speed and suprise. Speed and suprise. Maybe I’ll put a tack or two on his computer chair for when he decides to get his Michael Phelps on.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
If your fighting style is "show up and work hard..."
Then the smart money is on you. The Big Kid (a more appropriate nickname was never coined) has never “shown up and worked hard.” On work ethic alone, you got him
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
I’d suggest something more along the lines of swing bat and run…
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Mar 17, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That is so far removed from the realm of possibility...
…it will not happen.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
He better stay attached that Bong…at home in retirement, resting his sore back…and his sore pussy.
by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Mar 17, 2010 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Awww Dude...
He lives in the real world and has real problems. This will cost him millions of dollars. It’s just a damn shame – for the Eagles, too.
He was like Godzilla out there when he was healthy. Knocking down cities and shit. How unbelievably great was he? Reid paid him for two years, hoping he would come back. They don’t do that for ANYBODY!
“Ohhhh no! There goes Tokyo, Uh-oh Godzilla” – The Blue Oyster Cult.
“Rockets can’t stop him. Planes can’t stop him. We may have use … nuclear force!” – Frank Zappa
Those of us who knew the man will miss him.
they did explain…“we’re moving in a different direction”.
I think its not exactly PC to say “this guy hasn’t played in 2+ years because he’s got back problems and should spend some time with a shrink.”
Chase Utley is so good that on one pitch he stole second, third and the shortstop's hat.
by ajr142 on Mar 17, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
No more BIG KID in Philly !!!!!
We need to move on to bigger a better players we still have his brother for now HE can go to if he don’t act right we still have more moves to make
by Jahsavi on Mar 17, 2010 2:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I was this close to buying his jersey because...
… on twitter he thought he was going to come back strong when I asked him if I should go buy his jersey for 2010:
U bet chur sweet bippy there sir…
It’s a shame, I really enjoy his tweets, seems like a nice guy who fell on hard emotional and injury times. All pro when healthy, but it seems that the Eagles just don’t want to deal with him anymore.
"College is only 4 years. The Eagles are a lifetime pursuit." - IronHank
sad thing…. Is I actually own a Andrews jersey. Haven’t worn it much in the last few years. :( guess I might try to sell on eBay
by hoya03 on Mar 17, 2010 3:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
just change that 3 to a 6 and there ya go!
A jersey that’s in style!
by alcatraz0109 on Mar 17, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I read/skimmed all that and was surprised
There was very little mention of what this means for Nick Cole, MJG, et. al., though some of you did see how this would affect the draft. And Stacy.
And there was no mention of how we just purged our other bad long-term contract. Andrews and Reggie Brown were both signed through 2015, if I remember correctly.
I’m with everyone else as far as not being surprised but wondering about the timing. I guess in adding Tapp and planning to add Bell they finally had to make the call on Shawn … but I also wonder what pushed them over the edge. There was defintiely a point where the guy was so talented he was worth stashing if there was a chance he was ever going to play again. So either it’s almost certain he’s not, in the FO’s justification, or they just couldn’t afford to pay him any longer.
And honestly, any wasted money is money we can use to lock up DeSean Jackson and extend Kolb, quite honestly.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Yeah, 2015
http://www.eaglescap.com/Players/ShawnAndrews.html
It also says the Eagles have $28.7 million in “Current Projected Budget Space” … I guess this means they’re operating as if there’s a cap and/or operating to avoid any future penalties if/when the cap returns in 2011.
We had to use this opportunity to get out from under these two deals for that possibility alone.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
wow
come back from school and practice with my band.. and shawn andrews / jason babin (possibly) are gone. babin i don’t care too much about. but, still sad to see andrews gone.
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
RPP
Listen, to put it bluntly, would you be ever so kind as to stfu about your twitter. Honestly, I couldnt care less whether you think you are right or not. Literally, and i repeat, literally nobody cares. No matter how many times you say “Twitter all day, booya to all the non believers!” we’re not going to laud you as the second coming of Adam Scheffter. Just relax. Please.
if he says twitter one more damn time..
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
THANK GOD!
I’m beginning to think Reid is a genius. He got rid of Reggie “more worthless than a bag of warm piss” Brown and then got rid of Shawn “more worthless than Reggie Brown who himself is more worthless than a bag of warm piss” Andrews. Again, I was right (and always have been right) about Shawn Andrews.
...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.
Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer
"A bag of warm piss"
=
“You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?”
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
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