McNabb press conference

McNabb, rehabbing his surgically repaired right knee, said he hopes everything turns out well for Reid, who is taking a one-month leave of absence to deal with his sons' legal problems.

"We all support him," McNabb said Saturday in his first comments about Reid's family problems. "I just continue to pray for him that everything will turn out for the best."

Reid's sons Garrett, 23, and Britt, 21, are facing separate legal issues.

McNabb said it has been a while since he has spoken to Reid, but that he has sent text messages and left phone messages.

While McNabb is still hopeful of beginning next season as the Eagles' starting quarterback, he said he'd be content to let Garcia start if he's not ready to play. That is, if the Eagles re-sign the unrestricted free agent.

"I'm a big supporter of Jeff, and I've always said that," McNabb said. "I'm all for Jeff to be back, first and foremost. He's a great guy, a great player and he does great things for this team.

"I won't have a problem with Jeff being out there if I'm not able to go."

"We've been rehabbing every day and just making strides," he said. "It's kind of hard to say if I'm ahead of schedule or right on schedule because we're still at that beginning stage.

"The knee is getting stronger."